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Tag Archives: Fr. Gerald Murray
What makes a parish “great”?
My good friend Fr. Gerald Murray (of all the priests who regularly appears on network TV clearly the best prepared), wrote for First Things a review of a recently published book by William E. Simon, Jr., Great Catholic Parishes: How Four … Read More
Fr. Murray on Hillary’s anti-Catholic distortions at Al Smith Dinner
Clarity and common sense from my friend Fr. Murray on the Al Smith Dinner… Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com
“The shortcut to handling the crisis is to deny that it exists.”
From Fr. Rutler at LifeZette: A Christian Duty in the Face of Terror After another devastating ISIS attack in France, this time against a priest in his 80s while he was saying Mass, the answer isn’t just, “Do nothing.” As … Read More
A canonist looks at Amoris laetitia
If you are not yet weary of Chapter 8 of Amoris laetitia – or indeed the mere mention of the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation by incipit or innuendo, my friend Fr. Gerald Murray has some observations at The Catholic Thing. Fr. … Read More
Posted in Francis, Mail from priests, The Drill
Tagged Amoris Laetitia, Fr. Gerald Murray
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37 Comments
EWTN: Robert Royal and Fr. Gerald Murray on #AmorisLaetitia
Great commentary about Amoris laetitia from Robert Royal and Fr. Gerald Murray on EWTN. At about 20:00 Fr. Murray has gives a fantastic response to Arroyo’s toungue-in-check challenge after reading out a portion of AL 304. Arroyo from 304-305: “It is reductive … Read More
Posted in The Drill
Tagged Amoris Laetitia, Fr. Gerald Murray, Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation
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8 Comments
Fr. Murray: degrees of unbelief in God and in his revelation
My friend Fr. Gerald Murray hit another dinger at The Catholic Thing. A tease… read the whole thing there. Cardinal Sarah and Our Silent Apostasy The book God or Nothing, a wide-ranging interview with Cardinal Robert Sarah, Prefect of the Congregation … Read More
VIDEO: Straight talk from Fr. Murray about secular media that mocks prayer and belief in God (ACTION ITEM!)
After the massacre in San Bernardino the liberal New York Daily News mocked people to pray and who believe in God. HERE My friend Fr. Gerry Murray provided some straight talk on Fox News with Neil Cavuto. This is outstanding! … Read More
Posted in ACTION ITEM!, Biased Media Coverage, HONORED GUESTS, Liberals, Mail from priests, The Coming Storm
Tagged Fr. Gerald Murray
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24 Comments
“Asking Our Lady to Help Us Make Up for Lost Time” AUDIO INTERVIEW
On this Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, I want to give a couple priest friends a plug. Msgr. Charles Mangan I have know since the 80’s. He is a priest of Sioux Falls and he worked … Read More
Posted in HONORED GUESTS, The Campus Telephone Pole
Tagged Fr. Gerald Murray, Msgr. Charles Mangan
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3 Comments
As the Synod ends…
My friend Fr Murray has good comments in his EWTN analysis of the Synod’s work: Fr. Murray touches on Pope Francis’ words about decentralization of the Curia. Robert Royal admits that he doesn’t know what Francis meant by decentralization and … Read More
Posted in One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Synod
Tagged family, Fr. Gerald Murray, Synod
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2 Comments
EWTN (Fr. Murray) analysis of Synod from a couple days ago.
It is interesting, today, to watch the World Over analysis of the Synod from a couple days ago. Special attention, please, to Fr. Murray’s comments.
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