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Category Archives: The Drill
Judge or theologian? Court determines child cannot be baptized.
This from “down under“. Mum loses biblical row in court by: Shelley Hadfield From: Herald Sun A COURT has been forced to intervene in a bitter dispute between estranged parents over whether their seven-year-old daughter should be baptised. A magistrate … Read More
HuffPo is having a spittle-flecked nutty about Card. George of Chicago.
HuffPo‘s spittle-flecked nutty about Card. George of Chicago. His Eminence made an on-camera remark about the homosexual-activist movement possibly morphing into something like the KKK. Cardinal George: Chicago Gay Pride Parade, LGBT Movement Could ‘Morph Into Ku Klux Klan’ Cardinal … Read More
Archdiocese of Detroit says Michael Voris and RealCatholicTV.com are not “authorized” to use “Catholic”
For your opportune knowledge. This comes from the website of the Archdiocese of Detroit. You can decide for yourselves what you want to do with this information. Statement regarding Real Catholic TV and its name Issued: Dec. 15, 2011Contact: Joe … Read More
Benedict XVI’s Annual Christmas Address to the Roman Curia: faith fatigue, faith renewal
The Holy Father gave his annual pre-Christmas Address to the Roman Curia. You will recall, I am sure, that his address of 2005 was one of the most important things he has so far spoken during his pontificate. [wp_youtube]VT4NAqBUzpc[/wp_youtube] He … Read More
QUAERITUR: Getting a blessing at Communion time. Fr. Z rants.
From a reader: We hope to bring 2 children (extended family) to Mass on Christmas Eve. They have not been baptized. QUAERITUR: Are unbaptized children allowed to go up to Communion with their arms crossed and receive a blessing? What … Read More
Reception of the new, corrected translation on college campuses
Most of the hand-wringing over the new, corrected translation of the Roman Missal was predicated on the notion that people are too stoopid to understand English. I must admit, however, when I read some of the articles after the 1st … Read More
Problems with the Anglican Ordinariate in England?
Preamble: Benedict XVI is the Pope of Christian Unity. Pope Benedict gets to determine the parameters and dynamics of ecumenism, not his critics. According to his approach and vision, he has been making headway. Some will say that he is … Read More
Santorum on US Bishops and immigration
A reader sent me a link to a piece from the Des Moines Register: Santorum in Iowa: Catholic bishops are wrong on immigration The nation’s Roman Catholic bishops are wrong by calling for comprehensive immigration reform that includes an earned … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged immigration, Sen Santorum, social justicce
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Archbp. Martin: “Irish Catholics are very weak, and that’s the fault of generations of the Church…”
From CNA: Dublin archbishop says lapsed Catholics should admit their non-belief By Benjamin Mann Dublin, Ireland, Dec 14, 2011 / 06:05 am (CNA).- Non-practicing and non-believing Irish Catholics should be honest about their relation to the Church, Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid … Read More
