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YOUR RECENT COMMENTS
- Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on LENTCAzT 2025 – 19: 3rd Sunday of Lent – Bitter sweet: “GregB: Yes, indeed. You spotted it!”
- on ASK FATHER: Is speeding a sin?: “The big joke in my family and with friends is that I drive slow. I have driven cross country many…”
- on ASK FATHER: Is speeding a sin?: “Is going the exact speed limit, just because I enjoy making people mad, a sin?”
- on ASK FATHER: Is speeding a sin?: “When you cross the Coutts/Sweetgrass Canadian/US border into Montana there is a speed limit sign of 70 mph. I’ve always…”
- on 24 March – Feast of St. Gabriel, Archangel – images – EXPANDED: “Thanks, Father! The Dante Gabriel Rossetti really is odd. Why is Archangel Gabriel naked under his garb (and casting a…”
- on LENTCAzT 2025 – 19: 3rd Sunday of Lent – Bitter sweet: “Dr. Brant Pitre has a video on Formed about the three temptations titled “The Three Temptations with Dr. Brant Pitre”…”
- on 24 March – Feast of St. Gabriel, Archangel – images – EXPANDED: “Thank you for posting the artwork, I always download my favorites and put them in the rotation for my Windows…”
- on 24 March – Feast of St. Gabriel, Archangel – images – EXPANDED: “Father, these images are *so* beautiful!!! Thank you for sharing them! My own favorite may not be one that appeals…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1277: “White to move and mate in 3. Fun. NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there…”
- on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 3rd Sunday of Lent 2025: “The gospel was about the gardener working the fig tree so that it will bear fruit. Father talked about how…”
- on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 3rd Sunday of Lent 2025: “At our TLM for the 3rd Sunday of Lent, Father said there were at least 5 sermons he could give…”
- on Daily Rome (video) 1275 – a trip to the tailor: “@Suburbanbanshee Indeed. There is a reference to the practice in Grettir’s Saga, where a berserker bites his shield, only to…”
- on Notes on a curiosity in today’s Gospel reading from Luke 11: “In regard to your comment about mental illness, there are also physical illnesses that one could mistake for possession. In…”
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Tag Archives: China
Xi… more than a letter in the Greek alphabet, especially in Hong Kong.
There might be Alpha and O-micron variants. There is a Xi origin. X marks the spot. Constantine wanted Nicea. Xi… “I want” is, in Chinese, xi?ng. Reuters: Historic conclave: Chinese bishops, priests brief Hong Kong clerics on Xi’s religious views … Read More
China hacked the Vatican? Of COURSE China hacked the Vatican!
This just in from The Hill. Group says China hackers infiltrated Vatican ahead of expected talks A cybersecurity firm has concluded that Chinese hackers penetrated the Vatican’s computer networks in recent months during the lead-up to negotiations between the Catholic … Read More
VIDEO: Steven Mosher on the Vatican/China Secret Agreement
Michael Matt of The Remnant posted a video of a talk about the China/Vatican secret agreement given by Steven Mosher, head of the Population Research Institute.
Chinese Catholics barricade themselves in church to prevent its destruction
I don’t think there is any way to avoid this conclusion: the Holy See sold out our Chinese brothers and sisters. From CNA: Chinese Catholics barricade themselves in church to prevent demolition Beijing, China, Nov 1, 2019 / 09:07 am … Read More
Posted in Modern Martyrs, Pò sì jiù, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices
Tagged China
19 Comments
19 Comments
US Navy and China faceoffs – disturbing
This is… unsettling. From Express: China fires SIX WARNINGS to US Navy in South China Sea ‘This is China…LEAVE IMMEDIATELY’ THE Chinese military told a US Navy plane flying over the highly-disputed island in the South China Sea to “leave … Read More
Libs should be tied to chairs and forced, to their shame, to watch this film about migrant workers
Tonight I watched The Last Train Home. UK link HERE Long-time readers here know that I keep an eye on Chinese films. This is a documentary about the 130+ million migrant workers in China who strive to return home for the … Read More
Posted in Liberals, Pò sì jiù, REVIEWS, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged China, Chinese, film, Lixin Fan, migrant workers, movies
26 Comments
26 Comments
24 May: World Day of Prayer for the Church in China
I hope you will all stop what you are doing right now and say a prayer to St. Michael the Archangel to protect our brothers and sisters in China, and then say a prayer to Our Lady of China, perhaps … Read More
Card. Zen on Pope Francis and China
From Vatican Insider: Cardinal Zen says destruction of the Catholic Church continues in China Despite the hopes raised by Pope Francis’ election, Sino-Vatican relations are still at a standstill. China’s new leader, Xi Jinping, has not kept his promises and … Read More
Posted in Francis, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Card. Zen, China
9 Comments
9 Comments
Building the TLM and liturgy in China
From a friend from back in my native Minnesota who has been living in China for some years now. He is Catholic and has been doing his best. It seems that he is helping to build where he is something … Read More
SOLAR FLARE ALERT! But don’t worry, because “Firedrake Keeps You Safe”! (Short Wave and Ham Radio Fun)
A convergence of events drives me yet again to post, on this bloggily-productive day. First, a TEOTWAWKI Solar Flare, Coronal Mass Ejection and resulting grid killing EMP may be coming…. From SpaceWeather: ACTIVE SUNSPOT: One of the biggest sunspots of … Read More
CH: China awaits its Waugh
The full, online, digital edition of the UK’s best Catholic weekly, The Catholic Herald, has some excellent pieces this week. I found this one particularly engaging, giving my penchant for Chinese cinema. You can subscribe to the digital, full-edition of … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Catholic Herald, China, Mo Yan, Roy Peachey, Zhang Yimou
6 Comments
6 Comments
Chinese priests and nuns forced into government “study classes”
The UK’s best Catholic weekly, The Catholic Herald, has a piece online which gives a glimpse of the Church in the USA during Pres. Obama’s third term. Obama would probably love to have, I am sure, an American Patriotic Catholic Association … Read More
The cases of two Chinese Bishops. Prayers needed.
From CNA: Vatican lauds ordination of China’s missing bishop Vatican City, Jul 10, 2012 / 04:29 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Vatican has praised the approved ordination of a Chinese bishop, who is now missing after announcing his split from the … Read More
Please pray for this dead Chinese bishop
In your charity will you stop and pray for this man? From UCANEWS: Restrictions in place for bishop’s funeral Officials say ‘no’ to honoring status of Changzhi prelate who died last week ucanews.com reporter, Changzhi China May 30, 2012Government officials … Read More
24 May: Benedict XVI designates as Day of Prayer for the Church in China
From news.va: Day of Prayer for the Church in China Thursday, May 24th is a day dedicated in a special way to the liturgical memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Help of Christians, venerated with great devotion at the Shrine … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Benedict XVI, China, Chinese Catholics, Matteo Ricci, Our Lady of Sheshan
5 Comments
5 Comments
A more cheerful One Child Policy!
If Pres. Obama has his way, this will coming to a neighborhood near you. From the Beeb: China to overhaul ‘threatening’ one-child slogans By Viv Marsh BBC News China is to overhaul the sometimes threatening slogans used to enforce its … Read More
Posted in Dogs and Fleas, Emanations from Penumbras, New Evangelization, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged 1st Amendment, ABC, China, HHS, John Holdren, One Child Policy, PRC, Pres. Obama, religion, religious liberty
19 Comments
19 Comments
Appeal to authorities for Chinese New Year: release of three bishops and of six priests who have disappeared
I hope other bloggers will pick this up and share it with their own readers. Perhaps after reading this you could stop for a moment and say a Memorare for the missing priests and bishops as well as for the … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Modern Martyrs, The future and our choices
Tagged China, PRC
4 Comments
4 Comments
The embattled Church in Eastern Asia
News from the embattled Church in Eastern Asia. First, this from CWN with my emphases: Cardinal Zen rips Beijing’s bid to control Catholic Church July 26, 2011 Cardinal Joseph Zen has denounced the “preposterous and ridiculous” efforts by the Chinese … Read More
Posted in Modern Martyrs
Tagged Card. Zen, China, Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, Fr. Nguyen Van Ly, PRC, Vietnam
6 Comments
6 Comments
Patriotic Church in China reps met with… ?
Just as the Patriotic (state run) Church in Communist China is planning to consecrate a few more bishops, here, I read at CWN that … Leaders of Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association meets with Brazilian bishops, propose dialogue A delegation from … Read More
Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on LENTCAzT 2025 – 19: 3rd Sunday of Lent – Bitter sweet: “GregB: Yes, indeed. You spotted it!”
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