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Tag Archives: crisis
Another “We are our rites!” rant from Fr. Z
At Crisis there is a piece by Paul Krause which knocks one out of the park. He writes about reverence in worship. His starting point is a Christological view of anthropology and, therefore, the virtue of Religion (though he doesn’t … Read More
Terrific podcast at Crisis with Scott Hahn. Don’t delay.
Joyless Catholic. That’s like married bachelor. It’s an oxymoron. Thus, Scott Hahn in a new podcast. BTW… Scott is also the guy who came up with the triptych of “rad trads, mad trads and glad trads”. I know which I … Read More
Reacting to article titles
At Crisis there are three article titles that caught my eye and garnered an instant reaction before I read them. Don’t get into the bad habit (that some of you readers here do have) of reacting to titles without reading the posts. So, … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Lighter fare, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged crisis
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Fathers! You are the mighty enemies of our enemy, Hell!
GO TO CONFESSION! What a victory for the demons of Hell it has been to run down the Sacrament of Penance until it is barely thought of in some parishes. Fathers, if you are parish priests and have the obligation … Read More
Posted in GO TO CONFESSION, Priests and Priesthood
Tagged Card. Sarah, confession, crisis, reconciliation, sacrament of penance
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46 Comments
BOOK REVIEW: Indivisible: Restoring Faith, Family And Freedom Before It’s Too Late
Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! We are in a world-wide crisis that encompasses every sphere of our lives. There is an economic, moral, religious and intellectual decline that threatens to bring down our respective countries. We are deep within … Read More
Third SSPX Rosary Crusade: 12 million rosaries for….
From the "Letter to Benefactors" of the SSPX from SSPX Superior Bp. Bernard Fellay. Some of the usual stuff, some very good points and finally a great idea. My emphases and comments. LETTER TO FRIENDS AND BENEFACTORS – SPRING 2009 … Read More
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, SESSIUNCULA
Tagged crisis, crusade, Fatima, Fellay, identity, rosary, SSPX
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113 Comments
Kicking it up a notch: our Catholic identity – Fr. Z rants
A reader alerted me to a letter of His Excellency Most Reverend R. Daniel Conlon, Bishop of Steubenville about Friday penance. This is post on the website of the Diocese of Steubenville and the letter was to be read before … Read More
Posted in Brick by Brick, Classic Posts, Our Catholic Identity, SESSIUNCULA, The future and our choices
Tagged crisis, fasting, friday, identity, penance, rubrics, Steubenville
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186 Comments
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