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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?
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Monthly Archives: July 2012
Obama Administration Calls Pro-Lifers Terrorists Again
From Life News: Obama Administration Calls Pro-Lifers Terrorists Again Once again, the Obama administration [Pres. Obama is such an aggressive advocate for abortion that he even promoted actual infanticide.] has called “terrorists” the majority of Americans who support the pro-life … Read More
Dissecting a radical anti-Catholic feminist’s opinion piece
From the Guardian: Vatican orthodoxy does not represent all American Catholics Conservatives in the Catholic Church are pushing back against reformers, but progressives can find allies: it’s a broad church Claire Sahlin “Quit the church … Put women’s rights over … Read More
The USCCB explains some grammar of the new translation, sort of.
I suppose we are now in such a state of affairs that we need to have grammar explained. That was certainly the case when the Congregation for Divine Worship, in a response to a dubium, had to explain the Latin … Read More
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“I am satisfied so long as I keep my books closed”
From the estimable Laudator: By Yuan Mei (1716–1797), tr. J.D.Schmidt: I am satisfied so long as I keep my books closed, But I start to worry, when I open their covers. The books are long, but the day is short; … Read More
NOTE TO PRIESTS – (with update)
UPDATE 5 July: It’s not too late. We will close registration on 12 July. We have worked out the pricing. I’ll send emails to those of you who wrote to me. If you don’t hear anything, contact me again. I … Read More
Revision of English “Liturgy of the Hours” to begin
I noticed this in the newsletter of the USCCB’s Committee for Divine Worship: Liturgy of the Hours Among the many liturgical books affected by the implementation of the Roman Missal, Third Edition, none has generated more questions or interest than … Read More
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Twisted Ovaries
We can do many things. We will be able to do even more. But we must start asking in earnest: Ought we do may of the things we can? From the Daily Telegraph: Women could delay the menopause indefinitely with ovary transplant: … Read More
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All Alone in the Night
A reader alerted me to this video, which is way too cool. Time-lapse video taken from the International Space Station when on the night-side of our little blue marble. [wp_youtube]FG0fTKAqZ5g[/wp_youtube]
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“The things of the spirit come first”
From Bill Bennett’s American Patriot’s Almanac we have this entry for today, 5 July: “The things of the spirit come first” On July 5, 1926, in a speech in Philadelphia commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, President Calvin … Read More
RECENT POSTS and THANKS
As the posts scroll along… First, thank to all of you who helped me get over the 10k follower mark on Twitter! Also, for PRIESTS: NOTE TO PRIESTS – (with update) Archbishop Chaput’s sermon for the closing of the Fortnight for … Read More
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