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Monthly Archives: June 2016
Our leadership: autocrats and authoritarians
This applies to priests as well. From LifeSite: Why some bishops behave the way they do June 14, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) – Why can’t 40 Days for Life in my home town get any support from our local bishop? Why does … Read More
There are times when irony isn’t funny. This is one of them.
There are times when irony isn’t funny. This is one of them. I read this at FNC: Orlando gunman made multiple visits to nightclub he attacked, reports say Omar Mateen made multiple visits to Orlando’s Pulse nightclub in the weeks … Read More
Fr. Z’s Kitchen: Healthy and Not
In an earlier post, I affirmed my love of country. I think honorable men should love God, family and country. Today I love America also because of this. Last night at the parish we had a BBQ with a large … Read More
Just Too Cool: Bike thief meets cowboy!
I like the idea of sports that grew out of practical skills. It’s fun to watch things like lumberjack competitions and rodeo. As a kid, I spent summers in the Wild West and got a real taste for rodeo and … Read More
Prayers and Points about the Terror in Orlando
I was drafting something along these lines, but Fr. John Hunwicke has expressed also many of the points I wanted to get across (with my emphases and comment): Those who died in the most truly appalling events at Orlando … … Read More
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Ready? Daily Carry Stuff and You.
You can’t be perfectly prepared for every possible contingency, but you can be prepared for some of them, including injuries. On some blogs you will at times see people post their “daily carry” stuff. Those posts often also involve “readiness” … Read More
New book from Sam Gregg of ACTON INSTITUTE: For God and Profit
I’ll be seeing my friend Sam Gregg during Acton U, which takes place next week in Grand Rapids, MI. Acton U is run by ACTON INSTITUTE. Hey Fishwrap! That’s ACTON INSTITUTE. In any event, Sam has a new book, with … Read More
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National Memorial for the Fallen Killed by Radical Islamic Terrorists
An idea came up in one of my conversations today about the terrorist attack in Orlando by an Islamic terrorist who had declared his allegiance to ISIS. Perhaps we need to raise people’s awareness of the nature of these attacks by the … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes
Was there a good point or two in the sermon you heard for your Mass of Sunday obligation? Let us know. For my part, I spoke about different kinds of suffering and about the fact that everything we might endure … Read More
Death can strike at any moment of any day. Wherein Fr. Z begs bishops and priests to preach unvarnished truths.
Just the other day I was catching up on episodes of the series Blue Bloods (Catholic family, cops in NYC, etc.). In one episode a rep from the police force in London pressed the NYC police commissioner about what he … Read More
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