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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)
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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 2010
US Catholic goes to the zoo about the new “graviora delicta” norms
You perhaps won’t be surprised if Bryan Cones of the über-liberal US Catholic threw a little nutty about the CDF’s new norms concerning graviora delicta, "exceptionally serious crimes". Here is the piece in all is wondrous weirdness with my emphases … Read More
QUAERITUR: I poured the Precious Blood down a sink
From a reader: I was reading your blog entry on "Graviora Delicta" and started to get a bit nervous. Awhile ago, I served as sacristan at a Jesuit high school. With no disrespect to the Society of Jesus, you can … Read More
SSPX Bp. Fellay claims Pope Benedict says the TLM privately
The fellow who sent the following added the mordant comment that if any Italian bishop were to resign because the Pope said the traditional form of Holy Mass, that would be reason enough for him to do it. The English … Read More
What happens when you take a coffee mug to Starbucks?
For the Just Too Cool file… A priest who reads the blog and who bought some "Oremus pro Pontifice" coffee mugs sent me this note and photo: I use them at Starbucks, and "they" have led to one return to … Read More
Just plain FUN!
Super biretta tip to Jimmy Akin! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5gCeWEGiQI]
Wouldn’t it be fun to…
… tooooo… for example… … Rent a car with camper-trailer and follow the Giro d’Italia or Tour de France? Sans head butts. Great scenery, interesting people, fantastic food or ingredients for those who cook, fresh air. I am channeling my … Read More
Your good news
As we go into our weekend, let us know what your recent good news is – especially about grace working in your lives.
So much for the “relational wisdom of women”!
Remember that National Catholic Fishwrap piece, "Compromised hierarchy needs relational wisdom of women" by Charlene Spretnak? There is a news story from Germany today that Lutheran Bishopette Maria Jepsen of Hamburg has resigned. From AP: Report: First woman Lutheran bishop … Read More
OSV survey about “best of the (Catholic) web”
Our Sunday Visitor has a little survey going. The number of Catholic-oriented websites out there has exploded, and keeping track of the ones that are truly useful gets harder as they proliferate. OSV Newsweekly is pulling together a "best of … Read More
Card. Canizares Llovera: liturgical education, reintroduction to Christianity
From NLM we get the translation of an interview in German with the Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, His Eminence Antonio Card. Canizares LLovera for the 3rd anniversary of the emancipation proclamation Summorum Pontificum. You can read the … Read More
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