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Category Archives: The Drill
A TV commercial for your consideration: POLL
An Argentinian Coca-Cola commercial for your consideration. Let’s have a poll! Pick your best answer and discuss (if registered and approved) in the combox, below. If you vote “Stupendous!” or “Blech!”, you had better explain yourselves!
Devolution of power to regional Churches? I think not.
There is a fear among some people with whom I converse that Pope Francis might undercut Roman curial congregations and devolve authority to regional conferences of bishops. I am all for subsidiarity. That said, some things just don’t work well … Read More
Posted in Francis, The Drill
Tagged Apostolos Suos, Archbp. Müller, CDF, Lumen gentium, Pope Francis
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30 Comments
A&E CAVED! Duck Dynasty back with Phil
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! I guess they want their profits more than they want to pander to the… other thing. From Hollywood Reporter: Less than two weeks after … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, One Man & One Woman, The Drill
Tagged A&E, Duck Dynasty, Phil Robertson
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40 Comments
Perspective
This came to my email: So during the 3-1/2 years of World War 2 that started with the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941 and ended with the Surrender of Germany and Japan in 1945, the U.S. produced … Read More
Posted in Liberals, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, Pres. Obama
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15 Comments
Mark Steyn on his editors at NRO and Phil Robertson
I appreciate both how Mark Steyn writes and what he has written about the Duck Dynasty controversy and Phil Robertson’s persecution. Remember: I am a free market guy. If A&E wants to bend over for bullies, fine. They can do … Read More
US ARMY “equal opportunity officer”: You can’t say “Christmas”
From Human Events: […] Maybe it was about time to get the Army involved in the War On Christmas – a long march through every corner of American life by the anti-religious, collectivist Left, designed to scour this prime patch … Read More
Twitter blocks support of Phil. Cracker Barrel removes Duck stuff. Ooops! (Mistake!)
Censorship is bad, right? It’s bad unless it is used on people who uphold heterosexuality. Here’s a story about what Twitter did. ‘Duck Dynasty’: Twitter Blocks ‘iStandWithPhil.com‘ Content UPDATED: Twitter has restored access to the link, stating that the website … Read More
Card. Meisner cites Pope Francis: No Communion for divorced, remarried
A reader sent the following. Cardinal Meisner of Cologne gave an interview to Deutschlandrundfunk. You might be interested in this interview with Cardinal Meisner: In his third answer, he says the following (it’s my translation in English, probably very bad): “At … Read More
A few thoughts about changes to the Congregation for Bishops. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
A lot of you are asking by email my take on Pope Francis’ not confirming Card. Burke as a member of the Congregations for Bishops and for Saints. The fact is that the members of these Congregations are routinely shifted … Read More
Pope Francis and Christmas Greetings to the Roman Curia
The Holy Father exchange the traditional Christmas greetings with the Roman Curia today. The Pontiff opted not to reflect on the year past, but instead gave a brief address which included some words of thanks to those who are retiring … Read More
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”
