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Monthly Archives: July 2011
More about the new, corrected version of the Confiteor
Elsewhere I answered a question about the new, corrected ICEL version of the Confiteor. I said I would post something more about the Confiteor. Liberals will hate this new version, by the way. We have already seen that (here). Here … Read More
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A tot of coffee!
As you may know, a “tot” is not just a small child but also a small quantity of anything, especially of some beverage, and most especially of a beverage such as rum. Here is a photo sent by a reader. … Read More
QUAERITUR: New translation of Confiteor omitted from Mass today.
From a reader: Dear Fr Z, I’ve just been to Mass, using the new translation for the first time. [hmmm] I was looking forward to the Confiteor, but our priest left it out. Was that because it was a weekday? … Read More
We mustn’t take a vacation from prayer and God
From ZENIT: Benedict XVI Offers Tips for Summer Holidays Father Lombardi Summarizes Pontiff’s Suggestions VATICAN CITY, JULY 24, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI is offering some tips on how to live one’s summer holiday, says a Vatican spokesman. On the most … Read More
QUAERITUR: Wore a black chapel veil and women scoffed
From a reader: I wore my black mantilla (it blends in with my dark brown hair better) to an OF Mass this evening for the second time (no issues the first time), but after I arrived, a group of chatty … Read More
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Papal Nuncio to Ireland recalled to Rome for consultation about Cloyne report
From RTÉ News comes this: Papal Nuncio recalled to Rome for Cloyne talks Updated: 14:27, Monday, 25 July 2011 The Vatican Press Office has confirmed the Holy See has recalled its ambassador to Ireland. The Vatican has confirmed that Papal … Read More
Do you believe in the Enemy of the soul and in the eternal punishment of Hell?
From the UK’s best Catholic weekly, The Catholic Herald comes this with my emphases and comments: The Globe’s flat Doctor Faustus shows belief in the Devil is fading Marlowe’s mighty drama about salvation is reduced to the level of a … Read More
Do you have good news?
Let’s start the work week with some of your good news. For my part, I had a supportive message from a bishop. Meant a lot. I managed to make some repairs to a spar and other components of an old … Read More
Non-Catholic abortionist working at Catholic hospital: “When a woman says a fetus is a person, I think it is one.”
From Lifesite comes a story that left me perplexed about how to express my anger. Doc at Catholic hospital: ‘I perform abortions because I’m a Christian’ by Patrick B. Craine DURANGO, Colorado, July 22, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – After a Catholic … Read More
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