Category Archives: The Drill

I use “protection”

Posted on 2 July 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I have from time to time made a recommendation about getting Uninterruptible (or Uninterrupted) Power Sources (UPS). My best experience for customer service as been with APC. I received this note from a priest friend: I got an APC BACK … Read More →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, TEOTWAWKI, The Drill | Tagged APC, TEOTWAWKI, uninterruptible power source, UPS
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New Prefect at CDF: Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Bishop of Regensburg

Posted on 2 July 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

As most of us expected, the resignation (because of the age limit) of the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, William Card. Levada, has been accepted and the Holy Father has appointed Gerhard Ludwig Müller, 64, previously the … Read More →

Posted in SESSIUNCULA, The Drill | Tagged Archbp. Müller, Card. Levada, CDF, Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Regensburg, SSPX
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Yad Vashem softens portrayal of Pope Pius XII

Posted on 1 July 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From WaPo: Israel’s national Holocaust memorial softens portrayal of wartime Pope Pius JERUSALEM — Israel’s national Holocaust memorial has toned down its account of Pope Pius XII’s conduct toward the massacre of Jews during of World War II, following a … Read More →

Posted in Benedict XVI, Brick by Brick, The Drill, The Last Acceptable Prejudice | Tagged holocaust, Jews, Pius XII, Righteous Gentiles, Yad Vashem
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Pres. Obama’s Tax on practicing your religion

Posted on 30 June 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The Supreme Court ruled that the individual mandate could survive as a tax. The penalties imposed are viewed, in the decision, as taxes. But through the edict of non-elected HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Pres. Obama would force religious institutions against … Read More →

Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice | Tagged 2012, ACA, HHS mandate, Obamacare, Obamatax, Pres. Obama, SCOTUS
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Krauthammer: Chief Justice Roberts “goes to China” (Why did he do it? Here’s why.) – POLL

Posted on 29 June 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

[Lively discussion about the SCOTUS decision is HERE.] There is alot of speculation about what Chief Justice Roberts did and why in his majority opinion effectively upholding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act by coming at it as a tax … Read More →

Posted in Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices | Tagged "Nixon goes to China", ad intra et ad extra, Charles Krauthammer, Chief Justice John Roberts, Obamacare, Obamatax, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pres. Obama, SCOTUS
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ALL Supreme Court Decision discussion HERE – POLL OPEN

Posted on 28 June 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

POLL BELOW It seems that, in some convoluted way, Obamacare was somewhat upheld by the Supreme Court. That means that the law under which the the Obama Administration’s “HHS mandate” is still a threat to our religious liberty. Here is … Read More →

Posted in Our Catholic Identity, POLLS, The Drill | Tagged 2012, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
293 Comments

USCCB responds to group funded by George Soros which issued talking points for newsies to catch out unwary bishops

Posted on 27 June 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! This is longish, but I think it has to be seen by as many people as possible: Office of Media Relations 3211 Fourth Street NE ? Washington DC 20017 ? 202-541-3200 ? Fax … Read More →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Biased Media Coverage, Dogs and Fleas, Fr. Z KUDOS, Linking Back, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice | Tagged Center for American Progress, Faith in Public Life, George Soros, John Gehring, John Podesta
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A POLL provoked by your email! What color of vestments for your funeral?

Posted on 26 June 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

There is a truly bizarre story coming to me in email about a rumor that His Excellency Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of Madison, is now requiring priests to use either violet or black vestments for funerals rather than … Read More →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Four Last Things, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity, POLLS, The Drill, Throwing a Nutty | Tagged black, Bp. Morlino, D. Madison, funeral, liturgical colors, requiem, vestments, violet/purple, white
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SSPX Bp. Fellay says “No” to Rome? Maybe so. Maybe not.

Posted on 26 June 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From the intrepid Andrea Tornielli at Vatican Insider with my emphases and comments: The letter sent by the Secretary General of the Society of St. Pius X, outlining the hitches in the latest version of the text delivered by the … Read More →

Posted in Benedict XVI, Our Catholic Identity, SSPX, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Drill | Tagged Benedict XVI, Bp. Fellay, Card. Levada, Pope of Christian Unity, SSPX
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Curious Curial Moves, including Pont. Comm. “Ecclesia Dei” and Cong. Divine Worship

Posted on 26 June 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Interesting news. American Archbishop Augustine DiNoia, O.P., is moving from the Congregation for Divine Worship to be the Vice President of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei“. I am not sure where the present Secretary Msgr. Pozzo is going… or if … Read More →