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Category Archives: The future and our choices
Wherein Fr. Z responds cordially to The Remnant’s polite response – #UniteTheClans
I opened my snail-mailbox and found my copy of The Remnant, freshly arrived. In this offering (31 January 2020… late?) you find their coverage of the event in Munich, the Acies Ordinata, in protest against Card. Marx and the antics of the … Read More
ASK FATHER: Adoption and “rescue” of frozen IVF embryos in cryogenic oppression through surrogate motherhood
From a reader… QUAERITUR: We recently had a Mormon physician die who became unhealthily fascinated with procreation. He began an IVF “service”. With his passing, there are untold numbers of cryogenically frozen human embryos. If Catholics, who had nothing to … Read More
VIDEO – On EWTN – Fr. Murray and Dr. Royal about Exhortation, devastating interview with Card. Zen about China
Tonight on Arroyo’s show, my good friends Fr. Murray and Prof. Royal talk about a range of issues involving the new Apostolic Exhortation. In the second half of the show, former Bishop of Hong Kong Joseph Card. Zen gave a … Read More
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, Pò sì jiù, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Apostolic Exhortation, Card. Zen
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Getting things straight about the book by Card. Sarah and Benedict XVI
At Church Militant there is a piece which accuracy sums up the controversy surrounding Card. Sarah’s recently published book, together with Benedict XVI. The Depths Of Our Hearts. The book is out in French and Italian. The English, inexplicably, languishes in … Read More
Why does Francis partner with JEFFREY SACHS?
Michael (“#UniteTheClans”) Matt of The Remnant has a video with some really good information, which you should all know about. All of you. All of you should know this. First, some of you will be tempted to focus on Michael’s … Read More
The German Synod (“walking together”): the culmination of German alienation from authentic Church renewal
My old friend Msgr Hans Feichtinger has a piece today at First Things about the clown-car of a synod (“walking together”) going on in that caput malorum omnium, Germany. He’s German, though not working in Germany (lucky, he) and he knows what he … Read More
Posted in Synod, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Germany, Msgr. Hans Feichtinger, synodality
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Card. Sarah: The priesthood is in mortal danger. Wherein Fr. Z rants to priests.
Ed Pentin, still the best, working English Vaticanista hands down, posted at the NCReg an interview with Robert Card. Sarah. The Cardinal talks about the book, to be released in English in March. I’ve read it already (advance English copy … Read More
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, "How To..." - Practical Notes, Be The Maquis, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Latin, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Priests and Priesthood, Seminarians and Seminaries, Semper Paratus, Si vis pacem para bellum!, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged Latin, priesthood, Robert Card. Sarah, The Present Crisis, TLM
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READ: NRO piece by Daniel J. Mahoney, “Pope Francis, Wayward Shepherd”
First, an image to set the scene. Let’s now move along. In the wake of posting about Robert Royal’s roundup of books on Francis, I read today at NRO a piece by Daniel J. Mahoney, “Pope Francis, Wayward Shepherd”. The … Read More
Posted in Francis, Pò sì jiù, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Daniel J. Mahoney, Francis
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7 Comments
Archbp. of Kampala forbids Communion in the hand, other decrees
From PML (Post Media Ltd in Uganda) comes this story. HERE The Archbishop of Kampala, Most Rev. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga (age 67), has issued some decrees. First, he has decreed on 1 Feb 2020 that “every priest, be it a … Read More
Strong tonic to bishops and priests: “If I can’t endure the cold shower, … maybe I’m not fit for heaven.”
At LifeSite there is a a superb opinion piece (frankly, most of LifeSite is opinion) by Kevin Wells, author of The Priests We Need to Save the Church. Wells describes a program that some men are undertaking, a kind of … Read More
