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Category Archives: The future and our choices
PODCAzT 99: Archbp. Chaput’s Houston Speech on The Vocation of Christians in American Public Life
On Monday evening, 1 March 2010, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver gave a speech at Houston Baptist University called “The Vocation of Christians in American Public Life”. The lecture was presented in coordination with the Pope John Paul II Forum … Read More
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, PODCAzT, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged Archbp. Chaput, Denver, Houston, JFK, podcast, PODCAzT
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10 Comments
Repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ and military chaplains
For those priests and seminarians out there considering military chaplaincy during this administration… From CNA with my emphases and comments: Repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ could affect military chaplains’ religious freedom Washington D.C., Feb 19, 2010 / 07:49 am … Read More
Bishop Vasa ends ties with hospital performing sterilizations
More news about Bp. Vasa in Baker, Oregon. Bishop Vasa ends diocese’s sponsorship of hospital that performs sterilizations February 16, 2010 Bishop Robert Vasa of Baker has announced that his Oregon diocese is ending its sponsorship of St. Charles Medical … Read More
Preaching to the converted, rather than preaching to convert.
My good friend Fr. Ray Blake, the great P.P. of St. Mary Magdalen in Brighton, has a good post: Mysogynistic, Homophobic, Fascist, Racist and Xenophobic I find it quite frightening on how badly prepared the Church in England and Wales … Read More
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, The future and our choices
Tagged Brighton, Fr. Ray Blake
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22 Comments
Game over in France? Who’s next?
The young Papist has a rather dire note about the Catholic Church in France. Christian Campbell, an Anglican blogger who aspires to full communion with Rome, excerpts an article in French newspaper La Croix which details how rapidly France is … Read More
Is the White House threatening pro-life Sen. Nelson (D-NE)?
This is from the Catholic Key, blog of the newspaper of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph: Evil’s Afoot – Pray for Senator Ben Nelson If a Senate source is accurate, things are getting nasty for the pro-life Senator from … Read More
KABLAM! An unforeseen consequence of Anglicanorum coetibus
Well well…. Anglicanorum coetibus is a gift that keeps on giving. Anglicans are asked to respond to certain challenges in order to come into Catholic Communion. They must make choices about who they desire to be. To be Catholics, and … Read More
Are we Catholics relevant in the world?
Italian vaticanista Paolo Rodari has a good piece (in Italian) on his site. It had been published in Il Foglio. This is about comments of the retired but not retiring former Vicar of Rome, His Eminence Camillo Card. Ruini. … Read More
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, SESSIUNCULA, The future and our choices
Tagged Card. Ruini
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8 Comments
Pro-death politician refused Communion
You probably already read this story last May, but here it is again, to refresh your memory. A reader, PR of Adelaide, alerted me to the following from Ille Curator News Service. I have a few qualms about the details … Read More
Initiative for fallen away Catholics
A great initiative reported by ZENIT: Chicago-Area Dioceses to Invite Catholics Home Ad Campaign to Span 21 Counties, 357 Parishes By Genevieve Pollock CHICAGO, DEC. 4, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The local parish communities of the Chicago, Joliet and Rockford dioceses are … Read More
Posted in Brick by Brick, Our Catholic Identity, The future and our choices
Tagged fallen away Catholics, lapsed
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38 Comments
Charivari Rob on Day 1 & 2 Conference for Priests: St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology: ““The Danger Zone” …as in the slippery slope to “If you’re hesitant about whether you should bring home 1 or…”
