Monday, 28 May 2012

Now, I am on the list for posting this.......

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A four post day, as I could not resist posting this....by doing this, I am now on the list. Wow, all the words on one posting......whoa! ...

Blessed Margaret Pole

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Today, as I am in the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton, this is the memorial day of Blessed Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury. She was ...

Pay attention Christians in France--you voted for this...

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  And from the Great Spencer on May 27th....France: Muslims stone Christians in church during mass No one will take much note ...

The Charismatic Leader and the Downfall of the West

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On this beautiful sunny morning in Surrey, my thoughts move to darker times in the past and perhaps ahead. I have been reading Young Stal...
Sunday, 27 May 2012

A musical timeline, incomplete but fun...

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I rarely write about music on this blog, but I love classical music and Gregorian Chant, as well as Medieval music and other types. What I h...
Saturday, 26 May 2012

On States' Rights

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Early this year, I wrote about the possibility of a civil war in the States. The is always the same reason why individual states get res...

The Leadership Crisis and the Soul of the Church

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I am mourning today two things. One is a personal issue of a lack of male leadership in a family with which I am familiar. The father has...
Friday, 25 May 2012

Pray for Egypt

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I have personal good news, but this is universal not so good news.   http://www.theblaze.com/stories/muslim-brotherhood-candidate-wins-run-o...

REALITY CHECK?????? Obama and Catholics in Chicago????

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  A seminarian friend sent this to me today.  Cynicism check time. Amid polls showing that his efforts to regulate religious...

On Monarchs and the Faith

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This article from LifeSiteNews caught my eye after a discussion with two priests on to desire monarchies or to want republics-democracie...

Are you part of the New or Old Evangelization?

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A few days ago, I put two maps on this blog of places where Christians and Catholics live. Here is another map of the weather this weekend. ...
Thursday, 24 May 2012

When does one leave a parish? A contentious subject...

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A contentious subject....I am traveling today, so this is a strange day for posting. At this moment, I am standing in a friend's kitchen...
Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Nothing is an Accident and a Bit of Samuel Johnson in the Mix

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I am traveling today and thinking of the people I have met in the past year of teaching, writing, praying, doing whatever one does in Eur...

On Devotions and Ritual--Musings and Thoughts

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A comment on another post brought up the question of rites in the Church as connected to local custom, or to devotion. Now, the Rites, wh...

Confirmation Series Two

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As Confirmation is one of the Sacraments of Initiation, one of the questions asked of people who are getting married is whether they need ...