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Monthly Archives: June 2009
CNA: U.S. bishops support for Bishop D’Arcy on Notre Dame
From CNA: U.S. bishops express support for Bishop D’Arcy on Notre Dame Bishop John D’Arcy San Antonio, Texas, Jun 23, 2009 / 05:02 pm (CNA).- The latest gathering of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) expressed “appreciation and support” … Read More
Ed Peters on SSPX ordinations
The distinguished canonist Ed Peters, on his blog In The Light Of The Law, has opined about the illicit ordinations performed by the SSPX. This is timely especially because of the tensions in Germany between the bishops in that conference … Read More
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Pres. Obama to appoint new “bioethics commission”
From CNA with my emphases and comments: Obama plan to disband Bioethics Council draws criticism Washington D.C., Jun 23, 2009 / 06:14 am (CNA).- Last week, it was made public that President Obama will disband the President’s Council on Bioethics, … Read More
Killing some time
Waiting for a flight… NYT Crossword … 8 minutes. I almost never do these. As a matter of fact, I haven’t worked a crossword for very long time. I usually get hung up with the pop culture references, but this … Read More
Fr. Tim Vakoc – Military Chaplain – RIP
In your charity please pray for the repose of the soul of Fr Tim Vakoc, a military chaplain severely wounded in Iraq years ago. He was finally overcome by his wounds. We were in seminary together in St. Paul. The … Read More
Italian address “de novissimis”
For those of you who read Italian, there is a good piece on the Four Last Things by French Bishop Jean-Pierre Batut, auxiliary of Lyon, on the site of Chiamati al cielo from the Diocese of Bergamo.
QUAERITUR: deacon in music ministry
From a reader: There is a situation I would like to ask your (or your readers’) advice about. If a man whose job was to be a music director at a parish with a serious sacred music program perceived a calling … Read More
Supper was “Ottimo”
I won’t show you photos of what I had for supper. It was great and with good company. We ate at Ottimo on 24th, close to the parish, St. Vincent de Paul’s. I recommend this place. The chef, Salvatore, is … Read More
“tweet… tweet tweet… tweet tweeeeet!”
UPDATE 2019 GMT: You bumped me to 34! _____ ORIGINAL POST Twitter is turning out to be an interesting tool for rapid notices. Anyone watching the new from Iran has seen how Twitter is changing the reporting about what is … Read More
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