Monthly Archives: September 2010

Hyde Park Litany… of the… Sacred Heart

When the Holy Father was at Hyde Park in London, there was a species of The Litany of the Sacred Heart. It was curtailed and there were interpolated intercessions, very contemporary, very much suggesting the ramifications of the clerical sexual … Read More

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BLOG PROBLEM REPORT

There were attacks today.   I am not sure what kind.  Perhaps generic. In any event.  The time has come for changes. I have switched to the WP default theme for a bit while I ponder options. I am told that … Read More

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QUAERITUR: Can I buy a relic?

From a reader: I wanted to know if it is permissible to buy relics. I know that Canon Law says that it is absolutely wrong to sell them. But what about buying them? Also, how do I go about confirming … Read More

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BLOG PROBLEMS

I have receive quite a few e-mails asking me if there are blog problems. Yes.  There are blog problems, and I am not sure what is causing them. The fact that I posted this means that the blog is running… … Read More

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By Jove! Sky watching alert!

From Spaceweather.com JUPITER AT ITS BEST: Tonight, Sept. 20-21, Earth and Jupiter converge for their closest encounter in decades. The giant planet will soar across the sky at midnight, outshining everything except the Moon itself.  Although big, bright Jupiter will … Read More

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Filipino liturgists react against Summorum Pontificum

The Archdiocese of Manila has posted on their website a statement made after a meeting of liturgists from the Philippines under the aegis of the bishops conference of the Philippines. Included in this short statement is the following: Liturgical Inculturation. … Read More

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The Mail: Every Englishman should be proud of John Henry Newman’s beatification

From The Mail comes this piece about the Bl. John Henry Newman by Conrad Black. Why today’s beatification of John Henry Newman is something every Englishman should be proud of, by CONRAD BLACK By Conrad Black Pope Benedict XVI’S beatification … Read More

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Doctor of the Church…. Newman?

Fr. Lombardi suggests that John Henry Newman could be made "Doctor of the Church". Doctors of the Church must be saints and they must embody in their lives, in a significant way, something about who the Church is as teacher. … Read More

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“I can’t waste that gift”

Some people like to pit big stage life, such as papal visits to the UK, against "real" life, such as average people who need to pay bills. Both are real life. But, in the wake of the real life experience … Read More

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Benedict XVI addresses the Bishops of the UK

From Oscott College the Holy Father’s address to Bishops of England, Scotland and Wales: Note the repetition of the word "prophetic". Note especially the Successor of Peter’s comments about Anglicanorum coetibus. My dear Brother Bishops, This has been a day … Read More

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