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Tag Archives: Ireland
Damian Thompson on the Irish Betrayal
You should read Damian Thompson’s take on the recent horrific betrayal by the Irish. HERE Gay marriage will split the Catholic Church Ireland, for so long the most overtly Catholic state in Western Europe, has voted for gay marriage by … Read More
Dublin’s Archbp. Martin criticizes young traditional priests
Across the pond at RU-486 (aka The Pill aka The Tablet), we find this: ‘Conformist’ younger clergy wary of Francis – Dublin archbishop Pope Francis’ courage is causing disquiet among those with “a very conformist and closed Catholicism” the Archbishop … Read More
IRELAND: birthrate below replacement
Does this surprise anyone? From the Iona Institute: Irish birthrate slips below replacement level Ireland’s birthrate has dropped below replacement level, new figures have revealed. The figures, published yesterday in the Central Statistics Office Statistical Yearbook, show that overall, the … Read More
Irish Govt. to force Catholics to perform abortions. Law allows for no exception or conscience objection.
From the Dignitatis Humanae Institute: Irish Government Set To Compel Catholic Doctors To Perform Abortions Rome, 16 August 2013 “Even nations with the most permissive abortion laws do not normally go so far as to trample on the basic right … Read More
Another bishop restricts eulogies
Sermons for the older form, Extraordinary Form, Requiem Mass are to be pronounced only with the permission of the local bishop and are to be delivered after Mass concludes, while wearing no vestments. There is a lot of wisdom in … Read More
Posted in Brick by Brick, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged Bp. Michael Smith, Bp. Morlino, Card. Ratzinger, D. Meath, eulogies, funerals, Ireland, Requiem Mass
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42 Comments
Shades of Notre Shame! Jesuit-run Boston College to honor pro-abortion ‘catholic’ Irish PM
Did you see that Jesuit-run Boston College is going to have the Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny as their commencement speaker and then give him an honorary degree? HERE Shades of Notre Shame! Enda Kenny, catholic, promoted abortion in Ireland. … Read More
Putting the well-deserved spotlight on Irish dissident Fr. Tony Flannery
At this site Renew America the Australian author Eamonn Keane has done us a great service by summarizing many points concerning the Irish heretic Fr. Tony Flannery, who has been under scrutiny by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Liberals, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill
Tagged CDF, Fr. Tony Flannery, heresy, Ireland
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83 Comments
Yet another group of dissidents forms … where else?….
Get this from the Irish Examiner: Umbrella group aims to speak for Catholics By Claire O’Sullivan Friday, November 09, 2012 A new lay organisation which wants to articulate the views and opinions of mainstream Irish Catholics is being established. [The … Read More
Our Catholic future and the war of attrition: an object lesson
It is interesting to compare dioceses for the numbers of their vocations to the priesthood. Some swanky and tony dioceses have few. Some fly-over dioceses have many. What are they doing differently? Which are the differentiating factors? Is it something … Read More
Brick By Brick in Ireland
For your Brick By Brick file comes this good news. I learned from a friend (and I think the news is now getting around) that the Institute of Christ the King has obtained a church in Limerick, Ireland. The rather … Read More
Posted in Brick by Brick, Just Too Cool, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
Tagged ICK, Ireland
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7 Comments
BeatifyStickler on 29 August – The Beheading of John the Baptist: Corruption exposed and the “brass ring” revealed: “He has deep connection to my family and Newfoundland Canada. Praying for his intercession on behalf of my uncle, John,…”
