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Category Archives: The future and our choices
Catholic Gov. of Illinois suppoters unnatural unions bill. Bp. of Springfield warns him.
From CNA: Bishop calls out Catholic governor in Illinois for approving civil unions By Benjamin Mann, Staff Writer Springfield, Ill., Dec 2, 2010 / 08:13 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Illinois legislature passed a bill on Dec. 1 that will establish … Read More
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, The future and our choices
Tagged Bp. Paprocki, Illinois, same-sex marriage
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POLL ALERT! WaPo on religious freedom of military chaplains and homosexuals
POLL ALERT! The Washington Post has a rather slimy question with a poll concerning religious freedom and the US Military, especially in regard to “don’t ask – don’t tell”, which concerns the identity of homosexuals. Here is the WaPo text: … Read More
A different take on Russian roulette
I have a hard time trusting the press when reporting things such as this. I am inclined to believe what LifeSite reports. Still, I think this requires additional explanations. I thought that the Russian Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church … Read More
Christian woman sentenced to death by Muslims for being Christian
From a reader: Asia Bibi, a resident of Ittanwali in the eastern province of Punjab, was working at a local farm when the Muslim women with whom she was working called her an infidel and urged her to convert to … Read More
Posted in Modern Martyrs, The future and our choices
Tagged Islams, Pakistan, Punjab, Religion of Peace
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38 Comments
Benedict XVI muses about Ireland
My friend Fr. Ray Blake, P.P. of St. Mary Magdalen in Brighton, continues to post good observations on his personal blog. I stress “personal” blog, because he was forced to change the blog’s name to reflect his own name rather … Read More
WSJ Opinion piece about the book interview with Pope Benedict
The Wall Street Journal has an article by Francis X. Rocca about Light of the World, the book-length interview with Benedict XVI. I wouldn’t really call this piece a “review” of the book. It is more an opinion piece and … Read More
Remember: The Pope knew what he was doing
I posted this: The Pope knew what he was setting off His Hermeneuticalness has a good piece about this too. Molotov cocktail of planetary magnitude Consider two points. The sharp repression of Modernism in the early 20th century probably lead … Read More
England: number of seminarians rises
Here is some good news. The number of seminarians in England is on the rise. From CNA: England sees highest number of new seminarians in over a decade London, England, Nov 23, 2010 / 03:11 am (CNA).- Seminaries in England … Read More
A note on Communion in the hand
Elizabeth Scalia wrote the following about Communion in the hand. My emphases and comments. Communion; Hand or Mouth? via The Anchoress by Elizabeth Scalia on 11/22/10 Yesterday at Mass, my husband noticed that on the floor of our pew, by … Read More
Napolitano May Exempt Muslims From Airport Pat-Downs
A reader alerted me to this story on Corruption Chronicles, a “judicial watch” blog. Remember the photo the other day of a woman religious (probably not from a community in the LCWR) get once-over by the TSA? My emphases. Napolitano … Read More
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