Daily Archives: August 10, 2012

Castel Gandolfo : the “Ratzinger Schulerkreis” will work on Ecumenism 10-08-2012 Filed under News, The Church in the world On July 3, Benedict XVI retired to his summer residence of Castel Gandolfo. There, on September 1st and 2nd 2012, will gather the “Ratzinger Schulerkreis”, a group of former students, following a tradition begun while he was still professor of theology in Ratisbonne and kept up throughout his pontificate. Then, the professor of theology had proposed Read more [...]

Martyrology-August 12th Roman Martyrology-August 12th- on this date in various years- St. Clare, virgin, the first fruits of the Poor Ladies of the Order of Friars Minor, who was called to the everlasting nuptials of the Lamb on the day previous. The same day, the holy martyrs Porcarius, abbot of the monastery of Lerins, and five hundred monks, who were slain for the Catholic faith by barbarians, and were thus crowned with martyrdom. At Catania in Sicily, the birthday of St. Euplius, Read more [...]

Garcia Moreno, August 6, 1875+, Greatest Catholic Statesman and Martyr for the Faith Posted By Brian Kelly On August 9, 2012 Joseph F.X. Sladky pays honor to Garcia Morena in today’s issue of Crisis Magazine: On 6 August 1875, in the Plaza Major of Quito, Ecuador, a man lay dying. It was the First Friday of the Month. Earlier, after spending time in adoration before the Blessed Sacrament in the Cathedral, the man made his way to the Presidential Palace to meet with his ministers. As he Read more [...]

HT: eponymousflower.blogspot.ca/2012/08/homosexuals-surround-peaceful-priest.html The true face(s) of hatred.

The “virginitas in partu” (virginity in giving birth) is a Catholic Dogma “de fide divina et catholica” – which must be believed by “Divine and Catholic faith,” infallibly proposed by the ordinary and universal Magisterium; whose denial on the part of Muller is therefore – formally heretical and presumably malicious: he cannot be excused on account of ignorance. The specific contents of this Catholic dogma are as follows: non-rupture of the physical virginal integrity (I omit the Read more [...]

For future reference. Source: Dici www.dici.org/en/documents/bishop-fellay-sermon-for-ordinations-on-june-29-2012-in-econe/ Bishop Fellay’s Sermon for Ordinations on June 29, 2012, in Ecône 9-08-2012 Filed under Documents Your Excellencies, Dear brothers in the priesthood, dear ordinands, Dear seminarians, dear sisters, Dear faithful and parents of the ordinands, This year, Providence allows us yet again to confer ordinations to the diaconate and to the priesthood on this Read more [...]

After Liberalism, the Deluge? By Dr. Jeff Mirus | August 09, 2012 www.catholicculture.org/commentary/articles.cfm?id=543 With the great social experiment of the Enlightenment crumbling all around us, we may well wonder what guiding principles will inform the culture of the future. In other words, what comes after liberalism? The subject is worth serious thought, and not long ago First Things sponsored a symposium entitled “After Liberalism”. Over the past few issues of the Read more [...]

Amnesty International decries conscience clauses, Catholic bishops’ ethical directives CWN – August 10, 2012 Citing Amnesty International’s maternal-health campaign, Elizabeth Charnowski of the Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute writes that Amnesty International, a human rights organization that used to be abortion neutral, is now using the problem of maternal mortality to advocate for abortion. In a new report, ostensibly on medical care for maternal health, Amnesty calls Read more [...]

Cardinal Burke on nuns’ group: ‘If it can’t be reformed, then it doesn’t have a right to continue’ by Patrick B. Craine www.lifesitenews.com/news/cardinal-burke-on-lcwr-if-it-cant-be-reformed-then-it-doesnt-have-a-right-t WASHINGTON, D.C., August 10, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A senior Vatican prelate has fired a fresh salvo in the Vatican’s effort to reform the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, with a warning that the rogue organization could be shut down if Read more [...]

[Nonetheless, a la Cardinal Dolan, it's OK to invite them to charitable fundraising dinners] Archbishop Lori: Catholics should not vote for candidates who support intrinsic evils CWN – August 10, 2012 Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore has told Kathryn Jean Lopez of National Review Online that Catholics should not vote for candidates who support intrinsic evils. “This is a big moment for Catholic voters to step back from their party affiliation,” said Archbishop Lori. “The question Read more [...]

Catholic News Service interviews John Rao Posted by New Catholic at 8/10/2012 rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2012/08/catholic-news-service-interviews-john.html Professor John Rao is interviewed by the USCCB Catholic News Service (CNS) about the Church today, Tradition, and the Roman Forum – full playlist below (just play and all parts will load automatically):

Catholic Law Prof Defends Obama’s Abortion Record blog.cardinalnewmansociety.org/2012/08/10/catholic-law-prof-defends-obamas-abortion-record/ A law professor at Duquesne University took to the pages of the National Catholic Reporter to convince readers that Obama is more “pro-life” than Romney. Nicholas Cafardi writes: Obama favors, and included in the Affordable Care Act, $250 million of support for vulnerable pregnant women and alternatives to abortion. This support Read more [...]