The Guardian (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Climber who conquered K2 during the controversial Italian expedition of 1954 At dusk on 31 July 1954, the Italian mountaineer Lino Lacedelli, who has died aged 83, was standing on the summit of K2 in the Himalayas, remonstrating with his climbing partner Achille Compagnoni . The pair had just made the first ascent of a peak considered even more difficult and dangerous than Everest. But, after an exhausting...
The Lair of the Catholic Cavemen (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
I'VE FOUND MY DREAM JOB! Ohhh.... a "Vatican II" parish! Helmet tip to the enigmatic C Yes, I'm putting for this job . Emphasis mine, and my comments in black. Director of Pastoral Ministries Full Job Description The Catholic Community of St. Francis of Assisi seeks a creative, visionary leader to serve as Director of Pastoral Ministries for a 4600+ household, Vatican II parish . (Thank God/Goddess/Supreme...
The New Liturgical Movement (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Lest the occasion go unremarked, today is the 62nd anniversary of the promulgation of Pope Pius XII's encyclical Mediator Dei (20 November 1947), widely regarded as the magna carta of the 20th-century Liturgical Movement. Probably most NLM readers are familiar with this encyclical principally for its admonition against romantic antiquarianism, which took for granted (among other things) the versum...
Catholic Fire (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Today the dioceses in the United States celebrate the memorial of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, virgin and foundress. St. Frances Xavier Cabrini was the first United States citizen to be canonized. Born in Lombardy, Italy in 1850, she founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart in 1880 and established many hospitals, schools, and orphanages. In 1889, she set out for the United States and arrived...
Cor ad cor loquitur (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
I found out about this from a discussion on the CHNI forum. Nothing anti-Catholics ever do or argue surprises me: including this, but I trust that this may enlighten some readers, at least, as to the lengths to which our anti-Catholic brethren in Christ will go to smear the Catholic Church and portray her in a ridiculous light. And for the sake of those readers who don't yet realize how deep the prejudice...
The Muniment Room (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
. Over in the valley of the River Adur, Fr Sean posted something really good about the manner in which those attached to more traditional forms of Catholic worship should celebrate. He didn't say that 1962 Missal is perfection, just that messing about with the rubrics at this time would be a really unsensible thing to do. I agree wholeheartedly with him. The best way, perhaps, to think of what happened...
A conservative blog for peace (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Sorry, MadPriest, but you’re wrongMore anti-Romanism from the left. Nice Mid-Western (ex-)Episcopalians who happen to agree with the Catholic faith on not wanting gay weddings in their churches ≠ a pagan-revival fascist government rounding up, torturing and murdering Jews. Pius XII was in a bind: when he spoke out more, the Nazis killed more. The Deputy is fiction.
Absolutely No Spin (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
I purchased this a few weeks ago and have had a chance to use it quite a bit. So I am ready to take you on a short tour around Volume IV of the Liturgia Horarum. But before I do there are a few things I would like to say. First, and I mentioned this in my previous post, I get the impression this edition was not meant to be used so much as it was to be a reference text. Either that is the case or it...
The hermeneutic of continuity (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
Rubricarius has completed the Ordo for 2010 . This is the Ordo with instructions for the Mass and Office each day according to the usus antiquior prior to the reforms that took place during the reign of Pope Pius XII. Rubricarius has done a fine job with this Ordo over the years but it is a thankless task. The pedantic 62-ers will doubtless say that having the second confiteor or commemorations at...
TruthSeeker24's anti-N.W.O. corner (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
Note by Me: I don't agree with the racial views of Eric, but he's accurate on Islamic history. By Timothy ___________________________________________ Dear Troy, The Jesuits and their Knights of Malta ruling both European leaders and the Islamic leaders via Freemasonry and other Pope-serving secret societies, especially the Freemasonic Saudis, have, for the last 40 years, been the movers behind the...
The Saloon dot net (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Forced Labor by Polish Jews, 1939 Belgium : King Leopold III, in a broadcast to the USA, declares that Belgium is determined to defend its neutrality. Germany : Newspaper commentaries complain about anti-Nazi propaganda in Belgian newspapers and suggest this is a breach of Belgian neutrality. Hitler again commands his generals to prepare for the western offensive. Poland: Forced labor decree issued...
Ten Reasons (Free subscription) | 25/10/2009
Join us tomorrow at 7:35 am on the Son Rise Morning Show as we discuss the Church's teaching on priestly celibacy in light of the Holy Father's recent establishment of an ordinariate for converting Anglicans and their (married) clergy. In the meantime, enjoy a terrific four-page explanation from Catholics United for the Faith. Here is the section on exceptions to the rule: The Catholic Church is one...
The Devout Life (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
Interesting day today. Met and had lunch with Robert Moynihan , who introduced me to this lady Sr. Margarita is an American, 88 years old, and a member of the Religious Teachers Filippini , an order of active sisters founded to teach religion, which is actually, surprisingly, a rather rare charism. And she's working to get Pius XII canonised. You see these sisters around Rome quite a bit, with their...
RORATE CÆLI (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
Seventy years ago, as war raged through Europe and parts of Asia, Pope Pius XII, in his first encyclical, reminded the world of the meaning of true tolerance, as practiced by the Church, of the place of true patriotism, and of the dangers of a deified nation and government:The Church hails with joy and follows with her maternal blessing every method of guidance and care which aims at a wise and
Snuffysmith's Blog (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
Book Recounts Vatican Aid for Pius XII's Friend, Research Continues Into Pope's Assistance to Jews ROME, OCT. 8, 2009 (Zenit.org).- A new element has come to light in the investigation into Pope Pius XII's assistance to Jews before and during World War II. The New-York based Pave the Way Foundation, which has nominated Eugenio Pacelli to receive the Yad Vashem's designation of Righteous Among the Nations,...
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