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Category Archives: Our Catholic Identity
SSPX Bp. Fellay on the danger of inventing an idea of the Church that appears ideal.
Cindy Wooden of CNS did an article on comments made by SSPX Bp. Fellay on their site DICI. I found this on the site of the UK’s best Catholic weekly, The Catholic Herald. After some introductory remarks about the present … Continue reading
Rosaries forbidden in a school because they are “gang signs”.
For your Just Too Dumb file: MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 15-year-old Coon Rapids student says he wears a rosary as a necklace to feel close to his grandmother, who is suffering from breast cancer. But the Anoka-Hennepin School District told … Continue reading
Have I missed something?
I read on the SSPX site for the USA that SSPX Bp. Fellay has asked the Society’s members to “renew the Consecration of the Society of St. Pius X to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Friday, June 15, the … Continue reading
In living, and dying, color.
Someone sent a link to rare color photos from World War II. Here is one: And another:
My idea of concelebration
Here’s my idea of “concelebration”. The other kind should be safe, legal and rare.
QUAERITUR: Confessions during Mass – revisited
From a reader: This past Saturday, I experienced several of the issues you have written about regarding going to confession. Seeing it was getting late in the afternoon, I attempted to go to confession at the parish nearest where I … Continue reading
A bishop nixes iPads, apps, for liturgy
I have written about this here and here. From CathNews New Zealand: NZ Bishops: No liturgical use of Roman Missal iPad Apps The Roman Missal apps for iPad may not be used in the liturgy. The New Zealand Bishops have … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Is water blessed with the newer rites really holy water?
From a reader: I’ve heard it claimed that holy water blessed via the new rite isn’t true holy water since the new rite doesn’t include prayers of exorcism; in other words, according to the person telling me this, such water is merely “blessed … Continue reading
A request to bloggers about the the phrase “Magisterium of Nuns”
Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! I have a request to make of all Catholic bloggers. Whenever you write anything about the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, try to work in the phrase “Magisterium of Nuns“. I don’t care if … Continue reading
