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Tag Archives: Bp. Vasa
A bright note! Bp. Vasa confirms morals and faith clauses for Catholic teachers
It seems as if the Catholic world in these USA is beset from without and within right now and that the lion is truly on the rampage. At least that’s how I have felt for the last few days. Flying … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged Bp. Vasa, Catholic education, D. Santa Rosa
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Catholic Congressmen who support abortion – educated in Catholic schools
From CNS (check out their spiffy feed on my side bar) comes this, which can serve as an answer to why Bp. Vasa of Santa Rosa is keeping an eye on his Catholic schools: Majority of Congressional Members Educated at Catholic … Read More
Bp. Vasa (D. Santa Rosa) getting blow-back for requiring Catholic teachers to adhere to Catholic ways
Remember what Bp. Vasa is doing in Santa Rosa? He is requiring that teachers in Catholic schools live – gasp! – according to Catholic teachings and mores. Imagine such a thing! The Cardinal Newman Society, which focuses on the … Read More
Posted in Liberals, Linking Back, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill
Tagged Bp. Vasa, Cardinal Newman Society, CNS, D. Santa Rosa
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Bp. Vasa (D. Santa Rosa) under fire for requiring Catholic school teachers to live according to the Faith
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat has an interseting story about an initiative in the local Diocese of Santa Rosa where Most Rev. Robert Vasa is bishop. It occurred to me as I read this that people who make a push … Read More
Obama Administrations attack on Catholics in healthcare
In these digital pages we have seen on other occasions His Excellency Most Rev. Robert Vasa, now Bishop of Santa Rosa. He spoke recently at a meeting of the Catholic Medical Association in my native place, St. Paul. He raised … Read More
Worthy of public office, or not?
With a tip of the biretta to Catholic Fire, this quote is from His Excellency Most Reverend Robert Vasa, Bishop of Santa Rosa in California. “Any government leader, particularly those who claim to be Christian, who claims to be pro-choice, … Read More
Bp. Vasa of Santa Rosa about the new, corrected translation
From a reader: Last night I attended a talk by Santa Rosa Ca Diocese Bishop Vasa. He explained aspects of the new translation with powerpoint presentation help. This was for lay people and quite well attended by mainly older people, … Read More
Oregon – 25-26 Feb Men’s Conference. Card. Burke, Bp. Vasa, choir of Wyoming Catholic College
For those of you in the area: The Northwest Catholic Men’s Conference will take place in Pendleton, Oregon, on February 25 and 26, featuring His Eminence Cardinal Raymond L. Burke as principal celebrant of Masses on both days. The Cardinal … Read More
Posted in The Campus Telephone Pole
Tagged Bp. Vasa, Card. Burke, Oregon, Wyoming Catholic College
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7 Comments
Following the Church sometimes requires a measure of folly, at least as the world sees it
Recently in Kansas City, Kansas, a “white Mass” was celebrated (for medical professionals) and H.E. Most Rev. Robert Vasa, now of Santa Rosa in California, preached a fine sermon. Bp. Vasa has impressed WDTPRS for some time now. The blog … Read More
Bp. Vasa: excommunication can be appropriate
More from the ever interesting Bishop of Baker, H.E. Most Rev. Robert Vasa. My emphases and comments: Excommunication is a declaration of acts that severs ties By Bishop Robert Vasa BEND — During the course of this past year there … Read More
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