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Category Archives: The Drill
DULLES: Reversal of doctrine about capital punishment would raise serious problems regarding the credibility of the magisterium.
A reminder of what is really at stake in the debate over Catholicism and the death penalty, from an essay by the late, great Cardinal Avery Dulles. As he saw, a reversal on capital punishment would cast doubt on the … Read More
Posted in Hard-Identity Catholicism, SESSIUNCULA, The Coming Storm, The Drill
Tagged Avery Dulles, capital punishment, Edward Feser, Leo XIV
9 Comments
9 Comments
Pro-Abortion Sen. Durbin declined award offered by Archbishop of a diocese he doesn’t belong to; Leo XIV briefly opines off the cuff
From Catholic World Report: Durbin declines Chicago Archdiocese award after global backlash over pro-abortion views U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, will decline an award from the Archdiocese of Chicago after global backlash over his strong pro-abortion views that included comments … Read More
Diocese of Charlotte: Salve Regina at the LAST TLM and the Bishop’s “consoling” letter.
This is one of the Latin Mass communities banished in Charlotte, NC. In their final Sunday TLM, the faithful of St. Ann’s sing the Salve Regina following Mass, as they have done for years. This is the beauty and transcendence … Read More
New Prefect for the Dicastery for Bishops
There doesn’t seem to be all that much controversy around Leo XIV’s newly appointed Prefect for Bishops and President of the Pontifical Commission for America Latina (which operates under the umbrella of the Dicastery for Bishops). The only thing I … Read More
Sister of Charity of New York v. Charlie Kirk
From the site of the Sisters of Charity of New York. HERE Sisters of Charity of New York Respond to Cardinal Dolan’s Remarks on Charlie Kirk Several of us [because that’s all that’s left of you] watched Cardinal Dolan’s recent … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA, The Drill, Women Religious, You must be joking!
Tagged Charlie Kirk, Sisters of Charity
23 Comments
23 Comments
Notes about the Fishwrap on Charlie, Pope Leo on other stuff
I’ve been busy with a lot of other things recently and important things have happened. People have asked me to comment. I’ll ramble a little. First, tonight I was drawn over to that fever-swamp that is the Fishwrap (aka National fill … Read More
Posted in Leo XIV, SESSIUNCULA, The Drill
Tagged Fiducia supplicans, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
26 Comments
26 Comments
Fr. McTeigue again… kaBLAM! Video offerings: Can Christ Heal Broken Men? & Want Priests? Stop Hating Men!
I must share these videos. First, among his defense of manhood, which is enough… his description of “Fr. Cheerful at St. Typical’s”… oh my. When he describes the banality of what many men find in parishes … oh my. Excerpt … Read More
Novus Fumus, Nova Cola, Novus Vasus, Novus Ordo – UPDATED
Have you seen the riot of tweets about the changes that Cracker Barrel has made to their logo and decor? Cracker Barrel has literally removed the cracker barrel from its logo — along with the old white man sitting in … Read More
Wherein Fr. Z responds
Under another post, concerning St. John Eudes’ remarks about bad priests being an affliction from God for the wickedness of the people – God gives them the priests they deserve – a sometime commentator here, whom I’ve permitted to have … Read More
Posted in Priests and Priesthood, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged St. John Eudes
18 Comments
18 Comments
Pope Leo’s, and our, looming threat
A while ago, I don’t recall where, I heard someone mention that because the Industrial Revolution relieved a great deal of heavy labor for vast numbers of people, now we have 24/7 fitness centers so that people can maintain conditioning … Read More
VForr on Daily Rome Shot 1672: “The colors in the sky! Beautiful!”
