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- fac on 19th Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum – Thoughts on how this might end.: “Well, the meteor thing could happen… “Sister Lucia, in 1944, before writing the third Secret of Fatima to send to…”
- on 19th Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum – Thoughts on how this might end.: “Don’t rule #6 out too quickly, but what is triggered to happen has been arming for the past 12000 years……”
- on 19th Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum – Thoughts on how this might end.: “If and when Summorum 2.0 drops, I hope that the pope will also take a serious look at the Novus…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1655: inconsistencies: “@OKC Catholic Dad —>I’d imagine that if we experienced the liturgical abuses of the Latin Mass pre-VII (which were happening…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1655: inconsistencies: “Reading comprehension is a problem across the board in many areas. I take issue with the way the SSPX has…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1655: inconsistencies: “@OKC Catholic Dad You seriously think there were dancing priests and inflatable flappy men and dancing clown Masses prior to…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1655: inconsistencies: “I read the entire article that is referenced here, and was deeply troubled by it. As with so many things…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1655: inconsistencies: “With respect Father, there is no ambiguity or miscommunication here. The SSPX quote literally says “the New Mass is evil…”
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Category Archives: The future and our choices
Archbp. Nienstedt and the Marriage Amendment in Minnesota
Minnesota is ground zero right now for defense of true marriage. The Church and right thinking people (in the matter of marriage) have a steep hill to ascend. The mainstream media is in control of the “topics” (a technical term … Read More
Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Liberals, New Evangelization, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Archbp. Nienstedt, Defense of Marriage, homosexual activists, homosexuality, Minnesota, Minnesota Marriage Amendment, same-sex marriage
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82 Comments
More on CDF Prefect Archbp. Müller and the SSPX
The other day I posted that the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Archbp. Gerhard Müller indicated about the SSPX in an interview with a German radio station that “I don’t think there will be any more new … Read More
Prefect of CDF: No more talks with SSPX
Do you remember when I suggested that, if the SSPX continued to dictate terms to the Holy Father, one day his patience would end and they would wake up on the wrong side of the fence? In an interview with … Read More
Posted in Benedict XVI, SSPX, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Archb. Müller, SSPX
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96 Comments
Benedict XVI on liturgical worship and our identity
Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! This is GREAT. The Holy Father’s Wednesday Audience with my emphases and comments: VATICAN, OCTOBER 3, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave today in St. Peter’s Square. The … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Benedict XVI, Brick by Brick, Fr. Z KUDOS, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill, The future and our choices, Year of Faith
Tagged active participation, Benedict XVI, CCC 1073, CCC 1097, CCC 2565, Holy Mass, identity, liturgy, prayer
5 Comments
5 Comments
An observation about Pres. Obama and the 1st debate
I was listening to Bill Bennett this morning (Hi, Dr. Bennett!) and heard one of his readers make a great but scary point. The feckless Pres. Obama we heard last night in the debate is the same feckless Pres. Obama … Read More
Posted in Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Bill Bennett, debate, Mitt Romney, November 2012, Pres. Obama
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27 Comments
Obama Administrations attack on Catholics in healthcare
In these digital pages we have seen on other occasions His Excellency Most Rev. Robert Vasa, now Bishop of Santa Rosa. He spoke recently at a meeting of the Catholic Medical Association in my native place, St. Paul. He raised … Read More
Catholics and voting
This is interesting. And it is irritating. From WND: America’s salvation depends on Catholics Exclusive: Anita Crane reveals mind-blowing number not registered to vote by Anita Crane “The religious group that seems to be figuring most prominently in the presidential … Read More
Pres. Obama’s record in regard to Christians and Biblical values
The fight for our religious liberty is really just beginning. Remember how Pres. Obama said at Notre Shame that he was interested in “common ground”? Remember what he promised Card. Dolan? I was sent this list by a reader. … Read More
Bp. Sample (D. Marquette) on the upcoming election, November 2012
My friend Fr. John Boyle has posted on his blog Caritas in veritate, some links to four articles from His Excellency Most Rev. Alexander Sample, Bishop of Marquette. Take it away, Fr. Boyle: Bishop Sample of Marquette, Michigan, is … Read More
Muslim terrorists attack, kill Catholic schoolchildren with a grenade
From UPI: NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept. 30 (UPI) — A grenade attack on a Catholic church Sunday school in Kenya killed one boy and critically injured six other children, the Red Cross said. The attack happened around 10:30 a.m. at the … Read More
Posted in The future and our choices
Tagged al-Shabaab, Islam, Kenya, Somalia, Sts. Nunilo and Alodia, The Religion of Peace
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2 Comments
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