Monthly Archives: July 2012

Iced Tea Break

It is about 90°F and high humidity.  Sooooo…. thirstyyyyy….. It’s time for a glass of iced tea! Refresh your Mystic Monk Tea or Coffee supply HERE. In the meantime, I made new editions of the Catholic and Faithful – American … Read More

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QUAERITUR: Reserving the Precious Blood, confusion during concelebration

From a priest: I need help from an ossified unreconstructed manualist! This morning I was a concelebrant at Mass with two other priests. After the consecration I was astounded to see a chalice with previously consecrated Precious Blood brought from … Read More

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What the Minnesota Constitution “marriage amendment” is not.

On the November ballot in Minnesota is an amendment to the state constitution which would define marriage as being between a man and a woman.  Minnesota is, right now, ground zero in the issue of same-sex marriage. From the St. … Read More

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Your Good Sunday Sermon Notes

Was there a great point from the Sunday sermon you heard? What was it?  

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QUAERITUR – For Readers: Religious Life and Debt

I get quite a few email asking for advice/help from people who want to enter religious life, but cannot yet be accepted into a community because they have debts, usually student loans, etc. Do you readers know of any group, … Read More

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The cause of the Pope people forget to remember

At Vatican Insider I read, in Italian, that the postulator of the cause for canonization of Papa Luciani, John Paul I, say that the cause is taking a step forward. Apparently, Bp. Enrico dal Covolo, SDB, who is the Rettore Magnifico of … Read More

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Yad Vashem softens portrayal of Pope Pius XII

From WaPo: Israel’s national Holocaust memorial softens portrayal of wartime Pope Pius JERUSALEM — Israel’s national Holocaust memorial has toned down its account of Pope Pius XII’s conduct toward the massacre of Jews during of World War II, following a … Read More

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