Category Archives: Our Catholic Identity

ACTION ITEM! A TWITTER PROJECT REQUEST from Fr. Z

Catholics need to learn better how to use the new media, new tools of social communication, and social networking. (On that score, I renew my appeal that you please use early and often the sharing buttons on these entries. Thanks!) … Continue reading

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Joe Biden: Theologian!

A priest friend of mine, one of the 5 smartest people I know, has for many years referred to now Vice President Joe Biden as the dumbest man in the Senate.  I have sometimes argued in favor of one or … Continue reading

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The Final Frontier of the Civil Rights Movement

One of the greatest victories of feminists and left – including their catholic dupes and water-carriers – was to divorce the issue abortion from civil rights (and in the context of the Church, social justice) and twist it instead into … Continue reading

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Fordham Feminist: You will be assimilated!

Please use the sharing buttons!  Thanks! It is almost as if Jesuit-run entities, such as universities and magazines, were at war with the US Bishops. I picked this up from the Cardinal Newman Society which keeps an eye on what’s going … Continue reading

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Bp. Morlino: “There is no place in the priesthood today for ‘wimpish-ness.’”

From the diocesan paper of the Diocese of Madison, comes some reflections from His Excellency Most Reverend Robert Morlino about the priesthood and last week’s “Good Shepherd Sunday”. Excerpts and with my emphases. It takes bravery to follow Christ as … Continue reading

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NEW “Pray For More Priests” SWAG added to Swag Store

I added another option to the “We Love Our Priests” (etc.) swag store. There are bumperstickers and car magnets.  You can buy one at a time or in packs for distribution.  

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Where are the Catholics? What are you going to do about them?

I am sure you have heard that on Sundays the largest Catholic congregations are actually at fundamentalist mega-churches. I saw this on Catholic Culture: Roughly one-fifth of the Catholics in the US are not associated with a parish, a new … Continue reading

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SSPX USA District Superior: “double your efforts in the Rosary Crusade”

The District Superiors of the SSPX are one by one having their say about the present situation of the SSPX in light of the Holy See’s (the Holy Father’s) outreach. The German Superior HERE and the BeNeLux HERE. The US … Continue reading

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SSPX BeNeLux District Superior: Archbp. Lefebvre “would have accepted a canonical recognition”

As usual our friends at Rorate are on top of all things SSPX.  I read on their site: SSPX Benelux District Superior: Abp. Lefebvre “would have accepted a canonical recognition” […] As a good “soldier of Christ”, who knew that he would … Continue reading

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Priest, predictably, criticized for telling people not to receive Communion if they are not in the state of grace. Fishwrap exalts.

I have good news and bad news. The good news is that a priest in loony Austria told a parish congregation that if they were not in the state of grace, they should not receive Communion… and they didn’t! The … Continue reading

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