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Tag Archives: China
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
18 Comments
18 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
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