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Category Archives: Linking Back
Dissent into Hell – Fr. Z rants
I was just on air with Drew Mariani (Relevant Radio) and we spoke for a while about death and confession. He mentioned one of my blog posts from 2011. Since he said that he is going to link here, I … Read More
Audio interview with Fr. Richard Heilman
My friend Fr. Richard Heilman, about whom I have written before, had a good audio interview with Christine Niles. HERE. He talks about shutting down a local strip bar through prayer, shifting to ad orientem worship and having a 40% … Read More
More about the organization of ‘c’atholic dissidents (hint: Fishwrap)
In the last few days I electronically printed a couple posts (HERE and HERE) in which I talked about how the highly-organized, spiderweb-like Left, uses networks of small front groups to mask the activity of larger initiatives. I applied that … Read More
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Dear Traditionalists,…
One year ago today I posted this. I haven’t changed my mind one little bit. Not an iota. I had this from a reader. He said he was not advocating these things. However, liberals will advocate them. I’ve got some … Read More
“In varietate concordia”, E pluribus unum” and “In necessariis unitas”
In the slimy, slithery scrawl of the head of catholics for Choice to Hell’s Bible (aka The New York Times – HERE) cites a Latin phrase “in varietate concordia” which he renders as “unity in diversity.” What the writer, dissident Jon … Read More
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Lent, Alligators and You – Revisited
Once again, someone wrote to ask me if it is okay to eat alligator on Friday during Lent. Is this a put on? Is this a joke? Of course it’s okay to eat alligator! And crocodile, if you have some. … Read More
What else do we “tolerate though not accept”?
I keep coming back to the position of Card. Kasper about second “marriages”. HERE That innuendo about a solution for second marriages … that we might fudge just enough to “tolerate though not accept” them…, well… it just bugs me. … Read More
“Who am I to judge?”, thrown in your face? Fr. Z says, “Don’t let them get away with it!”
Mention the Pope’s interview “on the airplane” and we all know immediately what phrase is going to pop up. The rafters are still rattling. “Who am I to judge?” What did the Pope really say? (Italian HERE) Remember the context: … Read More
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