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Category Archives: The Drill
Bp. Morlino on EWTN on current burning questions
His Excellency Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino of the Diocese of Madison (aka “The Extraordinary Ordinary”) appeared with Raymond Arroyo on EWTN and spoke about a range of issues, contraception, divorce-remarriage, “pastoral approach”, Pope Francis’ video to Pentecostals, Francis’ alleged negative … Read More
Posted in Francis, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Bp. Morlino, D. Madison, Pope Francis
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ASK FATHER: Priest’s “Bug Out Bag” for TEOTWAWKI
From a reader: What items should a Catholic include in a bug out bag [BOB] besides the usual survival gear? What does a Priest’s bug out bag look like? I would assume supplies to administer the sacraments in an emergency. … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Global Killer Asteroid Questions, GO TO CONFESSION, Mail from priests, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, Semper Paratus, TEOTWAWKI, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged bug out, bug out bag, fortified wine, Fr. Walter Ciszek, paracord, priest hole, raisins, rosary, SHTF, TEOTWAWKI
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55 Comments
Who are those guys, and what are those things they are carrying?
I was struck deeply by this photo from Kiev posted with an article at Real Clear Politics: Politics aside, it’s hard to deny that the images beamed to the world from the opening of the Sochi Games were anything short … Read More
“Go kill yourself. Your f***** family too.”
I had this note today from a priest. This is also emblematic of the sort of mail I receive all the time. It also shows that there is a demonic side to the perversion of God’s plan and gifts. Fr … Read More
Hate on the Church media feeding frenzy
Yes, we must attend to earthly justice, but when I watch what is happening in both Kansas City and my native place of St. Paul and Minneapolis, I wonder about the true motives of the newsies. Regarding St. Paul, I … Read More
Challenge public homosexual nudity? You’re a “homophobic a**hole”, you “outrageous bigot”, you!
Homosexualists work incessantly in every sphere of life to desensitize people, especially the young, to their own particular proclivities. So, when a school trustee suggested that it was wrong for homosexualists to parade about nude – literally parade – he … Read More
Confusion about the term “Latin Mass”
I have been going on for YEARS – nay, rather, DECADES – now about how trads and others should NOT use the term “Latin Mass”, just by itself, to describe Mass in the Extraordinary Form, the Usus Antiquior, the Pian … Read More
Girl Scouts threaten LifeNews which reported connection to Planned Parenthood
On the face of it, being threatened by Girl Scouts does sound like much. But, think it through: they can be mean! This makes you want to toss your cookies, from LifeNews: Girl Scouts USA Threatens LifeNews After Reporting Its … Read More
Health benefits of marriage v. cohabitation
We all know… or should know… that we cannot lie to God. Apparently we can’t lie to ourselves either. God made us that way. A priest friend in the great state of Texas sent this to me from Live Science: … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill
Tagged cohabitation, marriage
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Greg Hlatky on Some notes for your Sunday Mass in the Vetus and the Novus Ordo: ““By pursuing perfection we will achieve excellence.” – Vince Lombardi”
