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- dep on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 3rd Sunday after Easter 2025 (N.O. 4th Sunday of Easter): “Not directly from the sermon, exactly, but Fr. Kiely’s piece in The Catholic Thing caused me, at 2 a.m. to…”
- on Some Notes about Leo XIV.. maybe more to follow: “The emphasis that our new Pope believes and prays, while reassuring, causes me to wonder: have we been led, then,…”
- on Leo XIV – relax: “Is anyone else struck by how easy, almost natural, it would have been for Cdl Prevost to take the name,…”
- on ROME 25/5– Day 30-31:: “Exquisite day…photos cause yearning- I used to stay nearby, with the sisters at Santa Birgitta. Checking in to read back…”
- on Leo XIV – relax: “@APX: Sorry, I did not mean to sound uncharitable towards the Holy Father. A Ponti-fex is literally a bridge builder,…”
- on Some Notes about Leo XIV.. maybe more to follow: “Not that we have to have a Race To The Bottom!”
- on Some Notes about Leo XIV.. maybe more to follow: “Chicago Theological Union the worst possible school? I can’t believe it to be any worse than Union Theological Seminary in…”
- on ASK FATHER: Security video camera inside a confessional: “In case anyone was wondering how Washington State proposes to enforce its new “law” that attacks the sacramental seal…”
- on Leo XIV – relax: “Everyone is focused on his choice of name Leo. Everyone is focused on Leo XIII. I also think and hope…”
- on Leo XIV – relax: “I get the sense that Leo XIV is what the cardinals thought they were getting when they elected Francis. Humble,…”
- on Leo XIV – relax: “Is it me, or has Chicago decided that the Pope is their new Archbishop too? I just get that feeling.…”
- on Some Notes about Leo XIV.. maybe more to follow: “Search terms: prevost doctorate angelicum AI overview: Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who recently served as the Prefect of the Dicastery…”
- on Leo XIV – relax: “Folks, the combox form, I urge you to preview and THINK before posting. I want to renew that here. I…”
- on Leo XIV – relax: “The way in which things might have turned out much worse was brought home to me when I saw a…”
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Tag Archives: Crux
ASK FATHER: On Good Friday should we venerate a Cross or a Crucifix?
UPDATE 16 April From a reader… Father, I know you’re not a fan of the Book of Blessings, [You’ve got that right!] but being an “official” ritual book, these two paragraphs from Chapter 35, “Order for the Blessing of a … Read More
How about this? “Cradle Catholics should speak less, listen more.”
Michael Sean Winters, the Wile e. Coyote of the liberal catholic Left at the Fishwrap, and hyper-liberal Massimo “Beans” Faggiolo at Villanova, and the papalatrous gnostic Austen Ivereigh at Crux have incited a little war on converts recently. According to … Read More
Crux tweets horrid image of Pope Francis, Pres. Trump… funded by @KofC
CRUX is funded by the Knights of Columbus. CRUX posted this image on Twitter concerning the meeting of Pope Francis and Pres. Trump. Link to Tweet HERE Knights of Columbus… is it time to cancel your insurance? Moderation queue is ON. … Read More
Canonist Ed Peters explains situation to Crux priest. Important info for priests, confessors.
The other day at Crux there was a piece by Fr. Paul Keller about a theoretical (Deo gratias) case study in which the writer – basing himself on the objectively unclear notions of Amoris laetitia Chapter 8 – figures out how to … Read More
Knights of Columbus bankroll Crux. Do @KofC also hold @Crux editorial positions?
I saw a piece at Crux today which left me disappointed. The piece in question is an opinion hit-job by Austen Ivereigh against anyone who dares to suggest that there are problems with Chapter 8 of Amoris laetitia. Ivereigh is a … Read More
John Allen on Summorum Pontificum: “Most Catholics who wanted access to the older Mass already had it”
Over at CRUX (now perhaps Crux 2.0? – the Boston Globe ended its life support – Zombie Crux? – the KofCs support it now, which I can’t get my head around… but I digress…), editor John L. Allen made an odd statement … Read More
Posted in CRUX WATCH, Liberals, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, You must be joking!
Tagged Crux, John L. Allen
63 Comments
63 Comments
Two African Cardinals standing up!
In the lead up (already) to next October’s Synod, the continuation of last October’s wild ride with its bizarre rules, backroom maneuvers, and strange proposals, Africa (pace Card. Kasper) is coming into its own. I saw this at the National … Read More
ACTION ITEM – POLL – Card. Burke on Church becoming “feminized” UPDATE
Over Crux, the same-sex union between the Fishwrap and the secular Boston Globe (with all the same characters). There is a poll, on the left side.. scroll down. I, for one, agree. Make up your own mind. Results as of this writing… Perhaps … Read More
As The Synod Turns
Any one who looks at Catholic stuff on these interwebs today (and for the near future) is going to be inundated with Synod stuff. We have to be wary. Do you remember that, just before Benedict XVI abdicated, during an … Read More
Posted in CRUX WATCH
Tagged Crux, homosexuality, same-sex unions, Synod of Bishops, Synod of the Media
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36 Comments
Crux – Fr. Z’s initial observations
I have been watching the new initiative from the Boston Globe, with the involvement of former Fishwrap writer John Allen: Crux. I have some initial observations. Happily, it seems to me that Crux has the potential to make the National catholic Fishwrap irrelevant. … Read More
Posted in Biased Media Coverage, CRUX WATCH, Liberals, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill
Tagged Boston Globe, Crux, Crux Watch, Lisa Miller, Margery Eagan, Michael O’Loughlin
50 Comments
50 Comments
dep on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 3rd Sunday after Easter 2025 (N.O. 4th Sunday of Easter): “Not directly from the sermon, exactly, but Fr. Kiely’s piece in The Catholic Thing caused me, at 2 a.m. to…”
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