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Tag Archives: identity
Benedict XVI breaks silence: intro to new volume in an anthology series – includes thoughts on “same-sex unions”
I recall a time when I was genuinely eager for the rumored release of papal documents. They would come out and I would read them carefully looking for the good stuff. These days I don’t have that zeal and I … Read More
READER FEEDBACK: “I want to be treated as an adult when it comes to catechesis and the Sacred Liturgy.”
From a reader, reacting to my post: Communion in the hand. Wherein Fr. Z rants and provokes. Firstly, I want to thank you for your recent post/rant about “age appropriate food” when it comes to the Catholic Faith. I have … Read More
Posted in HONORED GUESTS, Linking Back, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged feedback, identity, liturgy
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9 Comments
Benedict XVI on liturgical worship and our identity
Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! This is GREAT. The Holy Father’s Wednesday Audience with my emphases and comments: VATICAN, OCTOBER 3, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave today in St. Peter’s Square. The … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Benedict XVI, Brick by Brick, Fr. Z KUDOS, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill, The future and our choices, Year of Faith
Tagged active participation, Benedict XVI, CCC 1073, CCC 1097, CCC 2565, Holy Mass, identity, liturgy, prayer
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MENE MENE TEKEL UPHARSIN – REVIEW: Mark Steyn – After America: Get Ready for Armageddon
I am reading Mark Steyn’s brilliant After America: Get Ready for Armageddon. USA book click here. USA Kindle book click here. (Text-to-Speech enabled) UK book click here. UK doesn’t have a separate Kindle version yet. Readers in the USA, this … Read More
REVIEW: New book by Aidan Nichols: Criticising the Critics
UPDATE 20 March: I am getting emails from people asking how they can get the book I was reading on the airplane yesterday (see that entry). I am reposting this entry for their benefit. __________ ORIGINAL entry 7 March. __________ … Read More
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, REVIEWS, SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Aidan Nichols, identity, modernism, Tracey Rowland
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11 Comments
Wherein Fr. Z rants about our Catholic identity and dangerous times
In another entry, about the priest/penitent privilege and a state’s violation of the same we read: I don’t believe it is likely that secret eavesdropping on conversations between priests and penitents is a growing trend in this country, but the … Read More
An important paragraph in “Caritas in veritate”
I am still absorbing the encyclical, and I don’t want simply to toss snippets around. But I am being hammered in e-mail to make some comments about the encyclical. First, perhaps not much new is in the first part. … Read More
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, SESSIUNCULA, The Drill
Tagged Benedict XVI, Caritas in veritate, encyclical, identity, Marshall Plan
33 Comments
33 Comments
America Magazine: English should supplant Latin as Church’s official language
From the Jesuit run America with my emphases and very time-pressed comments: Ave atque Vale The case for replacing Latin as the official language of the church Thomas G. Casey | AMERICA, JUNE 8, 2009 Latin is the official language … Read More
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, SESSIUNCULA, The Drill
Tagged identity, Latin, tradition
101 Comments
101 Comments
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
113 Comments
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
186 Comments
186 Comments
Amateur Scholastic on Interior Fiat: “The first four pieces of advice ought not always to be followed, surely? If everybody, including parents and people in…”
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