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Category Archives: The Drill
Will reaffirmation of teaching on divorce and Communion be ignored?
At his fine canon law blog, canonist Ed Peters, sober, offers a rather scary view of a scary trend. He has no combox over there. Why the gathering storm over divorce might be worse than was that over contraception Interesting … Read More
Posted in One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill
Tagged canon law, divorce, Ed Peters, marriage
44 Comments
44 Comments
A deacon’s blog suppressed
I want everyone to know about this. This was posted at the blog Protect The Pope, which was run by Deacon Nick Donnelly. Diocese of Lancaster’s statement about Deacon Nick Donnelly BY M DONNELLY, ON MARCH 13TH, 2014 The Bishop’s office … Read More
Most heresies don’t spring full-grown from the head of Zeus
A priest friend forwarded this from Pat Archbold at the National Catholic Register: The Seven Stages Of Heresy Stage 1. Immoral practice is clearly condemned and anathematized. The eternal salvation of souls is at stake. Some people still do it, … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Liberals, The Drill, The Olympian Middle
Tagged heresy
22 Comments
22 Comments
A bishop’s pastoral letter on Pornography
The other day a priest acquaintance sent me a note about the new Pastoral Letter from Bp. Loverde of the Diocese of Arlington concerning Pornography, “Bought With A Price: Every Man’s Duty to Protect Himself and His Family from a … Read More
Bishop Robert C. Morlino: 1st Anniversary of Pope Francis’ Pontificate
With a tip of my biretta to Badger Catholic: “Truth and charity can never be separated.”
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Francis, The Drill
Tagged Bp. Morlino, D. Madison, Pope Francis
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5 Comments
Liberals still celebrate Anthony Kosnik’s book, once used in seminaries
From The Catholic League about an attack on Pope Francis by the emboldened catholic Left. Remember, the liberals think they have the big right now. They are hiding behind support for Francis because they hoped that he would approve their homosexual relationships … Read More
How you would have observed Lent in 1873
For those of you who may think that Lent is a pretty tough time to be a Catholic, giving up chocolate and all year in and year out, this came to me email today. This is what our forebears did … Read More
Posted in Hard-Identity Catholicism, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill
Tagged abstinence, fasting, LENT, Lenten discipline
27 Comments
27 Comments
The Francis Effect™: Results Vary
Along the way when writing about The Francis Effect™ (mostly a rather shallow, “I don’t agree with the Church about a bunch o’ stuff, but I like this new Pope!”, though sometimes a genuine revitalization of Gospel values), I have … Read More
KY’s AG cites Francis undying quote as excuse for not upholding the law
It is hard to know which box to check: ? tragically ignorant ? mendaciously obtuse We have seen antinomianism rear its dangerous head in many scenarios now: those who are bound to uphold and enforce the law simply deciding sua … Read More
