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Tag Archives: D. Madison
Bp. Morlino on the mission of lay people in the public HHS mandate battle. Wherein Fr Z rants.
Some music to accompany my preliminary rant. Read while listening. [wp_youtube]TVjDP0vlem4[/wp_youtube] I have seen sharp criticisms launched by lay people against bishops whom they accuse of being weak in the public debate about Pres. Obama’s attacks on the religious … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Dogs and Fleas, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged abortifacients, abortion, Bp. Morlino, contraception, D. Madison, health care, HHS, laity, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pres. Obama, religious liberty, vocation of the laity
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Brick by brick in Madison: an Altar-ation!
Brick by brick in Madison, WI, one of the wackiest liberal locales in the US of A. The great Bishop of Madison, Most Rev. Robert Morlino, about whom I have written quite a few times (his tag), has made a … Read More
QUAERITUR: Can EMCHs give “blessings”?
From a reader: At Mass this morning, at least one of the EMs was ‘blessing’ children as they came forward. My understanding was that only priests could give blessings. We are a parish with 2 priests covering 3 churches, plus … Read More
Peter Kreeft on liberals: “A Catholic cannot be today what is called a liberal about abortion.”
From the Wisconsin State Journal we have a tale of the visit and speech given by Dr. Peter Kreeft at the Pastoral Center of the Diocese of Madison, where the H.E. Most Rev. Robert Morlino reigns. In the Spirit: Can … Read More
Begin Lent (February) on a Rome Pilgrimage with Bp. Morlino (D. Madison)… and maybe also
I was alerted about pilgrimage being arranged by Bishop Morlino of Madison. 12-23 February. Ash Wednesday is 22 February, this year. A chance to be in Rome and maybe even catch part of the Holy Father’s walk (or glide?) from … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, The Campus Telephone Pole
Tagged Bp. Morlino, D. Madison, pilgrimage
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A note and correction about Communion under both kinds
Remember the whole kerfuffle about fewer opportunities for Communion under both kinds? The Diocese of Phoenix and the Diocese of Madison set new policies which bring distribution of Communion under both kinds (CUBK, for short) into line with the new … Read More
Bp. Morlino on beauty and worship: beauty is NOT just a matter of taste.
On the site of the Diocese of Madison’s paper, The Catholic Herald (not to be confused with The Catholic Herald in the UK), His Excellency Most Rev. Robert Morlino has some observations about liturgy which are worth a look. My … Read More
Communion under both kinds: Bp. Morlino explains the situation to his priests.
You have by now read that His Excellency Most Rev. Robert Morlino, intrepid Bishop of Madison, helped the priests of that diocese to understand that the indult distribution of Holy Communion under both kinds upon a wide variety of occasions … Read More
Diocese of Madison, WI, to stop regular Holy Communion under both kinds. The indult ran out in 2005.
On the site of the parish of the Cathedral of Madison in Wisconsin, where His Excellency Most Rev. Robert Morlino is, by the grace of God, the ordinary, there is a pdf of the parish bulletin in which it is … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged 2005, Bp. Morlino, communion under both kinds, D. Madison, indult
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D. of Madison’s newspaper’s explanation of EMHC’s giving blessings as if they were priests
In The Catholic Herald of the Diocese of Madison, where the great Bishop Robert Morlino exercises oversight, there is a great article on an issue we have addressed here many times: Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion giving blessings to non-communicants … Read More
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