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Category Archives: The future and our choices
The horns of a health care dilemma
I’ll bet they had a good laugh about this one at the White House. I saw this from the Catholic League. OBAMA PLAYS CATCH-22 WITH RELIGIOUS GROUPS Catholic League president Bill Donohue addresses the dilemma that the Obama administration has … Read More
FLASH! Fr. Z agrees with the Huffington Post. Imminent fall of sky to follow.
Here’s a statement: Fr. Z agrees with the Huffington Post. One Thomas A Shakely, blogging at HuffPo has a piece about the Catholic Church and the Church’s use of and strategy on the tools of social communication. But… wait, there’s … Read More
Intimidation is the Enemy’s Tool
I have been thinking about the priest who was assaulted in Italy and the way the Catholic left treats conservatives and traditionally minded Catholic priests and lay people. Assaults are not only physical and launched by people who are disturbed … Read More
Card. Canizares: the “entire Church” should receive Communion kneeling. Fr. Z rants.
The overriding reason for why we belong to Holy Church and why we receive the sacraments and why we go to Holy Mass is the fact that one day we are going to die. The sin of our first parents, … Read More
GUEST POST: “They get the Ratzinger Marshall Plan better than many Catholics.”
My friend the great Fabricius Romanus, paterfamilias, sent me a reaction to the story I shared here about a priest in Italy who was physically assaulted by someone invoking Satan, because the priest was reintroducing traditional elements of Catholic worship. … Read More
Thomas Jefferson v Alexander Hamilton
I have been avoiding the tar baby of the debt ceiling debate, but I can at least able to say this. I am pretty much fed up and disgusted by most the players involved. “A Pox!”, I cry, “on both … Read More
On the priesthood by St. John Chrysostom
Today, looking for things about the Sanctus, I ran across this, which priests could incorporate into an examination of conscience: From Book VI On the priesthood by St. John Chrysostom. My emphases: 4. […] What manner of man ought [the … Read More
Surprise at being quoted by an unexpected publication
Here’s a a surprise that came at me the other day. The folks who put out the SSPX newsletter in the USA asked for permission to reproduce one of my blog posts. Remember that post on 10 Points about prospective … Read More
QUAERITUR: How to revive use of the altar rail
From a reader: Our parish has a beautiful altar rail with red velvet cushions. It is used at the Latin Mass (celebrated once a month). Many have asked our priest about the use of altar rail at all Masses. Pastor … Read More
Priest physically assaulted for celebrating TLM and bringing back sacred tradition
The liberal approach. Our friends at Rorate posted a translation of an article in Italian about an incident in Ronta, near Florence. My emphases and comments: “You have been tough, but we will smash your head. Signed, Your friend Satan”. … Read More
Lurker 59 on Pagliarani and Leo at Tanagra: “Doing such requires hope, even a fool’s hope. The reason you don’t see a common place of individuals taking the…”
