Category Archives: Four Last Things

The Obama Administration is organizing…. WHAT?!?

Posted on 9 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I saw something worthy of Germany in the 1930’s in today’s Hell’s Bible (aka The New York Times): White House Works to Shape Debate Over Health Law By ROBERT PEAR Published: March 9, 2012 […] On Wednesday, White House officials … Read More →

Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Dogs and Fleas, Emanations from Penumbras, Four Last Things, GO TO CONFESSION | Tagged 1st Amendment, American Patriot Catholic Association, HHS mandate, Obama Administration, premonition, Pres. Obama, religion, religious liberty
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“The Church will become small and will have to start afresh …”

Posted on 7 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Back in 1969 theologian Joseph Ratzinger made some comments about our Catholic future. They were included in his Faith and the Future published by Ignatius Press in 2009. The church will become small and will have to start afresh more … Read More →

Posted in Four Last Things, Modern Martyrs, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice | Tagged anti-catholicism, Pres. Obama, religion, religious liberty
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One of the best, attention-grabbing headlines I have see in a long time.

Posted on 29 February 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

An alert reader pointed me to a post at the UK’s Daily Telegraph with one of the best, attention-grabbing titles I have see in a long time. I’d go to church just to reduce the probability of spending eternity in … Read More →

Posted in Four Last Things, GO TO CONFESSION, Lighter fare | Tagged Four Last Things, Richard Dawkins, tim Stanley
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Sickening example of what is happening in the USA at the highest levels of government

Posted on 17 February 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I felt a bit physically sick as I read this whole thing. I give only a part of it, below. Part of what makes me sick is the manifest death of reason together with ethics. It seems that liberal politicians … Read More →

Posted in Dogs and Fleas, Emanations from Penumbras, Four Last Things, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice | Tagged Cardinal Newman Society, CNS, HHS, Pres. Obama, religious liberty, Rep. Elijah Cummings
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“Here comes everybody!”

Posted on 18 January 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I get lots of hate mail and I share very little of it. Why waste our time? After glancing at 99.999% of the missives in this category I think, “There’s 8 seconds of my life I will never have back.” … Read More →

Posted in Four Last Things, GO TO CONFESSION, Green Inkers, Our Catholic Identity, Throwing a Nutty, Wherein Fr. Z Rants | Tagged confession, James Joyce, Matthew Fox, sacrament of penance, sin, sinners, typical Catholics
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A bishop promotes the Sacrament of Penance

Posted on 11 January 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

“But Father! But Father!”, I read in my email, “You are always telling us to go to confession but around here priests don’t hear confessions very often if at all! What are we supposed to do?” Thus, I read of … Read More →

Posted in "But Father! But Father!", "How To..." - Practical Notes, Brick by Brick, Four Last Things, Fr. Z KUDOS, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, The future and our choices | Tagged Bp. Michael Campbell, confession, D. Lancaster, sacrament of penance
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WDTPRS POLL: How did you fulfill your Christmas/Sunday Mass obligation? (With a short rant about Hell.)

Posted on 26 December 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Catholics are obliged to attend Holy Mass on Sundays and also certain other “days of precept”, also called Holy Days of Obligation. We fulfill our obligation by attending Mass (or Divine Liturgy of course) on the day itself or on … Read More →