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- Sportsfan on ROME 26/5– Day 56: All that Jasmine… no, not the…: ““In Cheesy News””
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- on ROME 26/5– Day 56: All that Jasmine… no, not the…: “G’day Fr, the daily wall calendar, are they according to the current ordo and if so are they available in…”
- on ROME 26/5– Day 56: All that Jasmine… no, not the…: “We need to pray for and support the apostolate of Courage which reaches out to people afflicted with same sex…”
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Category Archives: The future and our choices
Sharia Law, our Catholic Identity, and the soul of Western Civilizaition
Benedict XVI has been engaged in a fight for the soul of Europe, but the scope of the war is far wider. Catholics have a role to play. I have often written about what I call Pope Benedict’s "Marshall Plan". … Read More
Fr. Sirico: the ramifications of driving Christianity from the public square
On detnews.com (The Detroit News) Fr. Robert Sirico has a column about the terms the ramifications of driving freedom of religion from the public square. My emphases and comments. Don’t devalue Christian heritageFr. Robert Sirico A week or so ago … Read More
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, SESSIUNCULA, The future and our choices
Tagged Fr. Sirico
24 Comments
24 Comments
CNA and USCCB’s Sec. for Communications square off. Who speaks for the Catholic Church in the USA?
Before proceeding, you might want to review my post "Magisterium of Nuns". Remember: In direct opposition to the US Catholic bishops, the Catholic Health Association (CHA), run especially by liberal Catholic women religious, backed the "health care" reform legislation of … Read More
Showdown at the Lyon Cathedral
Prepare to be disgusted and then edified. This from LifeSite with my emphases and comments: Catholics Defend French Cathedral de Lyon During Homosexual "Kiss-In" By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman LYONS, June 17, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Approximately 200 young Catholics came to … Read More
Posted in Fr. Z KUDOS, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged Lyon
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85 Comments
Is there a campaign to block Card. Pell’s appointment as Prefect for Bishops?
You can bet even the hint that Australia’s Cardinal Pell might be the next Prefect for the Congregation for Bishops made liberal blood run cold. Lately we have read rumors that Cardinal Pell is ill, that Cardinal Pell did this, … Read More
Apostolic Visitation in Ireland
As a follow up to the entry about the problems at the seminary in Maynooth, Ireland.. which if memory serves is triste scriptu the only seminary in Ireland… Ireland… This is from the VIS: PRESS RELEASE OF THE HOLY SEE … Read More
Bishops and priests must do public penance
Some time ago I posted this entry about bishops and priests doing public penance. Is it time for bishops and priests to do public penance for, well, the crimes of bishops and priests? I have often written that the way … Read More
Benedict XVI’s Sermon in Fatima, references to “second secret”, “maternity of God”
The Holy Father’s sermon in Fatima. The papal spokesman, Fr. Lombardi, had earlier said that the Holy Father would deliver an "intense" message in Fatima. You may want to read the text of the "second secret" of Fatima before delving … Read More
Posted in Pope of Christian Unity, SESSIUNCULA, The future and our choices
Tagged Fatima
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39 Comments
Nihil innovetur! Well… maybe a little innovetur…
"In the Vatican they update their technology every 75 years, whether it needs updating or not." That was my motto some years ago when I worked there. However, I was glad to see in the Bolletino today that the Holy … Read More
Sportsfan on ROME 26/5– Day 56: All that Jasmine… no, not the…: ““In Cheesy News””
