Category Archives: The future and our choices

Bp. Sample explains his vision for New Evangelization and Sacred Liturgy

My friend Fr John Boyle of the blog Caritas in veritate sums up a convocation of priests in the Diocese of Marquette. His notes about Bishop Alex Sample’s remarks are worth reading in full. Here is an excerpt of the … Read More

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QUAERITUR: Guidelines for “environment” for the liturgy coordinator. Fr. Z rants.

From a priest: Read the black, and do the red seems to work well. [Do I hear an “Amen!”?] I am training a new liturgy coordinator. She will be in charge of the environment in the church. In the past that meant … Read More

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The fruits of being inviting

For your Brick by Brick file. I have often suggested that you, dear readers, invite people to come to Mass with you. Be inviting. People like to be invited, even if they don’t accept. And you never know what will … Read More

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Chilling: SCOTUS hears case touching on right of Churches to self-determination, “ministerial exception”, discrimination

From CWN: In argument before the Supreme Court on an anti-discrimination case, the solicitor general—representing the Obama administration—said that the government would uphold the right of the Catholic Church to preserve an all-male priesthood, [NB:] but only “because the balance … Read More

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Card. Piacenza to seminarians:”Your will probably be the first generation that will correctly interpret the Second Vatican Council”

On 4 October the Prefect of the Congregation for Clergy, His Eminence Mauro Card. Piacenza (I have liked this guy for a long time) gave a talk to seminarians in Los Angeles. The whole text is on the site of … Read More

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MN Catholic Conference: Catholic leaders will not be silenced (STrib editorial)

I was alerted to this on the site of the Minneapolis STrib.  This is from the Minnesota Catholic Conference and it is worth your attention: Catholic leaders will not be silenced Article by: JASON ADKINS Updated: October 4, 2011 – … Read More

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7 October: prayers as SSPX leadership considers what the Holy See has offered

Several people who receive email from the SSPX have received this message and have in turn forwarded it to me.  I share it with you. “Dear Brothers, On October 7, feast of our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, victorious … Read More

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Video interview with the Secretary of the Pont. Comm. “Ecclesia Dei”

On Gloria.TV there is an interesting video interview with the Secretary of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”, Msgr. Guido Pozzo, about many matters concerning the SSPX, the talks with the Holy See, and the traditional form of the Roman Rite.  … Read More

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I sense a trend.

Over at Orwell’s Picnic there is a post entitled “Face it, Hippies”, which this graph. I sense a trend. The growth is slow, some will say.  But there is growth.  There is growth in several important spheres of the Church’s … Read More

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ENGLAND – Fr. Finigan’s parish, O.L. of the Rosary’s patronal feast 7 OCT: He has a GREAT idea!

Are you in England?  Anywhere near London? The great Fr. Finigan has posted on his mighty blog, The Hermeneutic of Continuity, the plans for the patronal feast of the parish, Our Lady of the Rosary.  They will have a Solemn … Read More

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