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Category Archives: The Drill
WDTPRS: Writing in your books
I love books. I enjoy and use books (cf. utor and fruor). I might actually have too many books. (Hmmm… Possible?) I also write in books. I write in my own books, occasionally, depending on the book. I often read … Read More
Sensible examination of the beatification, the Assisi meeting and ecumenism
There is a very smart post over at The Sensible Bond. He deals with the beatification and the Assisi meeting and the important question of what ecumenism is. My usual treatment is applied. Blogging from the geopolitical epicentre of the … Read More
QUAERITUR: New translation and inclusive language
From a reader: What is and is not currently allowed to be used at Mass? What will and won’t be allowed after November? What falls into the “bad but nothing to be done about it” category and what can be … Read More
Collect for the Commemoration of Bl. John Paul II
When a person is beatified their “cult” or the public liturgical observance of the person is normally restricted to the place most closely associated with the blessed’s life and work or the blessed’s religious institute, if a member. The liturgical … Read More
How it all goes wrong. So very wrong. So sad.
What happens when you go wrong: From the pen of Roy Bourgeois, M.M. Rev. Edward Dougherty, M.M., Superior General Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers P.O. Box 303 Maryknoll, NY 10545 April 8, 2011 Dear Father Dougherty and General Council, Maryknoll has … Read More
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, The Drill, Throwing a Nutty
Tagged Roy Bourgeois, women's ordination
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81 Comments
Defending the defenseless
An interesting catch from Rush’s show made by the Motley Monk: At the beginning of “Open Line Friday,” Rush Limbaugh took President Obama to task for his priorities in the current budget debate and potential shutdown of the federal government. … Read More
Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, The Drill
Tagged abortion, Planned Parenthood, POTUS, Pres. Obama, Rush Limbaugh
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32 Comments
Food for… thought
From rougeclassicism: The incipit of a piece at the CBC on the war in Afghanistan: When a Canadian soldier dies in Afghanistan (as more than 150 have so far), it makes front-page news. In Ontario, a stretch of the 401 … Read More
Msgr. Guido Marini interviewed
I was alerted to the following by a friend. The present Papal Master of Ceremonies, Msgr. Guido Marini gave an interview to the Sunday magazine of Niedziela in Poland. I don’t know if this was published somewhere else previously, but … Read More
Archbp. Sheehan (Santa Fe), his Pastoral Letter on Cohabitation, a liberal reaction, and my interlinear rant
H.E. Most Rev. Michael Sheehan Archbishop of Santa Fe, NM has issued a Pastoral Care of Couples Who are Cohabitating. Archbp. Sheehan had this letter read in all parishes of that Archdiocese. I think this pastoral letter could be seen … Read More
Maynooth Seminary in Ireland: Fit for Mission?
On a blog called Lux Occulta there is posted a pdf of an article in a Catholic newspaper called The Catholic Voice written by a group of seminarians about their experience at Maynooth Seminary in Ireland. As I read it, … Read More
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Maynooth, priesthood, seminarians, seminary formation
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64 Comments
