Daily Archives: June 8, 2012

On the Giving and Receiving of Holy Communion: Some norms to recall. | Archdiocese of Washington //]]> Recently here in the Archdiocese of Washington there was an issue regarding the denial of Holy Communion to a certain individual, which caused no little debate among the faithful. I am NOT going to reopen that case here, and ask all readers to please recall that, no matter what you may think, you do not have all the facts, and I do not wish to rehearse the (partial) Read more [...]

Because Bishop Fellay used the term “official” Church, Lawler decided now is the perfect time to beclown himself and compare H.E. to the Chinese. I’m not kidding: www.catholicculture.org/commentary/the-city-gates.cfm?id=323 How’s your crow going to taste Phil when they’re re-integrated, proving that you (along with Madrid et al) have been wrong all along? And what’s up with this image of you appearing at the top of your articles: Are you vying for a gig as a model for a romance Read more [...]

Same revolution, different day: US nun touts gay sex, liberal Catholics outraged at Vatican response by Hilary White, Rome Correspondent www.lifesitenews.com/news/same-revolution-different-day-us-nun-touts-gay-sex-liberal-catholics-outrag ROME, ITALY, June 8, 2012, (LifeSiteNews.com) – Once again, the various bodies of the “progressive” establishment in the U.S. Catholic Church have erupted in a frenzy of outraged condemnation at the Vatican office issuing a warning this week Read more [...]

Ontario bishops scramble to make McGuinty’s ‘anti-bullying’ law fit with Catholic faith by Peter Baklinski www.lifesitenews.com/news/ontario-bishops-scramble-to-make-mcguintys-anti-bullying-law-fit-with-catho THUNDER BAY, Ontario, June 8, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Catholic bishops in Ontario are scrambling to figure out how Catholic schools can remain true to Catholic teaching on sexual morality while at the same time abiding by McGuinty’s new law that forces the schools Read more [...]

Stand Up for Religious Freedom rallies draw tens of thousands nationwide against the HHS mandate by The Editors www.lifesitenews.com/news/stand-up-for-religious-freedom-rallies-draw-tens-of-thousands-nationwide-ag ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, (LifeSiteNews.com) June 7, 2012, – The second wave of religious freedom rallies took place on Friday, filling courthouse squares, federal buildings, and university centers from New York to Los Angeles with the Founding Fathers’ views of liberty and Read more [...]

    VIDEO INTERVIEW COMING ON MONDAY, JUNE 11: Fr. Rostand speaks about current events in Rome Fr. Arnaud Rostand (USA District Superior) has given an interview to Angelus Press about the current situation between Rome and the SSPX. No subject was left off the table. From rumors, to open attacks, to the state of the SSPX at large, and in the USA District – this interview covers everything! COMING MONDAY: Part 1 will examine the state of the SSPX in the United States, as Read more [...]

Vatican hits back at Italy over document seizure Jun 08, 2012 By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) – The Vatican chastised Italian authorities on Friday for seizing documents intended for the pope during a raid on the home of the recently ousted Vatican bank chief, reminding them that the Holy See is a sovereign state whose officials and documents enjoy immunity protections. In a statement, the Vatican said it expected that Italian judicial authorities would recognize Read more [...]

Cuban [Ladies in White] opposition group ‘happy’ following meeting with Cardinal Ortega CWN – June 08, 2012 Cardinal Jaime Ortega y Alamino, under fire from some political dissidents for not being more vocally opposed to the Castro regime, has won praise from the leadership of prominent opposition group Ladies in White following a lengthy meeting. “It was an open dialogue where he listened to us and we listened to him,” one of the group’s leaders said. “We are very happy.” Read more [...]

German priests challenge Church law on Communion for divorced/remarried Catholics [and the archbishop (Robert Zollitsch, president of the German Bishops' Conference) dilly-dallies on the issue] CWN – June 08, 2012 In the Archdiocese of Freiburg, Germany, more than 160 members of the clergy has signed a statement saying that they regularly administer the Eucharist to Catholics who are divorced and remarried, in direct violation of Church law. The Archdiocese of Freiburg has responded with Read more [...]

[The following title reads as if she were a low to mid-ranking mason-ette with 22 degrees to go until she reaches the top:] Eleven Degrees of Sister Margaret Farley blog.cardinalnewmansociety.org/2012/06/08/eleven-degrees-of-sister-margaret-farley/ As followers of the Sister Margaret Farley saga may have seen reported in numerous news articles, the nun who received a notification earlier this week from the Holy See has also received 11 honorary degrees over the course of her career. Read more [...]

Mr. Peter Sadegna of Winona, MN passed away in the evening of June 7th, 2012. As many Bishops, Priest, Seminarians and Traditional Catholics know, Mr. Sadegna and his family were primarily instrumental in the renovations of St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary in Winona in 1988. Peter will be laid to rest in the Seminaries cemetery after the funeral Mass. Come to his assistance, ye saints of God! Meet him ye angles of the Lord. Receive his soul and present it to the Most High. May Christ who called Read more [...]

I found this interview fascinating because it gives us an insight into the mindset of a Cardinal who was known to be on the more conservative side. While the ideas expressed in this interview are more on the popular side some of the Cardinal’s comments are intriguing. I sense a certain uneasiness with the disastrous results of the Council while not seeing that any of it could have possibly been due to the Council texts. In this interview he talks about the priesthood, authority, the Pope, the Read more [...]

Undone by the “Permanent Workshop” June 2012 By Philip Blosser www.newoxfordreview.org/reviews.jsp?did=0612-blosser Philip Blosser is Professor of Philosophy at Sacred Heart Major Sem­i­nary in Detroit, Michigan. A Bitter Trial: Evelyn Waugh and John Carmel Cardinal Heenan on the Liturgical Changes. Edited, with a new Introduction, by Alcuin Reid. Ignatius Press. 124 pages. $11.95. Most readers acquainted with English novelist Evelyn Waugh know him for his magisterial Read more [...]

Theologians: The Vatican Doesn’t Understand Theology blog.cardinalnewmansociety.org/2012/06/08/theologians-the-vatican-doesnt-understand-theology/ Not only did the board of the largest Catholic organization of U.S. theologians announce its support for Mercy Sr. Margaret Farley, whose book was condemned by the Vatican earlier this week, but the board scolded the Vatican for its limited understanding of theology. The board of the 1,500 member Catholic Theological Society (CTSA)–which Read more [...]

After Spiking Catholic Lawsuit Against Obama, Networks Unleash Avalanche of Stories Hyping Vatican ‘Scandal’ . By KYLE DRENNEN From the Media Research Center 6/5/12 online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303830204577446350219465274.html?mod=googlenews_wsj While the networks largely ignored 43 Catholic institutions suing the Obama administration over the ObamaCare contraception mandate, since news broke on May 25 of the Pope’s butler leaking classified Vatican documents, those same Read more [...]

Robin Hood, King Arthur, Muhammad by Howard Kainz 6/8/12 www.crisismagazine.com/2012/muhammad Robert Spencer is known as a bête noire to Islamist sympathizers. He published a critical blog with a chapter-by-chapter study of the Qur’an during 2007-2008, and in his current blog, www.jihadwatch.org/, furnishes us with up-to-date information hardly ever available from the mass media. He has also published several books on Islam and Muhammad; but his latest book, Did Muhammad Read more [...]

Psst, Don’t Tell Anyone: ‘Wave’ of Dems Leaving the Party ‘Over Marriage, Religious Freedom Concerns’ By Tom Blumer | June 08, 2012 newsbusters.org/blogs/tom-blumer/2012/06/08/psst-dont-tell-anyone-dems-leaving-party-over-marriage-religious-freedom#ixzz1xBk9OM4m The Catholic News Agency’s Michelle Bauman reports that [see www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/democrats-leave-party-over-marriage-religious-freedom-concerns/ or see comment below] there has been a “wave” of recent Read more [...]

Central Java: premiere of Soegija, documentary on bishop, a “national hero” by Mathias Hariyadi 6/7/12 www.asianews.it/news-en/Central-Java:-premiere-of-Soegija,-documentary-on-bishop,-a-national-hero-24963.html The film focuses on the life and mission of Mgr. Albertus Soegijapranata SJ, first indigenous and native bishop celebrated in the struggle for independence. Three years of study, two months of writing and filming, which involved 2,700 actors and actresses. Polemics of the Islamists: Read more [...]

I thought these words of Pope Urban IV who instituted the feast of Corpus Christi to be most edifying and encouraging for the readers here. “URBAN, BISHOP, Servant of the Servants of God, to our Venerable Brethren, the Patriarchs, Archbishops, and other Prelates of the Church: “When Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, ere He left the world and returned to His Father, ate on the eve of His passion the Last Supper with His disciples, He instituted the Most Holy and precious Sacrament of His Body Read more [...]