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The "sign of peace" during Mass in the Ordinary Form...
- I dread it as it approaches and think of ways to avoid it. (36%, 9,555 Votes)
- I tolerate it. (35%, 9,195 Votes)
- I hate it so much I won't go to Mass where it is done. (12%, 3,205 Votes)
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Should the Bishops of the USA have us return to obligatory meatless Fridays during the whole year and not just during Lent?
- Yes, and I think this is very important. (81%, 15,546 Votes)
- Yes, I guess so. (9%, 1,716 Votes)
- No, I hesitate about such a move. (5%, 900 Votes)
- No, this would be a really bad idea. (3%, 511 Votes)
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Monthly Archives: July 2009
Card. Castrillon makes some comments
Our friends at Rorate have an excerpt of an interview His Eminence Dario Card. Castrillon Hoyos, Pres. of the PCED, gave to El Tiempo. Here is … well… an excerpt of the excerpt… We enter in medias res when the … Read More
The fruits of presidential “common ground” and “dialogue”
So now we begin to see the fruits of "common ground" and "dialogue" between the Obama Administration and the Catholic Church on the abortion issue. From the indispensable C-Fam: Obama Administration Calls for Universal Access to Abortion at UN Meeting … Read More
Cong. of Causes of Saints approves Newman miracle
I am sure you have seen the news about the new decrees for beatification. From the Bolletino: PROMULGAZIONE DI DECRETI DELLA CONGREGAZIONE DELLE CAUSE DEI SANTI Oggi, 3 luglio 2009, il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI ha ricevuto in Udienza privata … Read More
Doug Kmiec will be the new Ambassador to Malta
I picked up from Twitter that the White House announced that Doug Kmiec will be the new Ambassador to Malta. WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals for key administration posts: Jonathan … Read More
Swallows and Wales and Missa Cantata
I got this from a reader. I love the image and had to share it. Father Jason Jones, Rector of the National Shrine of Wales, Our Lady of the Taper, celebrated a Missa Cantata on the Feast of the Most … Read More
What to do… what to do…
I am presently dissecting a dialogue in the Catholic Herald and I am wondering if I should do so on the blog. The excellent Catholic Herald of the UK has an interesting feature: an exchange of letters between Moyra Doorly, … Read More
Pres. Obama and his roundtable with religion writers
From CNS: Obama holds round table with religion writers By Patricia ZaporCatholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — President Barack Obama told a morning round table with religion writers [but why?] July 2 that he was profoundly influenced by the late … Read More
“We are potato people.” Must read article from the Catholic Herald
Another wonderful article from this week’s Catholic Herald of the UK. Let me give you just a couple of the good bits… go there and read the whole thing. ‘Good Hebridean food – it’s so easy’Carolyn Reynier meets one of … Read More
CathHerald UK: Bishop says disobedience is harming the Church
From The Catholic Herald, the best weekly in the UK, comes this from the keyboard of the charming and persistent Anna Arco with my emphases and comments. Bishop: disobedience is harming the ChurchBy Anna Arco Bishops who have deep theological … Read More
Request for a novena of prayer for the healing of a monk
I received this from a reader: I write at the request of Father Prior of Clear Creek Monastery in the Diocese of Tulsa. Father Francois de Feydeau, the subprior of Clear Creek, bravely continues his fight for his life on … Read More
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