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Theotokos - Mary The Mother of God!
Making Things Visible - Jan 1, 2012 at 11:14 am Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God
On January 1, 2012, in Catholic Saint of the Day, by uCatholicIn the 4th and 5th centuries debates about the nature of Christ raged in the...
What do you think of…
Commonweal - Jan 1, 2012 at 11:04 am
A good number of years ago, this postcard arrived in my home mailbox. The other side revealed that it had been sent by a local Protestant church. “What do you think of when you...
TRO Denied To Churches Planning To Deny Use For Civil Unions-- Claim Is Non-Justiciable
The Religion Clause - Jan 1, 2012 at 10:48 am In Emmanuel Temple v. Abercrombie, (D HI, Dec. 30, 2011), an Hawaii federal district court denied a temporary restraining order to prevent enforcement against two churches of...
“In the Light of the Law”
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 1, 2012 at 10:18 am Dr. Ed Peters, the Canonical Defender, has migrated his excellency canon law blog from Blogger to WordPress. Go check his new place out and spike his stats!
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A new Personal Ordinariate!
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 1, 2012 at 10:02 am The Anglicans/Episcopalians-to-be-Catholics have their own Personal Ordinariate today.
Let there be sung Non nobis and Te Deum.
It is called the Ordinariate of the Chair of Peter...
Happy New Year
The Forum - Jan 1, 2012 at 9:47 am Pope Benedict XVI offered his first Mass of 2012 at Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome.
Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions – January 2012
Homeschool Goodies - Jan 1, 2012 at 9:36 am
General Intention: Victims of Natural Disasters.That the victims of natural disasters may receive the spiritual and material comfort they need to rebuild their lives.
Missionary...
“We may be seeing the future of Christianity’s encounter with the book”
The Deacon's Bench - Jan 1, 2012 at 9:07 am
There’s a long but intriguing essay here by Professor Alan Jacobs that explores how the rapidly changing technology — from cell phones to iPads and Kindles — may have a profound...
Santorum: Striking Distance of Stunning Upset
Creative Minority Report - Jan 1, 2012 at 9:03 am Wow, wow, wow.Rich Lowry breaks down the Des Moines Register poll which had Santorum in third at 15%.That’s the four-day result. If just the last two days are taken into account...
Reform of the Reform: the Kiko Rite approved
Rorate Coeli - Jan 1, 2012 at 8:49 am [Image: the Holy Father receives the leaders of the Way, Kiko Argüello, Carmen Hernández - in privilegio delle sweats-, and Fr.Mario Pezzi - Nov. 13, 2010]
All signs seem to...
Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter
Rorate Coeli - Jan 1, 2012 at 8:48 am Congratulations to the former Anglicans in America for their structure established today by Pope Benedict XVI, the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter. Father Jeffrey...
Upon This "Rock," An Ordinariate Is Born
Whispers in the Loggia - Jan 1, 2012 at 8:47 am Twenty-six months since Anglicanorum coetibus laid the groundwork for groups of Anglicans to cross the Tiber while maintaining elements of their liturgical, spiritual, theological...
Plenary Indulgence reminder: Veni, Creator
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§ 1. A plenary indulgence is granted to the Christian faithful who, in a church or in an oratory, are present [take part] in a recitation or solemn chant of:
1° the hymn Veni...
Infinity Dwindled to Infancy
Commonweal - Jan 1, 2012 at 7:04 am On the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary the Mother of God, some lines from Hopkins’ lovely poem, The Blessed Virgin Compared to the Air We Breathe:
This air, which, by life’s...
2012: the year of the Anglicans?
The Deacon's Bench - Jan 1, 2012 at 6:58 am
Before the confetti is swept up and the champagne glasses put away, the new year will be bringing something else new: the ordinariate, enabling Anglican parishes in the U.S. to...
Happy New Year 2012 To Religion Clause Readers!
The Religion Clause - Jan 1, 2012 at 6:35 am Dear Religion Clause Readers:Happy New Year! As we enter 2012, I want to again thank all of you who read Religion Clause-- both long time followers (some of you have been with me...
Daily Quote from the Blessed Virgin Mary
Integrated Catholic Life - Jan 1, 2012 at 6:30 am “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior. For he has looked upon his handmaid’s lowliness; behold, from now on will all ages call me...
Mary: Mother of God <br/>and Our Mother
Franciscan Media - Jan 1, 2012 at 5:00 am So
much of the confusion, dissatisfaction and sadness we experience day to
day comes from our own struggles with “real life.” We need someone to
help us look at our lives, to...
Today in the Church Year: 01/01/12
Jimmy Akin.org - Jan 1, 2012 at 2:05 am Today is the 8th day in the octave of Christmas. The liturgical color is white.
This is a holyday of obligation (Holy Mary, Mother of God). Be sure to go to Mass if you didn't go...
Why Does the Church Celebrate Mary as the Mother of God?
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 31, 2011 at 11:01 pm Each January 1st on the liturgical calendar, the Church celebrates the Octave of Christmas and the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. I receive more comments and questions from...
