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Monthly Archives: December 2013
PODCAzT 138: Christmas Poetry Experiment
Today I decided to experiment by recording voice memos with my phone, then sending them to my computer at home, then accessing that computer remotely with the same phone to assemble a podcast. Let’s see how it turned out! Please … Read More
US ARMY “equal opportunity officer”: You can’t say “Christmas”
From Human Events: […] Maybe it was about time to get the Army involved in the War On Christmas – a long march through every corner of American life by the anti-religious, collectivist Left, designed to scour this prime patch … Read More
Twitter blocks support of Phil. Cracker Barrel removes Duck stuff. Ooops! (Mistake!)
Censorship is bad, right? It’s bad unless it is used on people who uphold heterosexuality. Here’s a story about what Twitter did. ‘Duck Dynasty’: Twitter Blocks ‘iStandWithPhil.com‘ Content UPDATED: Twitter has restored access to the link, stating that the website … Read More
Card. Meisner cites Pope Francis: No Communion for divorced, remarried
A reader sent the following. Cardinal Meisner of Cologne gave an interview to Deutschlandrundfunk. You might be interested in this interview with Cardinal Meisner: In his third answer, he says the following (it’s my translation in English, probably very bad): “At … Read More
WARNING! Tradition: A Danger To Your Children?
This is pretty funny. I saw this at Badger Catholic (nice guys): Laugh over this and other amusing scenarios over some Mystic Monk Coffee in your very own Prometheus-sized mug. For those of you who don’t have one of these… … Read More
QUAERITUR: Bp. Jenky (D. Peoria) requests… Rogation Days?
From a reader: Bishop Jenky (Diocese of Peoria) has just announced that he is petitioning the Congregation for Divine Worship to allow for Rogation Days to be added to the liturgical calendar for the Church of Peoria. (Letter of announcement available on … Read More
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A few thoughts about changes to the Congregation for Bishops. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
A lot of you are asking by email my take on Pope Francis’ not confirming Card. Burke as a member of the Congregations for Bishops and for Saints. The fact is that the members of these Congregations are routinely shifted … Read More
Once upon a time, 23 and 24 Dec were days of abstinence
It is a Christian custom that we fast before our feasts. Back in the day 23 and 24 December were days of fasting and abstinence. Did you know that? May I suggest to you good readers that you do something … Read More
Does Phil Robertson sound like Pope Francis? Vice versa?
At HuffPo there is an amusing piece about the recent Duck controversy. Phil Robertson vs. Pope Francis On Gays As some Christians step up to defend Phil Robertson’s stance on homosexuality, one person went even farther, comparing the “Duck Dynasty” … Read More
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