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“This blog is like a fusion of the Baroque ‘salon’ with its well-tuned harpsichord around which polite society gathered for entertainment and edification and, on the other hand, a Wild West “saloon” with its out-of-tune piano and swinging doors, where everyone has a gun and something to say. Nevertheless, we try to point our discussions back to what it is to be Catholic in this increasingly difficult age, to love God, and how to get to heaven.” – Fr. Z
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- Fr. Kelly on ASK FATHER: “Are the faithful who go to the SSPX being sacramentally forgiven in confession, or not?”: “The last comment grew too long so I am placing this in a new comment: Lastly, the question of this…”
- on ASK FATHER: “Are the faithful who go to the SSPX being sacramentally forgiven in confession, or not?”: “This is a delicate topic that requires a measure of precision, precisely because it bears directly on the salvation of…”
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- on ASK FATHER: “Are the faithful who go to the SSPX being sacramentally forgiven in confession, or not?”: “@WVC Yes, thank you, that does help a little. I still am not clear, then, on why all Anglicans were…”
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- on ROME 26/10– Day 15: munch: “Fr. Z, what about the market salesman who had the cute Dachshunds? Are they still around? Would love to see…”
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Category Archives: The Drill
QUAERITUR: How can the Church take away indulgences?
From a reader: I have a (.pdf) copy of the 1910 Raccolta, which contains some 34 indulgenced novenas. These are beautiful prayers I am delighted to pray, but I’m told that as of “Indulgentiarum Doctrina” they are no longer indulgenced. … Read More
Card. Burke: Vatican puppetmaster?
From Italian journalist Marco Tosati on the Vatican Insider of the Italian daily La Stampa comes this. Raymond Leo Burke, the “great puppeteer” of American appointees The appointment of Chaput to the Diocese of Philadelphia confirms Burke’s role as the … Read More
The slippery slope: from decriminalization to social acceptance
From First Things: The Present State of Our Polygamous Future Jul 20, 2011 Joe Carter In an interview on the science in science fiction, novelist William Gibson noted, “[T]he future is already here. It’s just not evenly distributed yet.” What … Read More
Fishwrap has an excellent interview with Archbishop Chaput
Even as blind squirrels sometimes find acorns, sometimes the National Catholic Fishwrap does something right. And it won’t surprise anyone that my friend the nearly-ubiquitous John L. Allen, Jr. was involved. Fishwrap – rather Mr. Allen – has a long, … Read More
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Tagged Archbp. Chaput, Archd. Philadelphia, John L. Allen, NCFishwrap
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Bp. Finn (D. KC-St.J): Will China Buy Our Silence About Persecution of Catholics?
From the most excellent Bishop of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Most Rev. Robert Finn, appearing on the blog of the Catholic Key. My emphases and comments. Will China Buy Our Silence About Persecution of Catholics? – Bishop Finn From the upcoming … Read More
Congratulations to Philadelphia
WDTPRS extends congratulations to the people of Philadelphia for the appointment of His Excellency Most Rev. Charles Chaput as their new Archbishop! Condolences to the people of Denver, who must now begin a process of prayer in expectation of the … Read More
QUAERITUR: Catholics and “secret societies”… and group blogs of anonymous bloggers
From a reader: In your recent post, the examination of conscience listed a question about secret societies. I am theology teacher in a diocese where we have many unfaithful priests in positions of influence. A group of lay people, most … Read More
First Things meets WDTPRS
I read with interest a piece on the “On The Square” blog of First Things. It is by Richard Upsher Smith, Jr., Professor of Classics and Chairman of the Department of Classics at Franciscan University of Steubenville. The Excellence of … Read More
Booz and the Reapers are also with you!
More than once I have written about the origin and meaning of Dominus vobiscum and the response Et cum spiritu tuo and the new, corrected translation. In my explanations I have written about a Biblical locus for consideration of … Read More
QUAERITUR: “our sacrifice” and “my sacrifice and yours”
From a reader, edited: I sometimes wonder about the part of the prayer of the priest at Mass which goes “Pray, Brethren, that our sacrifice will be acceptable to the Lord our God.” And to which the people respond (I … Read More
Fr. Kelly on ASK FATHER: “Are the faithful who go to the SSPX being sacramentally forgiven in confession, or not?”: “The last comment grew too long so I am placing this in a new comment: Lastly, the question of this…”
