Category Archives: The Drill

GUEST POST: About water boarding and the drowning of souls

In the wake of Sarah Palin’s remarks about water boarding terrorists as a kind of “baptism” (an image I think is at least tasteless and even verges on blasphemy) I received this interesting email: While Palin’s comments were ill-advised and … Read More

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Google and ‘Crisis Pregnancy Center’ ads

The Left and entities that push evil agendas will increasingly use bullying tactics and threats to silence all opposition, especially concerning Faith and morals. From LifeSite: Planned Parenthood ad shows up prominently in Google search for ‘Crisis Pregnancy Center’ MOUNTAIN … Read More

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Catholic pro-marriage speech repressed at Notre Dame

More news from the school that gave the most aggressive anti-Catholic pro-abortion politician we have probably ever seen an honorary doctorate in law (of all things). From the TFP site: Young Catholics Not Welcome at the University of Notre Dame … Read More

Posted in Be The Maquis, Liberals, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Sin That Cries To Heaven, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, The Olympian Middle | Tagged , , ,
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Fishwrap piece reveals a dilemma for the ‘c’atholic Left

This is great! One of the perks of being on the road and having a semi-vacation from reading the interwebs and posting a lot is that I haven’t seen the National Schismatic Reporter very often. Today, however, something from Fishwrappy … Read More

Posted in Francis, Liberals, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, Sin That Cries To Heaven, The Drill, Throwing a Nutty | Tagged , , , ,
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Card. Arinze has done it again. VIDEO

The great Francis Card. Arinze, titular Cardinal Bishop of Velletri-Segni, has spoken out with his classic clarity. To wit, check Life News: April 29, 2014 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The question of whether Catholic politicians who support abortion should receive or be … Read More

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, 1983 CIC can. 915, Emanations from Penumbras, Hard-Identity Catholicism, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices | Tagged , , ,
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A bishop kills a deacon’s Catholic blog

This is rather sad news. We have seen what happened between an English permanent deacon and his diocesan bishop over the deacon’s blog. Now this: Bishop Michael Campbell effectively closes Protect the Pope BY M DONNELLY, ON APRIL 29TH, 2014 … Read More

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Sarah Palin’s remarks require an apology

This post by Ed Peters expresses closely my own view.  Since he has done the heavy lifting at his blog, In The Light Of The Law, go HERE.  Visit his place and take a look around. Sarah Palin’s remark warrants … Read More

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Canonizations: looking back and looking forward

I went back to my post last July and reread it. Yes. I am right about this. Wherein Fr. Z explains what is really going on with the canonizations of John XXIII and John Paul II Today, in addition to … Read More

Posted in Benedict XVI, Classic Posts, Francis, Linking Back, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Saints: Stories & Symbols, The Drill, Vatican II | Tagged , , , , , ,
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Pope Francis’ sermon for the canonization

First, you might scan what I wrote back on 5 July 2013 about these canonizations. Wherein Fr. Z explains what is really going on with the canonizations of John XXIII and John Paul II I can add another element, below. … Read More

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The Cardinal (Burke) on concelebration

I have said again and again on this blog and elsewhere that concelebration, several or many priests saying Mass together, should be safe, legal and rare.  In the Latin Church this practice has been aggressively promoted since the Second Vatican … Read More

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