Daily Archives: July 25, 2012

You share: The lynching of the Traditional Mass Share your liturgical memories of the Novus Ordo

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Bishop Robert Lynch, of Saint Petersburg, Florida, still thinks he owns the Traditional Mass – he has become known for time and again prohibiting it, or for making it impossible for his priests to implement Summorum Pontificum in the largest city within his jurisdiction: Tampa, in Hillsborough County – yes, thanks to Bp. Lynch, the Republican National Convention will take place in a Summorum-Free county, one of the largest Summorum-free counties in America

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You share: The lynching of the Traditional Mass Share your liturgical memories of the Novus Ordo

Meet Archbishop Michel Cartateguy!

As we began Day 2 of our work in Niamey, we had the chance to meet with His Grace, Archbishop Michel Cartateguy, SMA – the lone Catholic bishop in Niger.S+L’s Kris Dmytrenko sat down with Archbishop Cartateguy for an in-depth interview bright and early this morning. Among the many issues they discussed, Kris and the Archbishop of Niamey spoke about the on-going food crisis in the country, the work of Caritas Niger and CADEC on the ground as well as the demographics of his Archdiocese.The diocese of Niamey was elevated to a Metropolitan Archdiocese on June 25, 2007 – by Pope Benedict XVI

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Meet Archbishop Michel Cartateguy!

The Cross! The Flag! My Eyes! My Offended Eyes! – UPDATED: Franciscan Responds

Fond as she is of Egregious Twaddle, Joanne finds some more and she sounds a little fed up.:City officials agreed Tuesday night to change the city logo after a Madison, Wis., organization threatened legal action.Law Director S. Gary Repella announced the decision following a 15-minute closed-door meeting with City Council members.

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The Cross! The Flag! My Eyes! My Offended Eyes! – UPDATED: Franciscan Responds

The Cross! The Flag! My Eyes! My Offended Eyes!

Fond as she is of Egregious Twaddle, Joanne finds some more and she sounds a little fed up.:City officials agreed Tuesday night to change the city logo after a Madison, Wis., organization threatened legal action.Law Director S.

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The Cross! The Flag! My Eyes! My Offended Eyes!

Wanderlust Wednesdays…

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Wanderlust Wednesdays…

A scandal that has not received the kind of attention it deserves

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Agencies, boards, commissions recipe for disasterBy: Anthony FureyThe Queen’s Park committee hearings into the Ornge scandal underscore how urgent it is that Ontario stop creating agencies, boards and commissions (ABCs) and rein in the 600+ now in existence.Former CEO Chris Mazza’s testimony proves this. His 2006 compensation at the agency was $284,000 but ballooned to $2.6 million in the most recent year.

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A scandal that has not received the kind of attention it deserves

Check Your Brain at the Door? “Submission of Will and Intellect”

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The Diocese of Arlington has made the news by requiring catechists to sign a profession of faith that concludes with the jarring-to-American-ears promise to “adhere with religious submission of will and intellect” to the teaching authority of the Church.  I don’t live or work in the Diocese of Arlington, and this forum is not the place to play backseat-bishop. 

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Check Your Brain at the Door? “Submission of Will and Intellect”

QUAERITUR: How many priests are in the SSPX?

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QUAERITUR: How many priests are in the SSPX?Posted on25 July 2012byFr. John ZuhlsdorfThe SSPX says that they now have 569 priests.Remember that the SSPX, or FSSPX, is a “priestly fraternity”, a “society of priests”.

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QUAERITUR: How many priests are in the SSPX?

Will Christianity supplant Islam in Iran?

During the annual meeting of our “gang of priests” we have heard informative talks about Islam.  A propos the topic, this was forwarded by a priest friend and participant in our meeting.

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Will Christianity supplant Islam in Iran?

Auguri to the Curt Jester

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When I started blogging in 2006, one of the first blogs that I followed was Jeff Miller’s The Curt Jester.

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Auguri to the Curt Jester

Congratulations to Archbishop Tartaglia

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The big Catholic news for Scotland yesterday was, of course, the appointment of Bishop (now Archbishop) Tartaglia to Glasgow. I have posted a few times in the past on Archbishop Tartaglia’s stout defence of marriage, the family, and the sanctity of human life

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Congratulations to Archbishop Tartaglia

The Secular Franciscan’s Daily Office

The following is geared towards those that are already Secular Franciscans. However, any faithful Catholic could give consideration in following these guidelines

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The Secular Franciscan’s Daily Office

The life of an exorcist in training

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The life of an exorcist in training Mysterious young priest shares his experiencesAn American exorcist-in-training shares his his experience with exorcismsanonymously so that he will not be deluged with inquiries.

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The life of an exorcist in training

You need to watch this.

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You need to watch this.

Court date of priest accused of fraud postponed

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Court date of priest accused of fraud postponed Father Joe LeClair of Ottawa charged fraud, theft, and breach of trustFather Joe LeClair.The B.C. Catholic has Deborah Gyapong’s report that Father Joe LeClair’s first court appearance for allegedly ripping off his parish will be moved to September: Father LeClair, 55, who admitted last year to a gambling addiction and had previously publicly discussed his battle with depression, did not come to court when Lawyer Kim Hyslop, acting for Father LeClair’s defence counsel Matthew Webber, asked the court for more time for evidence disclosure.

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Missionary raises awareness of South Sudan’s plight

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Missionary raises awareness of South Sudan’s plight Father Martin Ochaya explains ‘Church is the only institution people can rely on’Clara Kriswanto listens to Father Martin Ochaya from the Archdiocese of Juba, South Sudan, talk about the critical situation in his homeland.

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Missionary raises awareness of South Sudan’s plight

Principled pro-life activist released from prison but for how long?

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Principled pro-life activist released from prison but for how long? Linda Gibbons acquitted after court finds insufficient evidenceLinda Gibbons, a grandmother, at one of her many arrests, this one in 2008.Sheila Dabu / The Catholic Register

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Principled pro-life activist released from prison but for how long?

A society watching The Dark Knight Rises has something wrong with it

My Cardus colleague Josh Reinders makes a brilliant argument in yesterday’s blog for literature’s powerful formative role in creating a culture of saving grace.In this morning’s Globe and Mail, columnist Lynn Crosbie takes the case a step deeper and challenges literary creators to respond with essential grace when their creations go damnably wrong.I have every confidence, given his self-evident perspicacity, that young Mr.

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A society watching The Dark Knight Rises has something wrong with it

A Prayer For the Government

Last week I was on retreat and as Mass was in the Extraordinary Form most days, I used me St. Andrew Daily Missal.It was quite providential, then, to discover on page 562, a prayer I’d never heard or seen before, but is so needed in our times

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A Prayer For the Government

Reason #5863 for Summorum Pontificum

Reason #5863 for Summorum PontificumPosted on25 July 2012byFr. John ZuhlsdorfFrom the site of the Italian daily La Repubblica comes this.CAPTION:Melissa, a street-artist, play the sax during Mass.She earns her living in the streets with her saxophone.

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Reason #5863 for Summorum Pontificum