Daily Archives: June 10, 2012

Martyrology-June 12th Roman Martyrology-June 12th- on this date in various years- St. John of St. Facundus, confessor of the Order of the Hermits of St. Augustine, who died on the 11th of June. At Rome, on the Aurelian Way, during the persecution of Diocletian and Maximian, and under the prefect Aurelius, the birthday of the holy martyrs Basilides, Cyrinus, Nabor, and Nazarius, all soldiers who were cast into prison for the confession of the Christian name, scourged with knotted whips, Read more [...]

Over 12,000 attend first day of Eucharistic Congress PATSY MCGARRY and GENEVIEVE CARBERY 6/10/12 www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0610/breaking5.html?via=rel The papal legate to the Eucharistic Congress in Dublin has prayed that the event will “bring a special blessing to Ireland at this turbulent time”. In a homily at the opening Mass at the RDS this evening, attended by about 12,500 people, Cardinal Mark Ouellett acknowledged that the Church in Ireland is “suffering” Read more [...]

Wanderers of the World: The Gypsies, Their Travels and Travails Posted By Eleonore Villarrubia On June 9, 2012 What do you imagine when you hear the word “Gypsy?” As a child growing up in New Orleans, my earliest memory of “Gypsy” was going to Mardi Gras dressed up as one — or at least my mother’s idea of the way a Gypsy should dress — long red flowing skirt, billowy blouse, colorful sash around the waist, head scarf tied at the side, and, of course, the required gold dangling Read more [...]

Pollen Expert’s New Discovery Confirms Age of Holy Shroud at 2000 Years Posted By Brian Kelly On June 6, 2012 Vatican Insider: Here’s a clip from Palynologist Marzia Boi’s report: “The pollen traces on the Holy Shroud which have so far been linked to the geographic origin of the relic reveal what oils and ointments were put both on the body and on the sheet. These discoveries have an ethno-cultural meaning linked to ancient funeral practices. These non-perishable particles capture Read more [...]

What the SSPX Reconciliation Means – and Doesn’t By David G. Bonagura, Jr. 6/10/12 www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/what-the-sspx-reconciliation-means–and-doesnt.html Few things make Catholics forget the precept of charity more than discussion of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), the traditionalist group of bishops and priests who, due to their opposition to the Second Vatican Council and the ensuing ecclesial turmoil, remain outside the Church’s canonical structure. Read more [...]

Number CCLVI (256) 9 June 2012 Until Archbishop Lefebvre finally decided to consecrate bishops for the Society of St Pius X in June of 1988, he was, like all Catholics since Vatican II, torn between the Catholic Truth and Catholic Authority that that Council, following the modern world, had split from one another. However, once he had taken that decision, which proved clearly to have been the saving of Catholic Tradition, it was as though everything in his mind dropped back into place, and Read more [...]