Monthly Archives: January 2011

Bad news for small-c catholic schools

Could this be the end of small-c catholic institutions? I found this at The Motley Monk. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) told Manhattan College that they are not really a religious institution and therefore they can’t use a religious … Read More

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Te Deum

A biretta tip   o{]:¬)  to Jeffrey Tucker over at The Chant Cafe. Here is a version of the Te Deum.  It is  the Maîtrise of Notre-Dame in Paris (I have the CD). If you have headphones on, you will want … Read More

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Archbp. Nichols about the upcoming ordination of former Anglican bishops

I found this on the site of The Catholic Herald: A Statement from Archbishop Vincent Nichols President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales THE ORDINATION TO THE CATHOLIC PRIESTHOOD OF THREE FORMER ANGLICAN BISHOPS AND THE ESTABLISHMENT … Read More

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CDW response to a dubium concerning role of priests and deacons at the Doxology

Also from the Newsletter of the USCCB’s Committee for Divine Worship, there was published a response to a dubium sent to the CDW in Rome. My brother priests who are interested in concelebration may be interested in this: Role of … Read More

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A note about music from the USCCB’s Committee for Divine Worship

In the latest newsletter of the USCCB’s Committee for Divine Worship there is a focus on the Holy Father’s Post-Synodal Exhortation Verbum Domini, concerning Sacred Scripture. I found this interesting: In times of praise and thanksgiving, and in times of … Read More

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A Catholic (“Patriotic”) parish in China

The Holy Father spoke about religious liberty in his recent “state of the world” speech to the diplomatic corps. I now want to draw your attention to an article in The Pilot, the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Boston. Think … Read More

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More social engineering: passport applications

Via Fox News: ‘Mother,’ ‘Father’ Changing to ‘Parent One,’ ‘Parent Two’ on Passport Applications By Todd Starnes Published January 07, 2011 The words “mother” and “father” will be removed from U.S. passport applications and replaced with gender neutral terminology, the … Read More

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WDTPRS POLL: The Sign of Peace in the Novus Ordo

Choose the answer closest to your thought and then give your comments in the combox below. You do not have to be registered to vote in the poll. Let’s get a good response!  Perhaps other bloggers will help?

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QUAERITUR: Avoiding the Novus Ordo “sign of peace”

From a reader: My wife and I attend an Extraordinary Form Mass almost exclusively, but at times, whether due to weather or circumstance, are forced to attend the closer, Novus Ordo parish. As those go, it’s very good, but I … Read More

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An eastward facing observation

Yesterday the Holy Father celebrated Holy Mass for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord in the Sistine Chapel. Not a peep from the usual corners about ad orientem worship. It’s a given. Therefore,…. it is time for the … Read More

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