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Category Archives: The Drill
How the Catholic Left will support Pres. Obama’s attack on Syria.
I was going to write it, but over at CatholicVote (keep praying for Thom Peters’ complete recovery!), Matt Bowman beat me to it with a great look into the wacky world of the Fishwrap‘s (aka National Schismatic Reporter) support of … Read More
Posted in Dogs and Fleas, Liberals, Magisterium of Nuns, The Drill
Tagged Fishwrap, irony, National Schismatic Reporter, NCR, NSR, Pres. Obama, Syria
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Fr. Z stands with Fr. Blake of Brighton – UPDATES
Originally Published on: Sep 7, 2013 @ 15:17 My friend Fr. Ray Blake, parish priest of St. Mary Magdalen in Brighton, England, was treated shamefully by a malicious newsie for a thoughtful, serious, introspecive piece he wrote on his blog about the … Read More
QUAERITUR: New bishop against Traditional Latin Mass, persecutes priests.
From a reader (edited): I just read your post about a group approaching the local ordinary for the Latin Mass wherein you recommend skipping this step and going directly to (able and) willing priests. We here in the diocese … … Read More
The Jesuit General’s selective indignation
The Superior General of the Jesuits, Fr. Adolfo Nicholas, in an interview issued a blistering criticism of the Obama Administration regarding Syria. The whole text is on the site of Vatican Radio. Here is the summary with my emphases: The … Read More
Posted in I'm just askin'..., Liberals, The Drill
Tagged abortion, Fr. Adolfo Nicholas, Jesuits, Obama Administration
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66 Comments
ACTION ITEM! All male altar service prompts increases in numbers of altar boys.
I have some homework for all you readers, below. But first, this introduction. A friend sent a link to On This Rock where there is a post about how the number of altar boys increases dramatically once all-male service at … Read More
Pope Francis and Liberation Theology
I just finished reading a new book by Paul Vallely called Pope Francis: Untying the Knots. I am glad I read it on my Kindle so that I don’t have to have it on my shelf. There are some helpful … Read More
7 Sept – Day of Prayer & Fasting: What Did The Pope Really Say? Fr. Z offers suggestions.
From a reader: The Holy Father has declared that next Saturday, September 7th, will be a day of prayer and fast for peace, for the whole Church. Do you think that, particularly as far as fast is concerned, that means … Read More
Roman Curial appointments: a few observations
A couple things popped up on the screen today. First, Pope Francis has finally named a Secretary of State: Archbishop Pietro Parolin, Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela. He starts on 15 October 2013. Also, the Holy Father assigned Spanish-born Fr. Fernando … Read More
Posted in The Drill
Tagged Archb. Viganò, Archbp. Müller, Archbp. Parolin, Bp. Sciacca, Card. Burke, Fr. Vergez, Governatorato, Pope Francis, Vatican City State
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FIRST THINGS: The Elite Project of Gay Marriage
At First Things there is a good article by R.R. Reno. Here’s the first part. The Elite Project of Gay Marriage August 26, 2013 R.R. Reno Same sex marriage has become the issue of our time. Michael Kinsley summed the situation nicely: … Read More
Something about immigration reform
Catholics (and all people of truly good will) cannot disagree about the evil of abortion, but we can disagree about immigration. The former is intrinsically evil, the latter is dealt with through contingent moral choices. We can disagree about the … 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”
