May

31

Women who try to be ordained excommunicate themselves

May 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The media is now trying to tell us that the Vatican/CDF (read evil Big Brother or evil former Holy Office of the Inquisition) has excommunicated some so-called ‘women-priests’. On the contrary, they excommunicate themselves. More from the people who know:
1. Canon Law dot info
2. Wikipaedia
3. CWN

May

30

Sacratissimi Cordis Iesu

May 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

It is the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart today. This devotion goes back as far as the eleventh century, usually in a private form. It was the visions of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque that made the devotion universal. The Lord himself requested that it be located on the Friday of the octave of Corpus Christi, [...]

May

29

Feria V, hebomadae VIII temporis ordinarii

May 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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The news

I thought this was a joke: atheist summer camp. Getting more and more religious, they are. There are even ‘atheist morals’. They’ll have Sunday school, soon.
The Vatican on obedience in religious life.
On the upcoming anniversary of Holy Father Pius XII: “Fifty years later, in spite of five decades of misinformation and calumny, Catholics thoughout [...]

May

28

Feria IV, hebomadae VIII temporis ordinarii

May 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Nothing to say today, but there’s plenty in the news.

The news

This post predicts a fall for Merry England. A dreadful fall, perhaps all the way into the medieval seventh-eighth century. The success of Islam in England suggests a lot of money being poured in. We do know that Saudi Arabia is sponsoring large projects all [...]

May

27

Augustinus Duroverni Cantiacorum (?), episcopus

May 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment

St. Augustine of Canterbury, first Archbishop of the See of Canterbury, whose chair was hijacked by the English King in the sixteenth century and remains to be returned to the Church, was friend of Pope S. Gregory the Great. When news reached Rome that the harvest was great in England, Pope Gregory sent Augustine and [...]

May

26

The Pope and Communion kneeling

May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I’m trying to embed a video from www.gloria.tv. If you can’t see the video, please click here.

May

26

Philippus Neri, sacerdos

May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

St. Philip Neri, Apostle of Rome, was a Florentine who wandered into Rome quite by divine inspiration after briefly remaining with an uncle in Napoli. He spent years as a layman in Rome before being ordained priest on the recommendation of his confessor. During this time, he had a dramatic encounter with the Spirit of [...]

May

24

Beata Maria, Auxilium Christianorum

May 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Today is Our Lady Help of Christians day and, as NLM tells us, it has been designated as a day of prayer for the Church in China by the Holy Father. We have not forgotten, China. Every week, almost, we hear what you’ve done to our bishops.
Meanwhile, the Dalai Lama is in the country. Next [...]

May

23

Feria VI, hebomadae VII temporis ordinarii

May 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Yes, Corpus Christi was glorious in Rome. What a pity that I missed it on TV. But Father Zed has pictures.

The news

It’s not over. The Cardinal wants abortion to be, at the very least, rarer. More on this here.
Here’s an interesting, a very interesting observation: the Holy Father gives Communion only on the tongue and [...]

May

22

Rita de Cassia, religiosa/Corpus Christi

May 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Corpus Christi is here, although it’s actually on Sunday. Alright, then. Let’s make it Corpus Christi weekend.
St. Rita of Cascia (1386-1456) was the daughter of elderly parents distinguished for charity. Rita’s great desire was to be a nun, but she married at twelve to please her parents. Her husband was cruel and ill-tempered. When he [...]

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