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Category Archives: The Drill
“Pope Attacks Pathologies of Faith and Reason!” – ANALYSIS
On the site of the American Spectator my friend the great Samuel Gregg, of Acton Institute, has a piece about Pope Benedict which I bring to your attention with my emphases and comments. Benedict XVI: In No One’s Shadow By … Read More
Benedict XVI and the tension of liturgical “traditio” and “progressio”
On VIS there is a summary and in the pages of L’Osservatore Romano there is the Italian text, which the same paper featured as its front page story today. Pope Benedict gave a talk to the Ninth International Congress on … Read More
Australian analysis of the Toowoomba Tumult. Fr. Z muses.
It seems that Australia is the ground zero right now for discussions about ecclesiology, that is, the make up of the Church, who the Church is, how the Church is governed, what the Church believes. The removal of the Bishop … Read More
Observations on the Toowoomba Tumult. Fr. Z rants.
I am about to rant about Toowoomba and the NCFishwrap. Join a protest against the NCFishwrap during their fundraising drive by sending money to me. I explain it here, but just trust me. It’s a good idea. My rant today … Read More
QUAERITUR: How much power does a bishop have over the liturgy in the diocese?
From a reader: I was introduced to Canon 838 and surrounding. My understanding is that the bishop is free to do whatever he wants liturgically provided that the Apostolic See has not decreed to the contrary. Of course, he is … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, 1983 CIC can. 915, ASK FATHER Question Box, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill
Tagged can. 214, can. 34, can. 838, derogation, General Institution of the Roman Missal, General Instruction of the Roman Missal, GIRM, IGRM, recognitio, Redemptionis Sacramentum, Temple Police
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WDTPRS POLL: Your Mass preparation and follow up during the week
I am curious about your preparation for Holy Mass or Divine Liturgy on Sundays and Holy Days or Feasts. This applies to both forms of the Roman Rite and other Rites as well. Please choose the best answer and, if … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Our Catholic Identity, POLLS, The Drill
Tagged active participation, Divine Liturgy, liturgy, Mass
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When Popes get angry.
I found this on Spirit Daily which doesn’t link here nearly often enough This is an article entitled Bl. John Paul’s former personal secretary, Stanislaw Card. Dziwisz, now Archbishop of Krakow, spoke of two times the late Pope got angry. … Read More
Not “your” body? Not your “choice”!
I found this on Fallible Blogma. I want to add a note. One of the things we were reminded of during the pontificate of Bl. John Paul II was that we are our bodies. His “theology of the body” served … Read More
Australian bishop removed from diocese for heterodox ideas
I have often thought that the Holy Father should reach out and remove a red hat from some cardinal’s head. Just one. Pour encourager les autres, as it were. Well… perhaps from time to time. From the Australian with my … Read More
Usama Bin Laden … Rest in… well… whatever…
Pres. Obama announced tonight, fairly late on a Sunday night, that Usama Bin Laden was killed a week ago, as it seems. [Correction: about 3:30 EST Sunday.] I am guessing that he made this announcement tonight, USA, time, so that … Read More
