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Category Archives: The Drill
Pope Francis: Women must not be clericalized!
In La Stampa we find a report on yet another interview Pope Francis has given, apparently to La Stampa. I haven’t found the whole thing yet. [UPDATE: Italian Original HERE.] But in the summary we read: Commenting on Curia reform, the … Read More
Fr. Z on Fr. Hunwicke on the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate.
I can say with great pleasure that Fr. John Hunwicke, a Catholic priest of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, is blogging again. He had a blog which was for a while repressed by the “powers that be”. He … Read More
Christmas and decreasing the surplus population
In many places during this season you will see productions of plays based on Charles Dickens’ The Christmas Carol. Here is something you might not be aware of that could spark conversation, especially with your young’uns. I confess: I didn’t … Read More
Fr. Z on Fr. Finigan on the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate
His Hermeneuticalness, the mighty P.P of Blackfen, the Dean of Bexley, the indominable Fr. Timothy Finigan opines on the situation the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate are faced with. The Commissar appointed by the Prefect of the Congregation for Religious, João … Read More
Posted in Be The Maquis, Benedict XVI, Francis, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liberals, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Mail from priests, Our Catholic Identity, Reading Francis Through Benedict, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged Fr. Finigan, Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate, João Card. Braz de Aviz, Pope Francis, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
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VIDEO Interview with Card. Burke on EWTN – on Francis, the Ap. Exhortation, Summorum Pontificum
Be sure to view the recent episode of The World Over on EWTN. Raymond Arroyo interviewed His Eminence Raymond Card. Burke on a range of issues. They dig into The Francis Effect, the recent Apostolic Exhortation and its controversy, reform … Read More
TIME SENSITIVE ACTION ITEM! Defend 2nd Amendment against Pres. Obama and UN Arms Treaty!
Dick Morris dedicates his daily video today to the dreadful UN Arms Treaty which will most certainly undermine the 2nd Amendment and US sovereignty. The video is short, but packed. Click HERE. Pay special attention to what he says about … Read More
Another state bans abortion in Obamacare plans
How are you doing with the “AFFORDABLE” Care Act? There is a good development. From Politico: Michigan joins states banning abortion in Obamacare plans Michigan became the 24th state to ban most abortions in its exchange plans when the state … Read More
TIME and Pope Francis – POY
So, Pope Francis is TIME magazine’s Person of the Year. That’s about all I have to say about that, given the other names on that list. Though… If being Person of the Year is about the impact the person made, … Read More
Michael Coren on Popes who condemn “unfettered” capitalism
Michael Coren, the author of the recent title The Future of Catholicism, has a comment about a Pope who condemned “unfettered” capitalism. Keep in mind that “unfettered” capitalism is nowhere to be found. With that… from Coren on Mercatornet: I … Read More
Posted in Francis, Liberals, The Drill
Tagged capitalism, Michael Coren, Pope Francis, Pope Leo XIII, Rerum novarum
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GUN FREE ZONES! Funny.
A friend sent this. A funny way to make a good point. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ0obTU4AzM&feature=player_embedded I try not to use businesses which post these signs and I hope you don’t either. On that note, after Mass on Sunday a couple guys from … Read More
