Monthly Archives: February 2010

Resources for understanding “modernism”

"Modernism" is by nature a bit of a moving target.   These days fewer people – except for the confirmed traditionalists – seem less interested in talking about "modernism" than about "relativism". I am thinking about the issues these days and … Read More

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Another TLM location in Rome

I don’t know if you heard this or not, but there is now yet another church in Rome where you can find celebrations of Holy Mass according to the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite.   According to Messa In … Read More

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Tebow commericial

What did you think of the Tebow commercial in the TV coverage of the 1st quarter of the Super Bowl? [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sreLyzUFdx0] UPDATE: 8 Feb 1442 GMT: There is a good roundup of media reactions to the ad at Jill Stanek‘s … Read More

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How are your driving habits?

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Super Bowl Commercials

Okay… favs? (Tebow commercial stuff here.)

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Pres. Obama’s adviser Harry Knox

You might have heard something about Pres. Obama’s close adviser Harry Knox. Let’s have a look at a CNS story about this presidential adviser… personally selected by Pres. Obama from who knows how many possible candidates… to help him form … Read More

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7 Feb: Bl. Pius IX

Today is the feast of B. Pius IX.   Outside of Rome we do not celebrate Bl. Pius at the altar, but we can certainly on our own consider his contributions during his long pontificate.

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Archbp. Nichols slaps down The Tablet’s coverage of the new translation

From the "Hoist On His Own Petard" file: Here is something from the blog of Damian Thompson which I missed the other day… as I was traveling and my iPhone was on vacation. It seems that the Rome correspondent of … Read More

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WDTPRS: 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time – COLLECT (2002MR)

Let’s drill into a prayer for today’s Holy Mass. COLLECT – LATIN TEXT (2002MR): Familiam tuam, quaesumus, Domine, continua pietate custodi, ut, quae in sola spe gratiae caelestis innititur, tua semper protectione muniatur. This Collect was in the pre-Conciliar 1962MR, … Read More

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Benedict XVI to Scottish Bishops: “complete fidelity”

Every five years bishops are required to make an ad limina apostolorum pilgrimage to Rome to visit the "thresholds" and the tombs of the Apostles Peter and Paul and to meet with the Holy Father and Curia for status quaestionis … Read More

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