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Category Archives: The future and our choices
Not “your” body? Not your “choice”!
I found this on Fallible Blogma. I want to add a note. One of the things we were reminded of during the pontificate of Bl. John Paul II was that we are our bodies. His “theology of the body” served … Read More
Australian bishop removed from diocese for heterodox ideas
I have often thought that the Holy Father should reach out and remove a red hat from some cardinal’s head. Just one. Pour encourager les autres, as it were. Well… perhaps from time to time. From the Australian with my … Read More
OSV: Ecumenism and the Pope of Christian Unity
Our Sunday Visitor was kind enough to send me an advance copy of an editorial for their 8 May issue. I think, once you read it, you’ll know why they sent it. Allow me to preface this by saying that … Read More
A priest rants about modern weddings
A friend alerted me to a fine rant by a priest, who has the unlikely name of Reverend Know-It-All. I hope our mail doesn’t get mixed up. In any event, Rev. K-I-A has good observations about weddings. Weddings can be … Read More
The fruits of Anglicanorum coetibus: new Catholics join the Anglican Ordinariate
From the UK’s best Catholic weekly, the Catholic Herald. My emphases. Ordinariate comes to life in Holy Week By Anna Arco & Simon Caldwell The world’s first personal ordinariate has grown dramatically during Holy Week. New members of the Personal … Read More
D. Springfield: revival of the St. Michael the Archangel Prayer
I received a very interesting note from a reader in my email today. On the blog of Fr. Daren Zehnle called Servant and Steward I learn that His Excellency Most Rev. Thomas John Paprocki, Bishop of Springfield has authorized for … Read More
THE list again: Fr. Z’s 20 Tips For Making A Good Confession (and Fr. Z rants)
You and I are going to die someday. We don’t know when. When we die we will be judged. Scripture teaches, and Christ’s own words and actions make clear, that there are some sins bad enough to kill the life … Read More
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Tagged confession, confessional, Four Last Things, mortal sins, number and kind, reconciliation, sacrament of penance, sins
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QUAERITUR: Eucharistic Prayer for Masses with Kiddies
From a reader: Masses at our local Catholic grade school use Eucharistic Prayer II for Masses with Children, in which many congregational responses are added, even during the Institution Narrative! Please tell us these are going away with the new … Read More
L’Osservatore Romano: criticizing the questioners
If you haven’t yet seen this, you will want to hop over and have a look at Sandro Magister‘s always useful place. In this case, Magister presents the back-to-back responses in the Vatican’s semi-official daily L’Osservatore Romano to two theologians … Read More
“But… for Wales?”
This is fascinating. NCFishwrap is urging support of one of their darlings, the Hon. Doug Kmiec, Attorney General for Wales…. er um… Ambassador to Malta. You will remember that Amb. Kmiec argued that Catholics could vote for pro-abortion candidates. Amb. … Read More
BeatifyStickler on My View For Awhile: homeward: “65 Plymouth.”
