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Category Archives: The Drill
Vidi on VIS
This is from VIS: – Appointed Rev. Keith Newton as first ordinary of the new Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham in the territory of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. Rev. Newton was born in Liverpool, … Read More
Continence and married deacons/priests
Yet another about deacons. This would also concern priests in the Latin Church who, as married ministers in other churches, were received into the Roman Church and ordained. A few days ago distinguished canonist Ed Peters posted on his fine … Read More
What are deacons really for?
It seems these days that I am writing fairly often about matters concerning deacons. I was alerted to a post on the blog of the learnéd Anglican Fr. Hunwicke‘s site. My emphases and comments: I recently heard a immensely depressing … Read More
The Catholic Herald’s William Oddie about critics of Benedict XVI’s Assisi confab
In the UK’s best Catholic weekly, The Catholic Herald, columnist William Oddie opines about people who are having a nutty over the Pope’s plan for an ecumenical meeting in Assisi… Assisi III. Before we plunge in, I must say that … Read More
Posted in Pope of Christian Unity, The Drill, Throwing a Nutty
Tagged Assisi, ecumenism, false ecumenism, William Oddie
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65 Comments
Some observations about the “memorial” service in Tucson
I watched some of the “memorial service” in Tucson last night. Here are some observations. First, we feel pain and concern for the the people affected. What happened in Tucson was gruesome, maddening, sad, demoralizing, disastrous, and revolting. It was, … Read More
A note about The Tablet
My friend Fr. Ray Blake, the p.p. of St. Mary Magdalen in Brighton, posted this about The Tablet (aka The Bitter Pill). Keep in mind this may be hard to substantiate. Shops seem to be closing all over Brighton, more … Read More
What’s in a name? A lot, as it turns out.
Once upon a time a couple liberals got really mad at me when I suggested that a Christian saint’s name might be a good thing for their little stupor mundi, rather than the trendy abstraction with an incomprehensible spelling. My … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, The Drill, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged baptismal names, names
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126 Comments
When heresy leads to apostacy
Who is Addison Hart? And why should we care? Addison Hart was an Anglican who joined the Catholic Church. Now, he is leaving the Church and sliding back into the Anglican communion. I hear they have some job vacancies right … Read More
“Don’t Ask – Don’t Tell” and the CDF
I believe you all know that recently the “Don’t Ask – Don’t Tell” policy (DADT) for the US Military was overturned. Also, last Sunday His Eminence Donald Card. Wuerl was interviewed by Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday and was … Read More
Posted in The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Card. Wuerl, Chris Wallace, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Fox News Sunday, homosexuals, military
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16 Comments
What were the biggest stories of 2010?
What were the biggest Catholic stories of 2010? Let’s get some suggestions and then maybe I can organize a poll for some voting.
