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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)
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Monthly Archives: November 2010
The Feeder Feed: getting cold edition
It has been a while since I have posted photos of the feeders at home. I have the Z-Cam going with Radio Sabina now. There are views of the feeders, which I occasionally shift. The Chickadees and Nuthatches have definitively … Read More
China consecrates a bishop. Canonist Ed Peters comments.
I would like today to remind Catholic readers in America, especially, to be thankful for the blessings of a still society and the still free exercise of religion. You have probably heard that there was a consecration of a bishop … Read More
Card. Burke’s first big sermon as Cardinal S.R.E.
From a sermon of now Cardinal Burke for the feast of St. Cecilia, virgin and martyr. This was at the North American College as Mass of Thanksgiving for having been made cardinal. Note the attention given not just to St. … Read More
Fishwrap getting Condom Conundrum wrong, but with a surprise!
When it comes to the Condom Conundrum the National Catholic Fishwrap‘s commentators are living down to our expectations. To wit one Phyllis Zagano who is “senior research associate-in-residence at Hofstra University and author of several books in Catholic Studies. Her … Read More
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Lost Roman Chinese Legion
This is for your Just Too Cool file. From the Daily Telegraph with my emphases: Chinese villagers ‘descended from Roman soldiers’ By Nick Squires Genetic testing of villagers in a remote part of China has shown that nearly two thirds … Read More
Not for the weak of heart or stomach. The hideous truth.
CMR reports on the hideous truth. Vegetarians around the planet were horrified to learn today that the popular Thanksgiving dish for vegetarians called Tofurkey doesn’t actually derive from the vegetarian bean curd known as Tofu but from a very small … Read More
QUAERITUR: Reservation of Precious Blood in home of a sick person
From a reader: My father-in-law has been battling tongue cancer (which has spread to his lymph) and has been housebound for nearly 5 months. Moreover, he hasn’t eaten any solid foods for nearly 10 months. He has a feeding tube … Read More
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RECENT POSTS and THANKS TO READERS
It has been a busy day. Here is one reason: Prayer Request – Mothership Problem And because the Mac using PC snarkers have chimed in, I have started a “Get a Mac” fund. Here are some recent posts: Fr. Fessio … Read More
POLL ALERT: Justification of “mercy killing”
There is a poll on the site of the New York Daily News attached to a story about an 88 year old man who shot his wife in the head to end her suffering. As of now. UPDATE 24 Nov … Read More
Fr. Fessio on what Pope Benedict really said: USEFUL ANALOGY ALERT
USEFUL ANALOGY ALERT “Pope Approves Padded Pipes for Mugging” You would do well to read this carefully and use it in conversations. Fr. Joseph Fessio, SJ, wrote a piece for Reuters which means that it will get a little visibility. … Read More
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