Daily Archives: July 24, 2012

Martyrology-July 26th Roman Martyrology-July 26th- on this date in various years- The departure from this life of St. Anne, mother of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, the Mother of God. At Philippi in Macedonia, the birthday of St. Erastus, who was appointed bishop of that place by the blessed apostle Paul, and was there crowned with martyrdom. At Rome, on the Latin Way, the holy martyrs Symphronius, Olympius, Theodulus, and Exuperia, who (as we read in the Acts of Pope St. Stephen) were Read more [...]

Bishop Olmsted Responds to Cardinal Newman Society Report, Says Hospital Remains “Non-Catholic” Despite Partnership with Jesuit School blog.cardinalnewmansociety.org/2012/07/24/bishop-olmsted-responds-to-cardinal-newman-society-report-says-hospital-remains-non-catholic-despite-partnership-with-jesuit-school/ Following a report by The Cardinal Newman Society raising concerns about the partnership between Jesuit Creighton University and a hospital stripped of its Catholic status, Read more [...]

The Joy of Clarity Commentary on the Declaration of the SSPX’s General Chapter www.sspx.org/sspx_rome/joy_of_clarity_remnant_commentary_7-23-2012.htm SSPX.org is pleased to offer this commentary from The Remnant newspaper written by columnist, Brian M. McCall (professor of law who spoke at the 2011 Angelus Press Conference). The Declaration makes clear that the Society of St. Pius X embraces the authority of the Pope, which is in stark contrast to virtually the rest of the Church Read more [...]

College Lecturer Dismantles Five Top Myths Of the Crusades blog.cardinalnewmansociety.org/2012/07/24/college-lecturer-dismantles-five-top-myths-of-the-crusades/ Steve Weidenkopf, a lecturer of Church history at the Notre Dame Graduate School of Christendom College, wrote an excellent piece at Crisis Magazine detailing the who, what, when, why and how concerning the Crusades. Why should you care about the Crusades? “Pope Benedict XVI has emphasized the need for a ‘New Evangelization’ Read more [...]

Knights of Columbus and Masons Have Pancake Breakfast! Tancred The Eponymous Flower 7/23/12 eponymousflower.blogspot.com/2012/07/knights-of-columbus-and-masons-have.html Update: State Advocate for the Minnesota Knights of Columbus made the following disingenuous statement: “We would allow Gay and lesbian use of the KC Hall as long as they were not publicly opposing church teaching.” Perhaps the folks at CPCSM would be interested in renting a hall in the future, or perhaps the Read more [...]

Bishop Williamson: “Get Rid of Bishop Fellay” Tancred The Eponymous Flower Tuesday, July 24, 2012 eponymousflower.blogspot.com/2012/07/bishop-williamson-get-rid-of-bishop.html Bishop Williamson spoke just briefly before the General Chapter in a video that appeared on youtube between the 10th and the 19th on youtube. Read more [...]

Gays in the Clergy The Vortex 07-23-2012 Transcript www.churchmilitant.tv/scripts/vort-2012-07-23.pdf Hello everyone and welcome to The Vortex where lies and falsehoods are trapped and exposed. I’m Michael Voris coming to you from St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. It’s a subject no one really wants to discuss in the open. Every now and then it emerges in an article or book .. but then gets the short shrift as clergymen pass over it as quickly as possible. The subject? Read more [...]

[Immigrant Polish Catholics added to native Irish Catholics as object of Northern Ireland's Prot/Orange Lodge prejudice] Polish Immigrants In Northern Ireland: Victims Of Ethnic Abuse, Religious Bigotry? By Palash R. Ghosh July 24, 2012 www.ibtimes.com/articles/366174/20120724/northern-ireland-polish-migrants-eu-catholic-prejudice.htm Last week, Polish flags were burned in various locales across the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland, in what local Poles described as the latest incident Read more [...]

Churchgoers say priest said a dog is better than Obama Jul 24, 2012 www.wtsp.com/news/article/265202/58/Churchgoers-say-priest-said-a-dog-is-better-than-Obama ORANGE PARK, Fla. (FirstCoastNews.com) — It was 8 a.m. mass at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church. Father James Boddie runs the Orange Park parish, but he was not there. According to the guidelines of the Catholic Church, Assistant Pastor Dan Nelson crossed the line during the service. Nelson was at the pulpit and Read more [...]

Battling for the Church’s Universities Report calls for renewing mandatum implementation. by TIM DRAKE 07/23/2012 www.ncregister.com/daily-news/battling-for-the-churchs-universities MANASSAS, Va. — Recent remarks made by Pope Benedict XVI about Catholic higher education spurred the Manassas, Va.-based Cardinal Newman Society to issue a special report on the status of the mandatum’s implementation in U.S. Catholic colleges and universities. Titled “A Mandate for Fidelity: Read more [...]