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Category Archives: The Drill
WaPo on Planned Parenthood and ALCU suing in Wisconsin
Pay attention to the language in “news” reports from the MSM. There is often a rhetorical battle being waged at the level of word choices. Background on the Wisconsin story HERE. From WaPo: Planned Parenthood, ACLU sue Wisconsin over abortion … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Emanations from Penumbras, The Drill
Tagged abortion, ACLU, language, MSM, Planned Parenthood, Rhetoric
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14 Comments
TV station to broadcast Muslim call to prayer
From WND: An announcement by a television station in the United Kingdom that it will broadcast the Muslim call to prayer daily during the month-long religious observation called Ramadan has sparked concerns by those who point out that the nation’s … Read More
PODCAzT 135: Encyclical Letter “Lumen fidei” – AUDIO files of entire encyclical
In my desire to get my ears and mind around the new encyclical, Lumen fidei, of Benedict XVI and Pope Francis, to sort the “voices” and get to know the trajectory of its arguments, I decided to read it aloud. Wanna … Read More
Posted in Benedict XVI, Francis, Our Catholic Identity, PODCAzT, The Drill, Vatican II
Tagged Benedict XVI, encyclical, Lumen fidei, Pope Francis
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21 Comments
Wherein Fr. Z explains what is really going on with the canonizations of John XXIII and John Paul II
Today, in addition to Francis’ dedication of the Vatican City State to St. Michael (and does that place need defense of the attacks of Hell!) and in addition to the release of Benedict’s final encyclical, which is Francis’ first encyclical … Read More
Posted in Francis, The Drill, Vatican II, Year of Faith
Tagged hermeneutic of continuity, hermeneutic of reform, John Paul II, John XXIII, Pope Francis, SSPX, Vatican II
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84 Comments
Fishwrap gives Archbp. Weakland a pass on clerical sexual abuse of children
As I was slumming through the site of the Fishwrap (aka National Schismatic Reporter) I stepped in their piece about retired Archbishop Rembert Weakland’s role in the clerical sexual abuse scandals in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. I got to the end … Read More
Posted in Blatteroons, Liberals, The Drill, You must be joking!
Tagged Archbp. Weakland, Fishwrap, National Schismatic Reporter, NCR, Orestes
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18 Comments
Ass. of U.S. Catholic Priests meet, give an award, run down the new translation
The National Schismatic Reporter informs us that, just about the same time the wonderful conference Sacra Liturgia 2013 was going on in Rome, the Ass. of U.S. Catholic Priests met in Seattle. Sort of like bearded-Spock doing his thing in that strange parallel … Read More
A study in contrasts
I saw this juxtaposition of quotes about the Supreme Court’s DOMA decision at Pundit and Pundette: Pres. Barack Obama: On an issue as sensitive as this, knowing that Americans hold a wide range of views based on deeply held beliefs, … Read More
The wussificiation of the priesthood and the Novus Ordo
I have in the past mentioned the comment made by Card. Heenan when he experienced the Novus Ordo for the first time. The comment leads a longish piece posted at Rorate (which no longer links to this blog, btw) by … Read More
