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Monthly Archives: January 2015
LONDON DAY 2: dumplings and Turner
Lunch is Dim Sum! The buns, above, were light an fluffy. Not at all as they usually are, that is, something meant for stopping a hole in a dike. Now off to the Tate to see some Turner! UPDATE: … Read More
Francis, Cardinals and the Peripheries
I have occasionally written about the significance of “peripheries” for Pope Francis. Today Andrea Gagliarducci drills into the topic, in view of the upcoming consistory and the nomination of new cardinals. A taste: Since becoming pope, Francis has asked the … Read More
LONDON DAY 1: “Blognic”? After the 6:30 Mass?
Several people have written about meeting up with me while I am in London (which is only for a few days). I don’t know if people regularly go to The Coal Hole after the 6:30 PM Mass at Corpus Christi … Read More
“Women aren’t women anymore.”
Card. Burke is taking it on the chin from a lot of nitwits right now because of his remarks about a feminization of the Church. He also mentioned the impact such a feminizing could have on vocations. Agree or disagree … Read More
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My View For Awhile: Blighty Edition (and an appeal)
See my UPDATE, below. Farewell to Rome. Off again. It must be 90F on the plane. UPDATE: Our flight to London suffered some delay but I made it. I met some folks and the first thing we did was … Read More
“In the last 35 years, those lives destroyed could have included…”
From Fr. George Rutler’s “pastor’s page” for 11 January. There was a theologian who, when discouraged, would keep repeating to himself, “I have been baptized.” Since the Prince of Lies has discouragement as his chief strategy and purpose, the Rite … Read More
“The Wile E. Coyote of contemporary liberal Catholicism”
You all must go to First Things and read Robbie George’s response to the loony tunes attack made on him by Fishwrap’s (aka National Schismatic Reporter) Michael Sean Winters (hereafter aka the Wile E. Coyote of contemporary liberal Catholicism). The piece is replete with descriptions … Read More
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ROME DAY 6: Pontifical Mass with Card. Burke
Today we had a Pontifical Mass at the faldstool celebrated by His Eminence Raymond Leo Card. Burke. There was a visiting choir from Ireland for the music. The Mass was in the Basilica of San Nicola in carcere, which is … Read More
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How liberals want to rule.
From CharismaNews: Houston, We Still Have a Problem: Lesbian Mayor at It Again Remember when Houston’s lesbian mayor, Annise Parker, tried to subpoena five pastors’ sermons in a case over the controversial transgender rights ordinance there? This same lesbian mayor … Read More
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