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Category Archives: The future and our choices
We should tread carefully.
Comment moderation is ON. These days the gulfs that already yawn between different parties in the secular world as well as within the Church are becoming wider still. If there is any sort of controversy or disagreement, someone demands that … Read More
PODCAzT 163: 25 July 2018 – 50th anniversary of promulgation of ‘Humanae vitae’
Here is an audio offering in which I read the post, here-under. Hopefully this will allow more people to absorb a few of my poor thoughts on this important anniversary. Let’s start with a taste of the text… there’s some … Read More
Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, PODCAzT, The future and our choices
Tagged contraception, Humanae vitae, Paul VI
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What Catholics do when the Church’s Body is being torn apart
We live in confusing times. Confusion racks the Church, like horses pulling limb in four directions. Confused faithful even wonder about the indefectibility of the Church or their continued membership. Confusion like this is a sign of the Devil’s work. … Read More
Can you imagine bishops doing something like this today?
Can you imagine more than a handful of bishops today doing something like this? In the days of the King’s Great Matter, only one bishop in England stood fast. Today at The Catholic Thing, Nicholas Senz has a good piece … Read More
Are we still trustworthy?
And now a short excursion into common sense. “I am of the opinion, to be sure, that the old rite should be granted much more generously to all those who desire it. It’s impossible to see what could be dangerous … Read More
The demographics of church participation are shifting.
The demographics of church participation are shifting. In these USA… The numbers of active priests will drop, impacting the number of parishes open. The number of millennials going to church will drop, thus impacting parish income. The number of conservative … Read More
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices
Tagged demographics
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“We have to learn how to be Roman priests again.” Wherein Fr. Z rants.
My morning coffee with homemade scone and my side-wise viewing of the Stage 4 of the Tour was enriched by the reading of Fr. Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment. He, also in stages, has been commenting on aspects of the Roman Canon … Read More
A mosque at the site of the Battle of Tours!
I saw a really interesting video at Jihad Watch. It is about the building of a mosque at the site of the super-important Battle of Tours, 25 October 732, where Charles “the Hammer” Martel routed the Islamic invaders. A mosque … Read More
07/07/07 – Summorum Pontificum 11 years on – WORK HARDER!
Today is the 11th anniversary of the release of the text of the “Emancipation Proclamation”, Summorum Pontificum, Benedict XVI’s great gift to the whole Church. It went into effect on 14 Sept 2007. I’ve called this important Motu Proprio a key … Read More
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