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Category Archives: Our Catholic Identity
Lutheran Ordinariate coming?
Vatican Insider has something today about some Lutherans who are getting nervous about the Holy Father establishing an Ordinariate for Lutherans, along the lines of that which he established for Anglicans. “A Lutheran ordinariate? That’s a bad sign” An ordinariate … Continue reading
Dissident Irish priest about to get hammered into the ground by the CDF.
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith’s process is slow and patient and respectful, to a fault, when certain people and their odd theological notions come under study. It takes a lot to get scrutinized by the CDF in … Continue reading
Posted in Liberals, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, The Drill
Tagged Association of Catholic Priests, Flannery, Fr. To
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How’s the preaching where you are?
I was informed that recently His Eminence Daniel Card. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston delivered the annual Carl J. Peter Lecture at the Pontifical North American College. His topic: “Preaching With The Fathers Of The Church”. This, of course, is of great … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, Seminarians and Seminaries, The Drill, The future and our choices, Year of Faith
Tagged Card. DiNardo, Fathers of the Church, homiletics, Patristic Institute "Augustinianum", Patristics, preaching, sermons
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Feedback like this makes it worthwhile
From a reader: I want to quickly let you know how much I appreciate you constantly pushing confession in your blog. I made my first confession in nearly two and a half years last night, and was finally able to … Continue reading
VIDEO: Altar Boys
My friend Fr. Stephen Reynolds in Sugar Land, Texas has been doing some great things. Here is the latest in some videos about worship and the life of the parish. [wp_youtube]EXIWMh7v3Kg[/wp_youtube] Fr. Z Kudos to Fr. Reynolds!
Is Pont. Comm “Ecclesia Dei” building a bridge to the SSPX?
Our friends at Rorate picked up something from Riposte Catholique (in French). Apparently, the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” sent a letter to the General House of the SSPX in Menzingen, Switzerland. The letter is signed by the PCED’s Vice-President Archbishop Augustine DiNoia, OP. … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Benedict XVI, Brick by Brick, Magisterium of Nuns, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, SSPX, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The future and our choices, Vatican II, Year of Faith
Tagged Archbp. DiNoia, PCED, Pontifex, Pontifical Commission "Ecclesia Dei", Pope of Christian Unity, SSPX
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Dogs in church – an interesting case
Haven’t we all seen the movie or TV show or read the book in which our hero is protected by his faithful but mortally wounded dog? Our hero – incredibly tough and even sometimes cold-blooded, now weeping has to put … Continue reading
Posted in Just Too Cool, Lighter fare, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged animals in church, dogs, loyalty
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A blogger’s conversion to altar rails and kneeling for Communion (POLL)
Deacon Greg Kandra has had a bit of a conversion about altar rails. Here is a taste. Okay. I’ve changed my mind. It’s time to bring back the altar rail. Hey, I’m as surprised as anyone else that I feel … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Benedict XVI, Brick by Brick, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Drill, The future and our choices, Year of Faith
Tagged altar rails, Dcn. Kandra, Holy Communion, kneeling, reverence, sense of the sacred
113 Comments
Pres. Obama declares – no kidding – “Religious Freedom Day”
I must have walked through the wrong door and into Bearded-Spock Universe. This isn’t a joke. Here is the link to the site of the White House. Read the language carefully. It’s supposed to be “Religious Freedom Day”, but the … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Dogs and Fleas, Emanations from Penumbras, Liberals, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged “Religious Freedom Day”, 1st Amendment, HHS mandate, Obama Administration, Pres. Obama, The First Gay President, White House
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Welcome to Sodom
A priest friend shared this, taken from the Pastor’s Page of Our Lady of Lourdes in Bethesda, MA: Pastor’s Letter Welcome to Sodom. Yes, that is what Maryland has now become. Sodom with its neighbor Gomorrah was a city of … Continue reading
