Monday, 13 January 2014

Pope Francis Against Abortion

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/the-pope/10569196/Pope-speaks-out-against-horrific-abortion.html

On Catholic Community, Again

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Years ago, many years ago, in Sherborne, one of my co-workers in the parish said to me that I was a "community builder."  I took t...

Pray for this priest, please

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http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/Aki/English/Security/Syria-Abducted-Italian-Jesuit-priest-held-in-Al-Qaeda-jail_321072794747.html thanks to S...

Spiritual Warfare from the Trenches

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God allows Satan freedom these days to test the faithful. Why, I am not sure, except that many who now live will see difficult times, need t...
Sunday, 12 January 2014

What we can do without

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It just dawned on me that this was the first Christmas in 30 years or so, I did not have Panettone or Stolen, my little family's favorit...

Great Britain Has A New Cardinal

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Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, United Kingdom. Let us all pray for him to be a real leader. St. Thomas a Becket, pray for...

The Perfection Series

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I can tell that new readers have missed the long perfection series from 2011 and 2012. Here is one repost Tuesday, 28 February 2012 ...

Interesting

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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/12/brussels-slaps-down-threats-immigration?CMP=twt_fd

Doctors of the Church 2:45

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The road to perfection is written about by ALL the Doctors of the Church. We are all called to this. Please read the perfection s...

Doctors of the Church 2:44

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More from St. Alphonsus Ligouri... I do not think that Alphonsus needs commentary. In his book,  PRAYER : THE GREAT MEANS OF SALVATION AND...

I cannot write about baptism enough....

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If you are a Catholic couple putting off baptism until a baby is several months on, you are wrong, wrong, wrong................ Born with...

Doctors of the Church 2:43

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A short thought on perfection... "The essence of perfection is to embrace the will of God in all things, prosperous or adv...

The Three Epiphanies of Christ

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In the Catholic Byzantine Rite and in the Orthodox Tradition, today is the Epiphany, the showing forth of God to all. Here is a great...

Again, on Baptism

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See all my articles on baptism and confirmation. Good stuff here, especially with the Anglicans moving away from exorcisms and the renounc...
Saturday, 11 January 2014

Because of Copyright Rules

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I can only give you a link to my favorite reredos in the Western World...the Baptism of Christ in St. John's Co-Cathedral. http://www....

Doctors of the Church 2:42

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One of the most loved Doctors of the Church wrote, perhaps, more on love, than any other. St. Alphonsus  Ligouri gives us plain and simpl...

Repost and Please Pray for Priests NOW

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Pray for Excellent Priests Posted by  Supertradmum More from St. Alphonsus: The dignity of the priest is also estimated from ...

Excellent Talks from Earlier This Past Year

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Thanks to Diane  for this posting. Following ones are on YouTube. "Make your own relics!" The second great phrase from the ser...

Any bishops or laity who support this administration should be ashamed...horrified

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(CNN)  - The Justice Department announced Friday it will recognize – for federal purposes – same-sex marriages performed for a short period...

Again, on the cult of personality

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Several times in the past five years, I have written on the cult of personality. After reading Paul C. Vitz, Faith of the Fatherless, it ...