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- Gregg the Obscure on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 3rd Sunday of Advent “Gaudete” – 2025: “many good points. Gaudete! this is not the same as being entertained and comfortable in the world. the desert fathers…”
- on ASK FATHER: Why do the TLM Gospels switch between “Ierusalem” and “Ierosolyma”? Wherein Fr. Z drills and then rants.: “Thank you for that learned exposition, Father Z — very instructive. Although I cannot find any indication that Jerome and…”
- on ASK FATHER: What’s the difference between the “rejoice” of “Laetare” Sunday of Lent and “Gaudete” Sunday of Advent?: “Thank you, Father. This is a lovely exposition. Buona continuatione…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1503: “The story is that the switch to Calibri was based on the idea that it (and perhaps other sans serif…”
- on 12 December – The pivotal Feast of St. Lucy, the year’s “darkest day”: “More on the Julian calendar that is very interesting. The creation the image of Our Lady on the tilma of…”
- on 12 December – The pivotal Feast of St. Lucy, the year’s “darkest day”: “Father I try in my incomplete way to pray the office especially during advent and lent. It is the office…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1504 – Tilma and bonus: “Paul Augustin Card. Mayer, OSB. One of the holiest souls I’ve ever encountered. Amazing man.”
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- on 9 December – Feast of St. Juan Diego. The AMAZING miracle for his canonization!: “So, a couple of Dominican nuns were ignorant of something well known to many others and this makes it fishy?…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1503: “@gsk: You can count me among those who are barely aware of the associations which are intimated by typefaces. I…”
- on I INSTANTLY added this book to my list! (Fr. Z POLLS): “Macarius, I still have not attempted Mark Walker’s translation, Hobbitvs Ille (2012) – might a New Year’s Resolution help, I…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1503: “@Not (above): I was open to the fake Sister Lucy thesis for a good while, but this put that theory…”
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Tag Archives: Kathleen Sebelius
The day virtue was outlawed
Liberal catholics want us all to weenie out and avoid engaging in “culture wars”. Meanwhile, I saw this commentary piece at CNSNews: Free Exercise of Virtue Prohibited as of Today in USA As of today–Jan. 1, 2014–a Democratic administration led … Read More
SCOTUS to take up HHS mandate cases
The Supreme Court of these United States will take up a couple cases concerning the Obama administration’s anti-religious HHS mandate. Via Townhall: BREAKING: Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to HHS Contraception Mandate The Supreme Court agreed on noon Tuesday … Read More
Diocletian/Obama’s Anti-Christian Edict
We have always known it would be this way, of course. From CNA: Obama’s Final Word: Catholics Must Buy/Provide Coverage for Abortion Drugs (CNSNews.com) – The Department of Health and Human Services today released the final text of the final … Read More
White House “takes out the trash” in its fake HHS Mandate tweaks
On the TV series The West Wing you learn about “taking out the trash”. That is, the White House releases what might be potentially problematic news on a Friday, so that things can calm down over the weekend and other stories … Read More
Posted in Dogs and Fleas, Emanations from Penumbras, Liberals, Religious Liberty, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged 1st Amendment, anti-catholicism, anti-Christian, HHS mandate, Kathleen Sebelius, Obamacare, Obamatax, Pres. Obama, religious freedom, religious liberty
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Rep. Ryan to Catholics: act before religious freedoms are eroded
From CNA: Paul Ryan urges Catholics to act before religious freedoms erode Presumptive Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan says Catholics must act now to protect their right to religious freedom from being diminished in American society. “This is a … Read More
Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, Liberals, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged 1st Amendment, Affordable Care Act, anti-catholic, HHS mandate, Kathleen Sebelius, Obama Administration, Obamacare, Obamatax, preferential option for the poor, Pres. Obama, religious liberty, Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, Rep. Paul Ryan, Respect for Rights of Conscience Act, solidarity, subsidiarity
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USCCB Plea To Congress, Obama Administration To Repair Obamacare… er… ObamaTAX
Bishops Renew Plea To Congress And Administration To Repair Affordable Care Act [My emphases and comments.] June 28, 2012 Supreme Court decision does not address fundamental flaws in the law Legislation still needed to fix conscience, abortion funding, immigration problems … Read More
“c”atholics United: Who runs the dissident group politicizing the HHS mandate issue and fighting the US bishops?
Catholics United is politicizing the HHS mandate issue. A reader sent an article from the Baltimore Sun about the opening Mass for the Fortnight for Freedom. I am sure you have read about that elsewhere, so I will only point … Read More
Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, Throwing a Nutty
Tagged 2012, American Patriot Catholic Association, Catholics United, Fortnight for Freedom, George Soros, HHS, HHS mandate, James Salt, Kathleen Sebelius, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pres. Obama
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15 Comments
Great Pentecost sermon on the signs of the times (e.g., the Obama’s HHS mandate and his war on the Church)
It is the Octave of Pentecost. We can should and review Pentecost during the Octave. A friend of mine, Fr. Richard Jacobs, OSA, gave this sermon for Pentecost Sunday: One of the Fathers of the Church, St. Cyril of Alexandria, … Read More
Posted in Dogs and Fleas, Mail from priests, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged Catholic Charities, Catholic Relief Services, Cyril of Alexandria, health care, HHS mandate, Kathleen Sebelius, Obama Administration, Pentecost, Pres. Obama, religious liberty, reproductive services
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2 Comments
CNS: Catholic Colleges Urge HHS to Rescind ‘Direct Violation’ of Religious Liberty
From the Cardinal Newman Society: Faithful Catholic Colleges Urge HHS to Rescind ‘Direct Violation’ of Religious Liberty Joined together by their firm commitment to strong Catholic identity and fidelity to Catholic teaching, 19 Catholic colleges, universities and online programs partnered … Read More
Good website for info about the attack on the Church through the HHS mandate
The Administration of “The First Gay President” is attacking the first liberties of all Americans by undermining the 1st Amendment. Pres. Obama is, through the HHS mandate, attacking also the Catholic Church and all religious institutions in the USA. I … Read More
Gregg the Obscure on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 3rd Sunday of Advent “Gaudete” – 2025: “many good points. Gaudete! this is not the same as being entertained and comfortable in the world. the desert fathers…”
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