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Category Archives: The Drill
Read and weep: Soviet style “psych” tactics used against priests by bishops.
What I am about to post, read carefully. Over the last few months I have been contacted by diocesan priests (and a religious) who were being sent by their bishops (superior) to be “evaluated” at one of these psych clinics … Read More
When they claim “Clericalism!”, they really mean #sodoclericalism
There are a few terms in common usage which I would like to be able to reform in common usage. For example, I wish that “priestcraft” wasn’t so relentlessly derogatory. It can mean “professional knowledge and skill in respect to … Read More
Archbp. Chaput of @ArchPhilly on upcoming Synod’s working document. Concerns.
Not only is there a new document out which changed the way the Synod (“walking together”) of Bishops runs, but a substantive supplemental document with more details (needed because the new document left things out) hasn’t yet been issued. The … Read More
VIDEO: Fr. Murray on aspects of The Present Crisis
Let libs tremble and clutch their pearls upon their fainting couches. My good friend Fr. Gerald Murray was interviewed by Raymond Arroyo last night on The World Over.
ASK FATHER: If in letters Benedict XVI imparts still the Apostolic Blessing…
Debates about the true status of Benedict XVI could root the stuff of novels. There are those who say that Benedict XVI is still really Pope. There are different reasons given. One is that his abdication was under duress and … Read More
ASK FATHER: Should we pray for or against the success of the Synod?
I’ve had a few questions in email about the upcoming Synod. People are worried that it is rigged. Imagine such a thing! “Surely NOT!”, you might gasp. Questions have ranged from the new constitution for the Synod’s operation to whether … Read More
Lay Rage in Chicago, Mary Eberstadt takes names, and Fr. Z rants
I find myself once again in The City of Big Shoulders, Chicago. The last couple of days have been fascinating, as I have met an interesting priest with an interesting story and had the chance to hear about what some … Read More
There are more than one “lavender mafia”
The brilliant Benjamin Wiker, author of the indispensable and highly entertaining (in an alarming way) 10 Books That Screwed Up the World: And 5 Others That Didn’t Help has penned a piece at the National Catholic Register (the non-evil NCR) about the various “lavender … Read More
We are all, I think, striving to understand how we got to the point where we are.
Sunlight and fire are both effective in purifying. In the wake of The Viganò Testimony and in accord with what Francis said on the airplane, we need to get to the bottom of things, investigate, open the dark places up for … Read More
The Viganò Testimony: Was it justified or was it a violation of an oath?
For a while I’ve been mulling The Viganò Testimony, as have we all. When it came out, some libtards, especially those who are energetically defending the heavily embattled Card. Wuerl, said that we should attack equally other (more conservative) figures, … Read More
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Tagged St. Alphonsus Liguori, The Viganò Testimony
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Sal Fulminata on Daily Rome Shot 1698: a great book: “Oh yes, I have read it. An excellent book by a knowledgeable historian about amazing people and events. I also…”
