Today’s stories –
- DOMA Death Sentence
- Arizona Annihilates Mandate
- Sterilization And Addiction
- Disappointed By Georgetown
- Joining Up Down Under
http://www.socon.ca/michael-voris-coming-to-town/
http://www.catholicchapterhouse.com/new-evangelization-michael-voris-toronto
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Two hundred twenty-three years since the founding of the
and the appointment of a cousin of a signer of the Declaration of Independence as its first bishop, the American Catholic spotlight returns to Mother Baltimore today for the installation of
‘s 15th successor.
For a local church whose heads have historically loomed large on the national stage, Pope Benedict’s March selection of Archbishop-elect William Lori for the Premier See has garnered even more prominence than usual.
In large part, the focus owes itself to the US bishops’ high-profile push for religious liberty, which the 60 year-old prelate was tapped to oversee last fall. At the same time, the Baltimore nominee has found himself in the crosshairs of the moment’s most attention-grabbing Stateside church story — the Vatican mandate for a thorough reform of the umbrella-group representing the leadership of most of the nation’s religious women — after an April story in the British Catholic weekly The Tablet cited Lori as “the man who formally petitioned [Rome] to launch the current doctrinal investigation of the LCWR” during his term as chair of the USCCB’s Committee on Doctrine.
In a response issued through the bishops’ conference, the incoming archbishop said that he did not make that request, “nor would it have been appropriate for him to do so.”
Regardless, the storyline of Maryland’s long tradition at the vanguard of American religious freedom and the place of today’s church in the public square is likely to dominate today’s 2pm Eastern Installation Mass, expected to draw eight cardinals, 80 bishops, hundreds of priests and a crowd approaching 2,000 to the “New Cathedral” of Mary Our Queen. Among others, the rites will be livestreamed by EWTN and CatholicTV, along with Baltimore’s WJZ and WBAL.
In a rare appearance of the artifact, the 16th archbishop has reportedly opted to use a wooden crozier of Carroll’s as opposed to the more frequently employed brass staff belonging to the first bishop’s second successor, the Sulpician Ambrose Marechal. Keeping with longtime custom, meanwhile, the founder’s pectoral cross was to be given to Lori at a lunchtime press conference prior to today’s Mass.
As shown above, the ceremonies began last night with Vespers in the Basilica of the Assumption — the nation’s first cathedral, uniquely designed to symbolize in stone and light the fusion of the Catholic faith with the American experiment.
Following a prayer at Carroll’s tomb in the crypt beneath the high altar, Lori preached the following homily, given here as prepared for delivery:
PHOTOS: Archdiocese of Baltimore(1); Sebastian Martorana/Baltimore Sun(2)
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I’ve loved this Mass by Palestrina so much and for so long, but it’s been years since I last heard it. Check out this fantastic performance by Schola Cantorum Franciscana, Paul Weber, director. Live performance, Sunday, April 29th, 2012, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Carnegie, PA.
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On May 4, 2011, then Bishop Raymond Lahey entered a plea of guilty in civil court to the possession of child pornography. He was sentenced in accordance with civil law on January 4, 2012. It remained for the Holy See to follow the canonical procedures in effect for such cases to determine what appropriate disciplinary or penal measures would be imposed. The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has now been informed by the Holy See that Raymond Lahey has been dismissed from the clerical state. According to Canon 292 of the Code of Canon Law, the penalty of dismissal from the clerical state has the following effects: loss of the rights and duties attached to the clerical state, except for the obligation of celibacy; prohibition of the exercise of any ministry, except as provided for by Canon 976 of the Code of Canon Law in those cases involving danger of death; loss of all offices and functions and of all delegated power, as well as prohibition of the use of clerical attire. Raymond Lahey has accepted the Decree of Dismissal, which also requires him to pray the Liturgy of the Hours in reparation for the harm and the scandal he has caused, and for the sanctification of clergy.
May 16, 2012
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The only real solution to the crisis of publicly funded Catholic schooling in Canada.
Good on Fr. Anthony. Great priest. Takes no bull but delivers the hard truth with charity.
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All wars have their propaganda I must say, I like this salvo — a clever video put out by the Susan B. Anthony List:
I especially like the closing line:
“Tell President Obama to respect a woman’s choice to practice her beliefs…not his.”
And you can do that here.
In other news, DC Bishop Donald Wuerl is trying some pastoral instruction on Georgetown. My bet is Georgetown won’t be listening.
I am more than ever convinced that schism within the American church is around the corner
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From the “Abortion is the BEST thing going” files….
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., May 15, 2012 – The Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer notes that a Chinese study consisting of 1,351 subjects published in the Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention in February, 2012 reported a very statistically significant increased risk of breast cancer for women with previous induced abortions (IAs) in comparison with women without previous IAs. [1] Researchers led by Ai-Ren Jiang reported a statistically significant 1.52-fold elevation in risk for women with IAs and a “significant dose-response relationship between (the risk) for breast cancer and number of (IAs),” meaning that risk climbed with number of IAs….(Source)
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