Category Archives: The future and our choices

Archdiocese of Detroit says Michael Voris and RealCatholicTV.com are not “authorized” to use “Catholic”

For your opportune knowledge. This comes from the website of the Archdiocese of Detroit.  You can decide for yourselves what you want to do with this information. Statement regarding Real Catholic TV and its name Issued: Dec. 15, 2011Contact: Joe … Read More

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Christians are “evil” if they resist the redefinition of marriage

I guess the next time I head across the pond to England (after Christmas, by the way, if everything works out the way I hope – blognic?) and have the chance to make supper for priest friends, I won’t be … Read More

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WDTPRS: Last Days of Advent: 18 December – Liberation Theology

In these final days of Advent preparation, the Church prays with great intensity. It is one of the “greater feria” of Advent, the home stretch, as it were. Here is today’s COLLECT (2002MR): Concede, quaesumus, omnipotens Deus, ut, qui sub … Read More

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QUAERITUR: Getting a blessing at Communion time. Fr. Z rants.

From a reader: We hope to bring 2 children (extended family) to Mass on Christmas Eve. They have not been baptized. QUAERITUR: Are unbaptized children allowed to go up to Communion with their arms crossed and receive a blessing? What … Read More

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Archbp. Nienstedt (St Paul and Minneapolis) proposes Marriage Prayer for MN Amendment

From The Catholic Spirit, the newspaper and site of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, comes this.  With my emphases and comments: To assist statewide efforts to defend and define marriage in the Minnesota Constitution, Archbishop John Nienstedt has … Read More

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Minnesota: complaint that Church was “lobbying” concerning true marriage dismissed

I think there may be a political/social war brewing in St. Paul, Minnesota along the lines of what we saw in Madison, Wisconsin over the issue of the state budget and labor unions.  In Minnesota, however, the issue will be … Read More

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WDTPRS POLL: GOP Nominee – Whom would YOU choose? (Round 1)

Will some of you bloggers out there give me a hand with this?  It would be nice to have a large sample.  I am trying to keep this as neutral and as objective as possible. The last TV debate before … Read More

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Wisconsin: Planned Parenthood Loses Tax Funding

Good news from Wisconsin is being reported by LifeSite: Planned Parenthood Loses $130K in Tax Funding in Wisconsin by Steven Ertelt The Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin abortion business has been cut from a $130,000 program in Wisconsin that contracts with … Read More

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NYC: Nativity Scene at Central Park

I’ll definitely be checking this out when I get there. From the Catholic League: Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments as follows: Today we erected a life-size nativity scene in Central Park, on the corner of 59th and 5th; it … Read More

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Reception of the new, corrected translation on college campuses

Most of the hand-wringing over the new, corrected translation of the Roman Missal was predicated on the notion that people are too stoopid to understand English.  I must admit, however, when I read some of the articles after the 1st … Read More

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