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AK: Anchorage Dominicans to celebrate Rosary Sunday

As I still have a strong connection to Alaska, and intend to be back there soon enough, I will occasionally post updates on things there. Plus, a large contingent of my readers hail from there, so I...

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Pope Benedict: “The liturgy is celebrated for God and not for ourselves.”

As many of my long time readers know, I am very big fan of Pope Benedict as both the Pope and as a theologian. His book, The Spirit of the Liturgy, is a key reason I have come to study the faith at a...

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Laudamus Te – Magazine for the Extraordinary Form

Thousands of Catholics are familiar with Magnificat, the magazine-missal resource for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. It is a wonderful tool for people to follow along with the prayers of the Mass,...

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What’s In A Name?

Defend Us In Battle… I am sure that name conjures up many images in the heads of the people that read this blog. The name of a blog certainly is the “first impression” people have of both a blog, and...

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The Altar Rail: A Deacon’s Change of Heart

There are few topics in the Catholic blogosphere as “hot button” as the best or proper means/method to receive Holy Communion. The debate is often rekindled by some news item here or there, and the...

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The Altar Server [Video]

The following video is a must see. Every parish should show this to parents and to those wishing to serve at the Altar.   N.B.: Also, there is an interesting discussion going on over at IgnitumToday...

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‘My Beloved’

This past Sunday, my family went to a parish that we are sometimes… required to go to.1 We don’t do it often, and in all honesty a later Sunday Mass with young children is tough. But, we actually enjoy...

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St. Thomas Aquinas – visually portrayed & an update

For those that don’t realize it, this blog was re-done in very minimal theme, but intentionally done in the black and white of the Dominican Order. A lot of my connection to Dominican spiritually is...

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Bringing the Church to Life: The Wisdom of Pope Benedict’s ‘Abdication’

In G.K. Cheston’s masterpiece, Manalive, the famous quote states: “I am going to hold a pistol to the head of the Modern Man. But I shall not use it to kill him–only to bring him to life.” Even out of...

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Pope Francis: A Piece to the Puzzle, or Whole New Picture?

I have a more lengthy post that I am trying to write about the “Battle” going on currently in the blogosphere over who Pope Francis is, and how various “groups” within the Church view him as our new...

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Cardinal Mahony Drives Wedge Between Popes

As I have started to write about, there is some sort of division that is brewing amongst some Catholic faithful. It seems that some Catholics that were not fans of Pope Benedict’s liturgical reforms...

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Taylor Marshall’s Take on the Election of Pope Francis &‘Traditionalists’

Taylor Marshall has a very direct and heart-felt post about the vitriol that some “trads” have shown since the election of Pope Francis. Marshall had put all his “chips” in saying that Cardinal Burke...

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On Pope Francis, Feet Washing, Tradition, and Canon Law

Pope Francis washes the feet of young ‘offenders,’ including two women, during Maundy Thursday Mass. The Catholic world is in an uproar right now. In fact, the AP posted a story: “Pope’s foot-wash a...

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Giving Pope Francis Time to Learn to ‘Be Pope’

‘Father Z’ I had a post half written and intended on finishing it this evening. Then I read Father Z’s blog and noticed that he wrote a post that essentially steals my thunder, which isn’t the first...

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Roundup: Archbishop Vigneron & Communion

Archbishop Vigneron There have been quite a few news reports and blog posts since Archbishop Vigneron made statements earlier in the week about the reception of Communion by supporters of...

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Good Shepherding

Yesterday my family and I went to a parish in the area that we had not been to yet. We have been living in our new city for 2.5 months now, and wanted to settle into a parish and establish ”roots”, or...

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Detroit News: Detroit Catholics ‘divided’ on “Gay-Marriage”

Archbishop Vigneron of the Archdiocese of Detroit The Archbishop Vigneron debate is still boiling a bit here in Michigan. The Detroit News printed a story yesterday about the “debate” on “Gay-Marriage”...

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Protestors march outside of Archdiocese of Detroit for ‘Gay-Rights’

So the good Archbishop Vigneron continues to face opposition to his clear explanation of the teachings of the Catholic Church. Today, protestors marched outside of the Archdiocese of Detroit carrying...

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REPORT: Abp. Piero Marini may become Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship

Archbishop Piero Marini So, Damian Thompson of the Telegraph has a rather interesting, but troubling, report about some moves that may be in the works in the Vatican: I’m hearing horrible rumours from...

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Deacon Kandra, Communion, and the Protocol of Politeness

Deacon Greg Kandra’s most recent blog post, has kicked up some hornets in the Catholic blogging world. I think that in the ever striving quest for politeness, sometimes people lose sight of what is...

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Advent 2013 –“Prepare”

While at Mass last evening the idea of preparation really came over me. I know that blogging can be a good and bad thing, for both bloggers and readers, but I know that sometimes being completely...

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Love, in photos

I apologize now, but it is worth it. If you want to see what love looks like, click through to this post: A husband photographs his wife. We are not made for this world. But while we are here, we...

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The Importance of Sacrament Remembrance

The Baptism of the Lord (Theophanylcon) This is a small idea, but one that was reinforced at Mass today during the Homily. The priest said that he often has as least one person during his Marriage prep...

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