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Category Archives: The future and our choices
“The last insult to our human nature.”
The distinguished translator of Dante, Anthony Esolen, has a good piece on Public Discourse about aging and euthanasia. Here is the first part. I hope you will go read the rest. My emphases: One Human Heart: Wordsworth’s Old Cumberland Beggar … Read More
Fishwrap’s advocacy of dissent continues in a chat with Sr. Theresa Kane
The National Catholic Fishwrap, pipe for the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR – a subsidiary of the Magisterium of Nuns) continues lapdog-like in its tail-wagging support of dissident women religious. A case in point: Former LCWR leader gives take … Read More
The future and our choices
I posted this before (HERE) but it is worth a review: I continue to marvel that this from Catholic News Service.
An Ember Day reminder
Our friends at Rorate have a good post reminding us that today, which on my planet is Wednesday in the Octave of Pentecost, is also an Ember Day. More on Ember Days, HERE. Traditionally, these Ember Days were times for … Read More
USCCB website:
I just found this on the site of the USCCB: Catholics Care. Catholics Vote. I won’t explain it because I want to manipulate you into going there to see what it is. o{];¬)
Good website for info about the attack on the Church through the HHS mandate
The Administration of “The First Gay President” is attacking the first liberties of all Americans by undermining the 1st Amendment. Pres. Obama is, through the HHS mandate, attacking also the Catholic Church and all religious institutions in the USA. I … Read More
Have you told your Senator to oppose LOST? The “Law of the Sea” Treaty?
The “Law of the Sea” Treaty (LOST) would, if ratified by the Senate, undermine U.S. sovereignty. LOST is also called the “United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.” It would give huge power over many spheres of America trade … Read More
Is it easier to pray in your car in the parking lot than in church before or after Mass?
Today on the digital, full version of the UK’s best Catholic Weekly, The Catholic Herald (to which you can subscribe from anywhere in the world), I found a good letter to the editor, an image of which I post, below: … Read More
France: Muslims enter church, throw rocks during mass
I picked this up from the blog Etheldreda’s Place of frequent commentator here, Supertradmom. You know, these days there just aren’t enough girls being named “Etheldreda”. In any event, take a look at this, which I lifted from the aforementioned. … Read More
Yet another CNS video with SSPX Bp. Fellay
In another entry I posted videos from Catholic News Service of interviews with SSPX Bp. Fellay. Yet another! These are “extras”, that is, short comments they did not have in other videos. What is so amazing about these videos is … Read More
Posted in Benedict XVI, Brick by Brick, SSPX, The future and our choices
Tagged Bp. Fellay, Catholic News Service, CNS, SSPX
43 Comments
43 Comments
TonyO on SSPX “Out The Door”… literally on Sunday, at their chapels: “I have pretty much ceased using the terms “Ordinary Form” and “Extraordinary Form” for the Novus and Vetus Ordo masses:…”
