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- Fr. Reader on ASK FATHER: Can I be godparent of the child of a Lutheran couple?: “Oh, yes, i agree to be the godfather, and I will make everything that is in my hands to make…”
- on Day 3 & 4 Conference for Priests: St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology: “I am glad you had a good conference, Father. I like the architecture of the social hall.”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1653: Pius X’s caption call: “Why not mate in 3? 1. . . . . . . f6-f5 (cutting off escape to g4) If 2.…”
- on 19th Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum – Thoughts on how this might end.: “@TonyO, Unless I’m mistaken, the Apostolic Administration in Brazil already does something like this. They provide priests to offer the…”
- on Day 3 & 4 Conference for Priests: St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology: “Because the conference is being held in Wheeling, I wondered if the new Bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston appeared…”
- on 19th Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum – Thoughts on how this might end.: “@Ionathas, “So at this point, when Leo chooses to go to Lampedusa, which I think was Jorge Bergoglio’s first destination…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1655: inconsistencies: “I believe Q-g8 is white’s winning move. Then, only the queen is available for black to move since advancing the…”
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Category Archives: The future and our choices
A great newspaper op-ed by a priest on same-sex attraction
My dear old friend Fr. Jim Livingston, a priest of St. Paul and Minneapolis, has this to say about same-sex attraction. We are jumping in media res, but this is from the STrib: Some people can make the gay go … Read More
Benedict XVI on the benefits of kneeling before the Eucharist
My friend Fr. Ray Blake, the great parish priest of St. Mary Magdalen in Brighton, alerted me via his blog to something the Holy Father said during his trip this weekend to Ancona, Italy, for the Eucharistic Congress. The full … Read More
ACTION ITEM – POLL ALERT – legalization of euthanasia
On the site The Daily Telegraph in Australia there is a poll about the legalization of euthanasia. The poll box looks like this. And the results as of this writing are… You decide. UPDATE 21:52 GMT:
Bp. Davies (D. Shrewsbury): Pastoral letter on Pope Benedict’s visit, Friday abstinence, new translation
From ZENIT comes the text of a pastoral letter by the Bishop of Shrewsbury, England, Most Rev. Mark Davies. He issued it for the 1st anniversary of Pope Benedict’s visit to England. This pastoral letter is supposed to be read … Read More
MENE MENE TEKEL UPHARSIN – REVIEW: Mark Steyn – After America: Get Ready for Armageddon
I am reading Mark Steyn’s brilliant After America: Get Ready for Armageddon. USA book click here. USA Kindle book click here. (Text-to-Speech enabled) UK book click here. UK doesn’t have a separate Kindle version yet. Readers in the USA, this … Read More
Benedict XVI refers to riots, relativism when welcoming new British Ambassador. Fr. Z rants.
In the UK’s best Catholic weekly, The Catholic Herald, there is a sound observation about a comment made by Pope Benedict as he formally received the credentials of the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great … Read More
Canadian Anglicans vote to unite with Rome
From the blog canterbury tales: A recent meeting of leaders in the Anglican Catholic Church of Canada (ACCC) voted to unite with the Roman Catholic Church through the Apostolic Constitution created by Pope Benedict XVI. [Do I hear an “Amen!”?] … Read More
A few observations about POTUS address to Congress.
Having taken a strong antiemetic, I watched Pres. Obama’s address to the Joint Session of Congress. First, people say this fellow is a great orator. Great orators craft their speech for the occasion. I can’t fathom how “up your game” … Read More
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Fr. Reader on ASK FATHER: Can I be godparent of the child of a Lutheran couple?: “Oh, yes, i agree to be the godfather, and I will make everything that is in my hands to make…”
