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Monthly Archives: October 2017
New Book about Galileo!
I’m pretty excited about this book and I haven’t even gotten into it yet! I’ve read a lot about Galileo over the years. This looks good. I like that “in context” part. The book doesn’t just deal with issues, but … Read More
Urgent Prayer Request
May I ask a prayer from the readership? I am ailing and I must MC a Pontifical Mass this evening. First, something is wrong with my neck on the right side. When I move, it hurts like crazy. Second, I’ve … Read More
D. Madison 13 OCT – Pontifical Mass for 100th anniv of Miracle of the Sun – AND YOUR MASSES
On 13 October, special Masses will be celebrated on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun during the final apparition of Our Lady at Fatima. Use the combox to post about YOUR Masses! In Madison, … Read More
Card. Sarah: Holy See has last word on liturgical translations
People ran around with their hair on fire a while back when Pope Francis changed the process by which translations of the liturgical texts are prepared. He gave a greater role to bishops conferences. I read today at the National … Read More
A Dominican Thomist examines the claim that “Amoris laetitia” is “Thomistic”
This is really important. I’ve been waiting for a Dominican well-versed in Thomas to examine the claim that Amoris laetitia is a “Thomistic” document and/or that it makes good use of the Angelic Doctor’s words. At LifeSite find an examination by Father … Read More
25th Anniversary of the release of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
Today is the 25th anniversary of the release of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. St. John Paul II approved the provisional text in June 1992 and it was promulgated on 11 October 1992, which is also the anniversary of the … Read More
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ASK FATHER: Confirmation at an SSPX chapel?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Thanks for all that you do on this blog. It’s been a real blessing for me and my family over the years. My question concerns confirmation. I live in a diocese where the bishop has established … Read More
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“What is happening to our world?”
The other day Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco consecrated the archdiocese entrusted to his care to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Many bishops are doing the same with their dioceses. I have a growing list HERE. In his sermon, … Read More
Recent Consecrations of Dioceses to the Blessed Virgin – REQUEST FOR LIST
UPDATE: Some people are sending me emails about consecrations. Thanks, but sorry. I want them posted here and I am not going to do that work. I have enough to do. Register.. get approved… post. ____ I have been hearing numerous … Read More
The Steamroller of Ambiguity and the Long Term. Wherein @FatherZ rants.
Many these days feel a little helpless as the lib Steamroller of Ambiguity squishes sickeningly forward, reducing clarity to an amorphous goo of permissive self-justification. What can we do? Feel helpless no longer. You have at your disposal – 24/7 – powerful arms … Read More
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