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Category Archives: Our Catholic Identity
“No one likes us – we don’t care” – Fr. Finigan on the New Evangelization and men
My friend the mighty Dean of Bexley, His Hermeneuticalness, Fr. Tim Finigan has a great post at his place. He places his observations in the context of men in his parish hall watching Millwal defeat Leeds. I am mindful of … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged men, New Evangelization
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“There’s a sad sort of clanging from the clock in the hall…” Farewell, Roy Bourgeois!
From The Sound of Music: There’s a sad sort of clanging from the clock in the hall And the bells in the steeple too And up in the nursery an absurd little bird Is popping out to say, “Cuckoo” Regretfully they … Continue reading
Hell and the Enemy exist. Priests and bishops who don’t teach about them will probably wind up there.
Before anything else, let it be said that, “God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your strength, but with the temptation will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure … Continue reading
“Stir Up Sunday” is NEXT SUNDAY. Start planning!
For the last two years I made my own English-style Christmas Pudding. Delicious. A whole different theory of cooking. The flavors are amazing. Remember THIS? This year I am going to pay attention to Stir Up Sunday. 25 November is “Stir … Continue reading
Can a publicly pro-homosexual marriage teenager be admitted for Confirmation?
Dr. Peters has a new post on his fine canon law blog, In the Light of the Law. He doesn’t have an open combox over there, and I can understand why. Confirmation and advocacy of ‘gay marriage’ by Dr. Edward … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Examination of conscience and “Speaking against priests or consecrated religious”
From a reader: Hello Father! An examination of conscience asks, “Have I spoken against a priest, or against anyone consecrated to God? (This is a sacrilege).” I am not sure what constitutes “speaking against”, but I have made fun of … Continue reading
More on clerical garb, this time from the Secretary of State
Just recently I answered a question from a reader about clerical dress. This is just in from Andrea Tornielli of Vatican Insider: An internal circular signed by Cardinal Bertone invites all clerics working in the Holy See to wear black … Continue reading
Posted in Linking Back, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood
Tagged cassock, clerical attire
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Card. Dolan at USCCB about HHS mandate: Bishops will “not violate our consciences and not obey what we consider to be something immoral”
From CNS: Conference of Catholic Bishops on HHS Mandate: We Will ‘Not Obey What We Consider to Be Immoral’ (CNSNews.com) – Cardinal Timothy Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, says the Roman Catholic Church will continue to … Continue reading
United Nations: access to contraception is a “universal human right”
This is what your taxes fund: United Nations Declares Access To Contraception A ‘Universal Human Right’ For the first time, the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) explicitly described family planning as a ‘universal human right.’ In its annual report, the organization … Continue reading
