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Category Archives: The Drill
A solid “state of the question” VIDEO about The Present Crisis
When we write scholarly papers or monographs or theses, or even in depth blog posts, analyzing a burning question, we often begin with a status quaestionis section: What is the state of the question? This morning Michael Voris posted a “Vortex” … Continue reading
Posted in The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Michael Voris, The Present Crisis
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To US Bishops before their @USCCB meeting: Do not be afraid!
At First Things more good advice has been offered to their collective Excellencies before their upcoming plenary meeting, which begins next Monday. Just the other day, another piece of advice was extended by a writer at The Catholic Thing. HERE However, … Continue reading
MUST READ: The Papalatrous catholic Left and “Horizonal Schism”
Speaking of brilliant, you will want to pay attention to the following. Canonist Ed Peters turns the canonical sock about schism, can. 751, inside out. There are two dimensions of schism, you see. The papalatrous catholic Left has probably fallen into … Continue reading
Fr. Z muses: repression of Catholic speech and what we can do about it.
Right now we are told that transparency and dialogue are important. When the Synod (“walking together”) opened, Francis called for openness, dialogue, even criticism, saying, “all to speak with courage and parrhesia (candour), that is combining freedom, truth and charity…. Only … Continue reading
Posted in The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Mao Zedong, samizdat, Tall Poppy Syndrome, Thrasybulus
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UPDATED – MUST WATCH: Arroyo with removed @BishopMDHolley and SUPERB #Synod2018 analysis
UPDATE: It seems that Bp. Holley wasn’t the only thing removed. The video I posted earlier was removed. However, the different segments of the show were reposted on Youtube. Originally Published on: Nov 1, 2018 MUST WATCH NOW
New report: strong link between homosexuality and clerical abuse – #sodoclericalism
Here’s a strong cup of wake-the-hell-up coffee from my friend Jennifer Morse and Ruth Institute. The National Catholic Register conveys the news. Is Catholic Clergy Sex Abuse Related to Homosexual Priests? An interview with sociologist Father Paul Sullins, whose new … Continue reading
Run, don’t walk, to read it. Summary view of the 2018 Synod (“walking together”)
At the UK’s (and soon to be also USA’s) best Catholic weekly, the Catholic Herald, you must… I repeat MUST… read George Weigel’s biting postscript on the 2018 Synod (“walking together”). HERE Weigel’s is the first of several postscript “letters” posted … Continue reading
Posted in Synod, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged 2018, George Weigel, Synod
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The Wanderer: A Synod (“walking together”) of clichés
At my old stomping ground, The Wanderer, there is a good summary and analysis piece by Peggy Moen (a terrific editor!) who attended much of the Synod (“walking together”). Clichés Of The Francis Era Dominate A Press Briefing ROME — Following … Continue reading
Card. Zen’s op-ed in the NYT
Be sure to read thoroughly the opinion piece in the NYT offered a couple days ago by His Eminence Joseph Card. Zen Ze-Kiun, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong. HERE The Pope Doesn’t Understand China I know the Church in China, … Continue reading
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, The Drill
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Pope reacts to Viganò and #ViganòTestimony 3.0
Okay, that meant Msgr. Charles Pope of the Archdiocese of Washington DC. He writes about the third Viganò Testimony HERE. A sample: As I finished reading Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò’s third letter, I had an immediate sense that I had … Continue reading
