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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
Cardinals promoted
I missed this yesterday. VATICAN CITY, 24 FEB 2009 (VIS) – The Holy Father promoted: – Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins C.M.F., prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, to the order of bishops, assigning him the suburbicarian … Read More
progressivist penance
From The Catholic League: February 25, 2009 Progressives Celebrate Ash Wednesday We thought you’d like to know how progressives view penance. Here is what Roger Ray had to say about the issue in today’s edition of the News-Leader, a Springfield, … Read More
Dumb article in The Times about Benedict XVI
There is a profoundly silly article by John Follain on the Pope in the last Sunday number of The Times. The writer clearly dislikes this Pope and what he is doing. From that point of view he couldn’t possibly write … Read More
Holy Father at Santa Sabina
The Holy Father has processed from Sant’Anselmo on the Aventine Hill to Santa Sabina for the Station Mass of Ash Wednesday. As I write he is vesting for Mass. It is live on various streams. I have the sermon and … Read More
The Tablet: no dissent allowed
Damian at Holy Smoke reports that The Tablet, after launching bitter personal attacks on Fr. Finigan of The Hermeneutic of Continuity, will not publish a contrasting letter by a once favored contributor, the fine composer James MacMillan. Since The Tablet … Read More
Bp. of East Anglia (England) comments on SSPX excommunications
His Excellency Most Rev. Michael Evans, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of East Anglia has commented on his website about the lifting of the excommunications of the four SSPX bishops. Shall we have a look? My emphases and comments: STILL … Read More
A convent dilemma
I had an e-mail which is both sad and uplifting. Sad because the obvious decline of religious life. Uplifting because of the potential and the fact that someone wants to do something about it. Parishes far and wide are trying … Read More
Book Change
Do you say the office, from either devotion and/or obligation? Change your volume and get your ribbons set up.
Reponse to a reponse on question of insisting on Communion in the hand
I have gotten some e-mail about the question sent me about the man who, at the Communion rail during a TLM, stood insisting to the priest that he be given Communion in the hand. Originally I had the combox open … Read More
An unspeakably ironic note
A reader sent a fun note: Father, I saw this prayer on the website of the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions. As you are well-aware, many members of the Federation are the same people who are on the “progressive” side … Read More
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