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Category Archives: The future and our choices
MSM attacks Archbishop Vigneron with the help of liberal Catholic collaborators
Some days ago Archbp. Alan Vigneron of Detroit stirred the anthill (which is what bishops are supposed to do when it comes to faith and morals). He reaffirmed that Catholics who actively, publicly promote unnatural, same-sex “marriage” are acting in … Read More
Posted in 1983 CIC can. 915, Liberals, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged Archbp. Vigneron, Archd. Detroit, can. 915, catholic quislings, CNN, collaborators, Detroit Free Press, Ed Peters, Esquire, Fr. Reese, Slate
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Francis, the G8, and reform of the Roman Curia – some musings
Over here I posted about the new G8 that Pope Francis will call together in October. They are supposedly to help with alterations to the constitution called Pastor bonus, that governs the Roman Curia. We all agree that reform of … Read More
ACTION ITEM! Video about the revival of a inner city parish by using actual Catholicism.
I want about 15 minutes of your time. If you are a bishop or a priest or a seminarian, please give your special attention. Below is an excerpt from a documentary to be shown soon on EWTN (30 April 6:30 … Read More
Fishwrap supports the US bishops… once in a while
The Fishwrap (aka National Schismatic Reporter) today has an article about the US bishops and the hotly debated gun-control legislation. In evidence is their use of a story from the Religion News Service. As the Senate takes up a heated … Read More
Pope Francis and the cuillère à sauce individuelle and grand liturgy
Last night I watched a movie I haven’t seen in years from a brand new blu-ray disk (thanks CEF!) on the big hi-def screen: Babette’s Feast. This movie has it all. I can say “everything” now because it is the Pope’s … Read More
Archbp. Vigneron: Catholics who push same-sex marriage should not receive Communion
A regular commentator here, the distinguish canonist Ed Peters, was quoted in an interesting article in the Detroit Free Press. Archbp. Vigneron made a clear statement about receiving Holy Communion if you advocate same-sex marriage. This is in the Freep: … Read More
Obama Admin in Army Reserve brief lumps Catholicism in with Al Qaeda, Hamas, KKK
I call it “creeping incrementalism”. Liberals will state or propose something outrageous. There is an outcry against it. They back done. They wait for awhile. They do it again. There is an outcry, but the outcry isn’t quite as … Read More
If Francis wants a leaner, humble liturgy… then we need sacred music to match. We already have it!
Some extol the new “humble” liturgical style of Pope Francis in the wrong way. They oppose his style to a grand or solemn style, as if the one excludes the other. The humble does NOT cancel out the grand. Nor … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Benedict XVI, Francis, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Reading Francis Through Benedict, The future and our choices
Tagged Benedict XVI, Gregorian chant, James MacMillan, liturgical music, Pope Francis, sacred music
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37 Comments
For Fishwrap, El Pueblo knows best!
Over at the National Schismatic Reporter, Michael Sean Winters has a supremely naïve piece (for which I hope he was paid by the word). Winters lays out a grand plan for Pope Francis to reform the Roman Curia and why. … Read More
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