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Liturgical Dispute

September 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Letter on 1962 Missal Causes Skirmish
By Elizabeth Lev
After the sunny skies of August, storm clouds appeared this week in Rome as Benedict XVI’s apostolic letter “Summorum Pontificum” came into effect Sept. 14.
For those who have been sleeping under a liturgical rock this summer, the July 7 papal document, issued “motu proprio” (on his own initiative), […]

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Six Nuns Excommunicated in Arkansas

September 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Members of Canadian Sect
Six women religious were excommunicated in Arkansas for their involvement in the schismatic association Army of Mary, based in Quebec.
The diocesan newspaper The Arkansas Catholic said that it is believed to be the first time anyone in the Diocese of Little Rock has been formally excommunicated.
“It is a painfully historic moment in […]

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Mexican Medical Mission

September 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

In the city of Gomez Palcio located in the northern Mexican state of Durango, the second annual Medical Mission was held from May 21-25, spearheaded by a group of seven Americans that came from the SSPX’s chapels in Philadelphia, Phoenix, El Paso and North Carolina who joined up with a fellow group from SSPX’s chapels […]

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Quote Of The Month

September 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

“If our life was not under Mary’s protection, we might tremble for our perseverance and our salvation.”  (St. Peter Julian Eymard)

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Pope Praises the Evangelical Wisdom of Paul VI

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Yesterday evening in the Swiss Hall of the Apostolic Palace at Castelgandolfo, Benedict XVI attended a concert by the “Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli” International Festival Orchestra of Brescia and Bergamo, Italy. The event was organized to mark the 110th anniversary of the birth of Pope Paul VI who was a native of the town of Concesio […]

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Ukraine: Unity of Catholics in the Diversity of Rites

September 27, 2007 | 1 Comment

Today the Holy Father met with Latin-rite prelates of the Ukrainian Episcopal Conference who have just completed their “ad limina” visit.
  In his talk to the bishops, the Pope expressed his appreciation for “the catechetical, liturgical, apostolic and charitable activities” in their dioceses. “Your pastoral work,” he said, “is undertaken in a territory in which […]

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Saint Vincent de Paul

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Vincent, the son of poor French peasants, was born in 1581. When he grew up and became famous, he loved to tell people how he had taken care of his father’s pigs. Because he was intelligent, his father sent him to school. And after finishing his studies, Vincent became a priest.
At first, he was given […]

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Bishops Urge Truth on Respect Life Sunday

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Note Prevailing Contradictions in American Society
As U.S. dioceses prepare for Respect Life Sunday, Cardinal Justin Rigali urged Catholics to seek and spread the truth.
On Oct. 7, Catholics in the United States will mark the annual day dedicated to praying for and promoting a culture of life. It is held the first Sunday of October.
Cardinal Rigali, […]

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