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Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on “Our ordinary world, the one in which we work and fall in love and watch TV—it’s thinner than paper, and the demons pour through it in hordes.”: “The Church’s office language is Latin. Demons are legalistic. Latin has specific juridical language. Besides… the Church’s language is Latin.…”
on 13 May 609: Dedication of the Roman Pantheon, “Santa Maria ad martyres”. An account of Boniface IV’s exorcism of the temple and the screaming of the demons.: “Amazing. This is the sort of thing that was done when we weren’t a “loser” church– when we actually believed…”
on ASK FATHER: Is Mass valid if it is offered in a desecrated place? Wherein @fatherz rants.: “When I saw that video and blatantly defiant disrespect for Our Lord, my eyes and ears felt like they were…”
on ASK FATHER: Is Mass valid if it is offered in a desecrated place? Wherein @fatherz rants.: “I was once told by the late Fr. John O’Connor that the thing to do if you see dancing at…”
on Daily Rome Shot 156: “Santa Caterina di Siena, Santa Maria sopra Minerva. She was a Third Order Dominican.”
on 13 May 609: Dedication of the Roman Pantheon, “Santa Maria ad martyres”. An account of Boniface IV’s exorcism of the temple and the screaming of the demons.: “Amen, Fr. Z., a hearty Amen, regarding the evil Pachamama and what took place over the very bones of St.…”
on “Our ordinary world, the one in which we work and fall in love and watch TV—it’s thinner than paper, and the demons pour through it in hordes.”: “Fr. Z, can you explain for us why, specifically, Latin is more powerful in dealing with demons than other languages?…”
on ASK FATHER: Is Mass valid if it is offered in a desecrated place? Wherein @fatherz rants.: “I looked into this song, and it was written by a 24 year old in Zulu but has become a…”
on Daily Rome Shot 154: “rhurd: Looks good to this intermediate-level student. When I read “Hispanus” I was hoping next for a reference to Maximus…”
on 13 May 609: Dedication of the Roman Pantheon, “Santa Maria ad martyres”. An account of Boniface IV’s exorcism of the temple and the screaming of the demons.: “Father Z, this was an excellent post! Having been in the Pantheon in the early 2000s, I had no idea…”
on ASK FATHER: Is Mass valid if it is offered in a desecrated place? Wherein @fatherz rants.: “The contents of the video are yet another example of the feminization of the Church. Hard to imagine new vocations…”
on REMINDER: Ascension THURSDAY – usually Holy Day of Obligation: “The last I heard the Ordinariate in North America has rescinded the dispensation except for the elderly and those with…”
on ASK FATHER: Is Mass valid if it is offered in a desecrated place? Wherein @fatherz rants.: “Any manifestations in the Pauline Chapel?”
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Tag Archives: Archd. Military Services
ACTION ITEM! #GivingTuesday suggestions from @FatherZ
Americans are generous. Catholics are generous. We are hard-wired to help. We are especially interested in concrete ways to help, not vaporous. We are also a more than a little concerned about how the money we contribute is used. I sure am. … Read More
Posted in ACTION ITEM!
Tagged Archd. Military Services, donations, Our Lady of Hope Clinic, TMSM
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@MilArchUSA Archbp. Broglio Responds to US Navy Decision to Cancel Catholic Priest Contracts
UPDATE 9 Sept 2020: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 09-09-2020 Archbishop Timothy Broglio Expresses Gratitude for U.S. Navy Decision to Retain Contracts with Catholic Priests Navy reverses decision to cancel priest contracts at Naval Bases Coronado and Ventura County and Naval Support … Read More
ACTION ITEM! MATCHING donation campaign for the Archdiocese for the Military Services @MilArchUSA
UPDATE 22 JULY 2020: In a few hours we helped to move that goal over $7K. BZ, everyone! Originally Published on: Jul 21, 2020 UPDATE: We’re almost there! Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Donate Now We … Read More
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Tagged Archd. Military Services
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URGENT: Archbp. Broglio of @MilArchUSA on Navy Prohibiting Participation in Off-Base Religious Services
I have been sitting on this and sitting on this and sitting on this…. Finally… From Archbishop Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services: Archbishop Broglio Issues Statement on U.S. Naval Orders Prohibiting Participation in Off-Base Religious Services Is … Read More
Your Good News
If there were a time for some good news for the readership, this is it. Do you have some good news to share? Here is some great news. Last Saturday three new priests were ordained for the Archdiocese for the … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, Mail from priests, Priests and Priesthood
Tagged Archd. Military Services
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ACTION ITEM! I’m Fr. Z and I endorse this ad. UPDATES
I’m Fr. Z and I endorse this ad. From the Archdiocese for Military Services. For 34 years, the AMS has been serving those who serve. Currently, the AMS has 182 active-duty chaplains serving in the military. Whether on an installation … Read More
100th Armistice Day, Veterans Day, Remembrance Day ACTION ITEM!
Today is Armistice Day 2018, which makes it the 100th anniversary of cessation of fire on the Western Front, effectively leading to the formal end of the hideous WWI. 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, St. … Read More
ASK FATHER: Does the Thanksgiving Friday Indult apply to deployed US military?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I’ll be deployed overseas this Thanksgiving Friday. I belong to a personal parish (FSSP) in a regular geographic diocese back home, but deployed I fall under the Archdiocese of Military ervices. Does the Pope Pius XII … Read More
HELP! The dire state of US Military Chaplains
The US Bishops are meeting in their annual plenary session. Yesterday, Most Rev. Timothy Broglio, Archbishop for the Military Services, delivered a presentation on the dire state of the number of chaplains serving the military and their families. His presentation is … Read More
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Tagged Archbp. Broglio, Archd. Military Services, chaplains, military chaplains
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Suggestions for your donations to good Catholic causes
More and more often these days, I have notes from people who wonder about reliable Catholic charities or causes to which they can contribute their hard won money. They ask for suggestions. I have some suggestions right now! Even though … Read More
Posted in ACTION ITEM!, Seminarians and Seminaries, The future and our choices
Tagged Archd. Military Services, Bp. Morlino, D. Madison, donations, seminarians
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ACTION ITEM! Calling Catholic Patriots! Military Archdiocese needs your help
This came in via email. Please, if you are a citizen of these USA – or even if you are not – support the Archdiocese for Military Services. Dear Friend of Church and Country, There is no other non-profit organization or … Read More
Posted in ACTION ITEM!, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged Archbp. Broglio, Archd. Military Services
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Let’s play Global Thermonuclear War!
Fishwrap (aka National Schismatic Reporter) has yet another attack piece against the important collection to be taken up this weekend for the Archdiocese for Military Services. In other words they are attacking Catholic chaplains. In the latest divisive hate piece Fishwrap has … Read More
Fishwrap attacks Military Chaplains. ACTION ITEM!
At the National Schismatic Reporter (aka Fishwrap) there is a mean-spirited and wrong-headed opinion piece by someone who is described as “an arborist and a member of the Ithaca, N.Y., Catholic Worker community”. In this piece he says that the … Read More
Archbp. Broglio (Military Services) statement on chaplains and same-sex unions
Conversations I have had lead me to conclude that Pres. Obama is waging a war against Catholic military chaplains. The Archbishop for the Military Services in these USA has issued directives about Catholic chaplains and same-sex unions. Read the whole … Read More
Posted in Liberals, Mail from priests, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Pò sì jiù, Priests and Priesthood, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged Archbp. Broglio, Archd. Military Services, homosexual activists, homosexuals, military chaplains, same-sex unions
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Archbp. Broglio (Archd. Military) on the Navy Yard shootings
From His Excellency Most Reverend Timothy Broglio, Archbishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services. WASHINGTON, D.C. – His Excellency, the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D., Archbishop for the Military Services, issued the following statement today on the shootings … Read More
Under Obama Administration: hostility increases toward military chaplains
We Catholic citizens of these USA need to support the Archdiocese for Military Services. From National Catholic Register: Religion in U.S. Military Policy The Family Research Council’s report notes that pressure to impose ’a secular, anti-religious culture’ has intensified over … Read More
TLM: We need it everywhere!
A friend of mine, Fr. Charles Johnson, is a Navy chaplain serving in Afghanistan. The TLM: You may remember that Fr. Johnson gave me a tour of USS Theodore Roosevelt a few years back. Please support the Archdiocese for Military … Read More
Help Fr. Cusick help the Archdiocese for Military! – UPDATE
Originally posted on: Apr 25, 2013 @ 8:49 This touches all the bases. Fr. Kevin Cusick is running in the Marine Corps Marathon to raise money for the Archdiocese for the Military Services. You can make a pledge to help Father … Read More
Obama Admin in Army Reserve brief lumps Catholicism in with Al Qaeda, Hamas, KKK
I call it “creeping incrementalism”. Liberals will state or propose something outrageous. There is an outcry against it. They back done. They wait for awhile. They do it again. There is an outcry, but the outcry isn’t quite as … Read More
