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The "sign of peace" during Mass in the Ordinary Form...
- I dread it as it approaches and think of ways to avoid it. (36%, 9,555 Votes)
- I tolerate it. (35%, 9,195 Votes)
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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?
- Yes, and I think this is very important. (81%, 15,546 Votes)
- Yes, I guess so. (9%, 1,716 Votes)
- No, I hesitate about such a move. (5%, 900 Votes)
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Monthly Archives: January 2014
Francis hopes women in the Church will be more…”strand-like and cutting”?
There are times when, try as I might, I have no idea what – or whom – Pope Francis is talking about. I am not alone. I had a few requests to explain something that Francis said to a group … Read More
“On the wings of a dove” – A sign from above?
Do any of you remember my anecdote about the unusual appearance of a raven during the “inaugural” Mass Pope Benedict XVI celebrated in St. Peter’s Square in 2005? HERE During the Angelus today, “peace doves” were released by Pope Francis … Read More
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Your Sunday Sermon Notes
Was there a good point in the sermon you heard at Sunday Mass? Let us know. Today I mentioned, inter alia, the spiritual works of mercy. Most of you know them by heart, of course, but perhaps there are some … Read More
Fr. Z’s Kitchen: Pudding and Glock edition
I have had a few inquiries recently about Fr. Z’s Kitchen. Frankly, I haven’t been doing much cooking. The most extravagant thing I have made for myself recently is a grilled cheese (cheddar) on rye. Yum… but not exactly thrilling. … Read More
More on Cuomo’s bigotry
A cartoon by Ramirez:
VIDEO Spectacular view of the Basilica of Monreale … by drone
After the dreck we have had to wade through lately, here is something of beauty. Here is a voyage within the Basilica Santa Maria La Nuova di Monreale in Sicily, a magnificent 12th c. Normano-Byzantine edifice which must number among … Read More
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Gov. Andrew “GET OUT” Cuomo
This via the delightfully-named Weasel Zippers: More on Cuomo HERE and HERE. And don’t forget THIS about how’s Cuomo’s hand-picked director for Homeland Security used the laser sight attached to his handgun as a pointer during a presentation and actually scanned … Read More
Reese makes his 6577th mistake
Over at Fishwrap the cracks are widening. They are losing John Allen. They closed the combox. MSW is deeply into logorrhea. They are panicky. Now I see a piece by Thomas Reese, SJ, who was removed from his editor’s position … Read More
Archbp. Müller nails it in Valencia
Soon-to-be-Card. Gerhard Müller, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, gave a talk in Valencia, Spain. Here is a salient point. From CNA: Archbishop Müller encourages unity serving evangelization, mission […] The Church, he said, “is not … Read More
Not more Catholic than the Popes
In case you have forgotten already, it’s the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity! I am sure that you have participated in many meaningful celebrations. In the Low Countries, however, a shadow has been cast over this august occasion. Protestants are … Read More
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