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Monthly Archives: October 2017
Italian Bishop praises Luther and Revolt as work of the Holy Spirit
One of Pope Francis’ very most favoritists of the Italian bishops, personally raised by the pontifical hand to power in the episcopal conference, Bp. Nunzio Galantino, gave a talk at my old school, the Pontifical Lateran University (“The Pope’s University”) … Read More
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NIGERIA: Sun “event” on 13 Oct 2017?
Are any of you reading stories about an event in Nigeria on 13 October 2017, the 100th anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun? Apparently the bishops of Nigeria consecrated Nigeria to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. After the Mass, the … Read More
Polish Soldier
On the Feast of the Holy Rosary, Poles went to the borders to pray in a great Rosary chain for the protection of their nation. Today, on rising, I was greeted with this great image of a Polish soldier burning an … Read More
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ASK FATHER: Assistant priest wonders what to do if pastor won’t speak to adulterous couples who receive Communion.
From a priest… QUAERITUR: Here is a question which perhaps you could answer for those of us who are parochial vicars. What should we do if people regularly present themselves for communion who are married outside the Church? Ordinarily, we … Read More
Card. Burke’s smashing @Buckfast_Abbey talk on Message of Fatima
There is a video of the talk, but the audio is really bad. So, I extracted the audio from the video and cleaned it up. Wanna hear it? It’s classic Burke and hard hitting. There is a LifeSite story about … Read More
ASK FATHER: Must the priest wear the cassock to celebrate the Traditional Latin Mass
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Is the cassock required for a priest to wear a cassock under his vestments when celebrating the Extraordinary Form Mass? I did not think so, and I know other priests who celebrate the 1962 Mass without it, … Read More
ASK FATHER: What is a “privileged altar”?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I’ve occasionally seen high altars inscribed with the phrase, “altare privilegiatum.” 1) What does (did?) this mean and how did an altar become privileged? 2) Does this still apply today? Sometimes you will find in older … Read More
How does Pope Francis choose bishops of important dioceses?
Italian vaticanista Andrea Gagliarducci writes regularly a column at his place called “Monday Vatican”. You should read him. Today, however, he has a piece at CNA about how Pope Francis seems to approach the selection of and translation of bishops. … Read More
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Fr. Murray on the Jesuit-run Boston “Amoris laetitia” Agitprop Workshop
The other day I read of and wrote of the recent Jesuit-run Boston College conference on the reception of Amoris laetitia. HERE and HERE and HERE In the balance, this confab was really an Agitprop Workshop. The participants in this closed-door … Read More
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