Category Archives: Dogs and Fleas

Pres. Obama has made Putin Leader of the Free World

Posted on 12 September 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Sometimes it seems that I am living in a Salvador Dali landscape: clocks melting of tables and all that. Even as I hear about unions turning on the First Gay President over Obamacare, I find an op-ed in today’s Hell’s … Read More →

Posted in Dogs and Fleas, Francis, Liberals, Pò sì jiù, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, You must be joking! | Tagged Pres. Obama, Syria, Vladimir Putin
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How the Catholic Left will support Pres. Obama’s attack on Syria.

Posted on 7 September 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I was going to write it, but over at CatholicVote (keep praying for Thom Peters’ complete recovery!), Matt Bowman beat me to it with a great look into the wacky world of the Fishwrap‘s (aka National Schismatic Reporter) support of … Read More →

Posted in Dogs and Fleas, Liberals, Magisterium of Nuns, The Drill | Tagged Fishwrap, irony, National Schismatic Reporter, NCR, NSR, Pres. Obama, Syria
67 Comments

Hasta la vista, baby! One step closer to ‘Romanorum coetibus’!

Posted on 5 September 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Those of you who have been reading here for a while may remember my urgent pleas that the Anglican communion issue provisions in some form of document that could be called Romanorum coetibus (as a response to Benedict XVI’s Anglicanorum … Read More →

Posted in Brick by Brick, Dogs and Fleas, Liberals, Lighter fare | Tagged Episcopal Church, Fishwrap, Missouri, National Schismatic Reporter, NCR, Romanorum coetibus
19 Comments

Sr. Joan calls for revolt against medieval monarchical genderizing restorationist authoritarianism!

Posted on 29 August 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Where in the world is Sr. Joan? For a while I have been wondering where Sr. Joan Chittister has been. Shouldn’t she be back in Egypt again, helping the Egyptians to sort out there problems? Shouldn’t she have been … Read More →

Posted in Dogs and Fleas, Liberals, Magisterium of Nuns, Our Catholic Identity, Throwing a Nutty, Vatican II | Tagged Sr. Joan Chittister
78 Comments

“I have a dream…” is possible only when you are allowed to be BORN

Posted on 28 August 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I saw this on CNS (video link HERE): Martin Luther King’s Daughter: ‘Life Begins In a Woman’s Womb’ August 26, 2013 By Penny Starr (CNSNews.com) – Bernice King, the daughter of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., said on Thursday … Read More →

Posted in Dogs and Fleas, Emanations from Penumbras, You must be joking! | Tagged abortion, Martin Luther King, Planned Parenthood
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Irish Govt. to force Catholics to perform abortions. Law allows for no exception or conscience objection.

Posted on 16 August 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From the Dignitatis Humanae Institute: Irish Government Set To Compel Catholic Doctors To Perform Abortions Rome, 16 August 2013 “Even nations with the most permissive abortion laws do not normally go so far as to trample on the basic right … Read More →

Posted in Dogs and Fleas, Emanations from Penumbras, Liberals, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Pò sì jiù, Religious Liberty, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice | Tagged abortion, Dignitatis Humanae Institute, Ireland
28 Comments

Church invaded by pro-abort attackers, confessionals and altars desecrated

Posted on 29 July 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I have been saying that we are going to see more direct, physical attacks on the Church – on churches – from both pro-homosexuality and pro-abortion (pro-sterility and pro-death) advocates. I saw this at CNA with my emphases and comments: … Read More →

Posted in Dogs and Fleas, Emanations from Penumbras, Liberals, The future and our choices, Throwing a Nutty | Tagged Chile, pro-abortion activists, Santiago, vandalism
30 Comments

DETROIT: “If I had a city….”

Posted on 19 July 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Detroit has joined the ranks of the bankrupt. When I have been driven around in Detroit I had a sense, in some neighborhoods, of what the Russians did to Berlin: looked like a war zone. What caused the phenomenon “Detroit”, … Read More →

Posted in Brick by Brick, Dogs and Fleas, Liberals, Pò sì jiù, The Drill, The future and our choices | Tagged 1967, Detroit, Obama Administration, Pres. Obama, race relations, riots
56 Comments

Catholic Health Ass. bends over for Pres. Obama’s HHS “compromise”

Posted on 9 July 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From Seattle Times. Here is how the secular press views the bone-head BS stupid move of the Catholic Health Ass. When you hear the words Catholic Health Association you should start thinking: CANON 216 And now the news: Catholic hospitals accept … Read More →

Posted in Dogs and Fleas, Magisterium of Nuns, Pò sì jiù, Women Religious, You must be joking! | Tagged can. 216, Catholic Health Association, CHA, HHS, HSS mandate, magisterium of nuns, Pres. Obama, Sr. Carol Keehan
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Dogs and Fleas: Texas edition

Posted on 29 June 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Question… rather.. quaeritur: If a Catholic chooses to work in politics and help with a campaign for a candidate, should the aforementioned Catholic try to ascertain beforehand the candidates positions? Just asking. From LifeSite: WASHINGTON, D.C., June 28, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) … Read More →