tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45840059868876385292024-03-19T10:41:51.833-07:00loyalcatholicUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584005986887638529.post-86470788252754159992008-05-28T11:15:00.000-07:002008-05-28T11:20:10.583-07:00Intelligent input vs Pathetic EmotivismAs one who owns a blog but does not entirely subsist in the blogosphere, I have received several forwarded emails regarding the rantings of a "Sandy" who defends the sajdah position. Reading through her various postings elicits a real sense of laughter, as despite her hysterical rantings "Sandy" has yet to actually defend her position or address any of the issues raised in the NOR article. I Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584005986887638529.post-44308293567472397792008-05-16T10:03:00.000-07:002008-05-16T10:04:27.416-07:00ReactionsI found the dialogue on this blog fascinating. Check it out: http://carrietomko.blogspot.com/2008/05/children-and-eucharistic-adoration.htmlUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584005986887638529.post-61125294991500166192008-05-16T09:57:00.001-07:002008-05-28T21:19:27.299-07:00Kneel: No butts about it http://www.newoxfordreview.org/article.jsp?did=0508-jones#add KNEEL: NO BUTTS ABOUT ITBeware the SajdahMay 2008By Shannon M. JonesShannon M. Jones is Chief Executive Officer of www.CatechismClass.com, which provides solid, authentic Catholic educational content for the 4Marks Daily Catechism Program. American humorist Samuel Clemens (a.k.a. Mark Twain) tapped into a fundamental human foible whenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584005986887638529.post-27005866873752339882008-01-08T14:42:00.000-08:002008-01-08T15:00:48.416-08:00No ifs, ands or buttsBelow is an article from the South Ashford Priest blog (http://south-ashford-priest.blogspot.com/2008/01/magi-patron-saints-of-christian.html) that brings to light some of the troubles with the newest post Vatican 2 liturgical innovation known as "prostrations" but more accurately known as the Muslim Sajdah. Please read Fr. Boyle's article and then the responses that follow, especially the Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584005986887638529.post-43352521550801085922007-09-19T11:44:00.000-07:002007-09-19T11:46:12.036-07:00Excellent article by Ed Peters affirming parents rights vis a vis the education of the children in the FaithA CANON LAWYER LOOKSAT HOME SCHOOLINGby Edward Peters The Code of Canon Law has taken great care to protect parental primacy in seeing to the education of children, whether that parental right and duty is legitimately entrusted to others, or whether it is directly exercised by those who will most immediately answer to God for the raising of their children.What most impresses me as a Catholic Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584005986887638529.post-73265532207953278672007-09-19T11:40:00.001-07:002007-09-19T11:43:44.960-07:00Important Homeschooling Info re the Rights of Parents to Educate their Children in the FaithGiven the current anti-homeschooling climate that is being perpetuated by those pastors who are either not aware of or are conveniently ignoring what the Church actually teaches about faith education, this article from Bendict Nguyen provides an apologetical approach to defending parents rights.Home Schooling in Canon Law BENEDICT T. NGUYEN (Full Article)Throughout 2003, the question of the Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584005986887638529.post-71109993052704690722007-09-04T09:53:00.000-07:002007-09-04T10:22:45.561-07:00Compilation of recent analyses of AJ TLM policyCheck out what Fr. Zuhlsdorf has to say about the "guidelines" in place in Altoona Johnstown re the TLM:http://wdtprs.com/blog/2007/09/older-mass-guidelines-for-the-d-of-altoona-johnstown-read-these-schnell/A kind reader sent me a transcription of the guidelines for implementing Benedict XVI’s Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown where His Excellency Most Reverend Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584005986887638529.post-61711171335809471692007-08-30T10:09:00.001-07:002007-08-30T10:23:23.943-07:00Canon Law and Parents RightsGiven the amount of confusion, be it intentional or unintentional, regarding the education of children in the Faith, I decided it would be prudent to post the exact text of the Canon Laws as well as excerpts from Familiaris Consortio and Gaudium et Spes for parents to reference. It is indeed a sad situation that there are individuals who would attempt to usurp the rights of parents to educate Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584005986887638529.post-38927538757610064652007-08-23T10:50:00.000-07:002007-08-23T10:59:01.626-07:00Altoona-Johnstown reaction to the Latin MassGUIDELINESFor the celebration of Mass in the Extraordinary FormDiocese of Altoona-JohnstownThe Holy Spirit has prompted our Holy Father to address the matter of the Tridentine Mass. With his issuance of a Motu Proprio, taking effect on the 14th of September, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI has allowed priests of the Roman Catholic Church to celebrate Mass according to the 1962 Missal, without any furtherUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584005986887638529.post-17730791512626165522007-08-04T20:29:00.000-07:002007-08-04T21:34:54.501-07:00Good News for AJFrom the Fatima Mirror:(1). Father Zatalava discusses with Archbishop Raymond Burke of Saint Louis his intention to spend the following eleven days in training at the Institute of Christ the King for the saying of the Latin Mass, what Pope Benedict calls the Extraordinary Form of the Mass.(2). Archbishop Burke and Father Zatalava concelebrate the Ordinary Form of the Mass called the Novus Ordo. (Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584005986887638529.post-40552833528314192412007-07-30T11:28:00.000-07:002007-08-05T08:21:07.980-07:00Ave Maria TownChecked out the Ave Maria town on Sat (July 28, 2007) and found the Catholic town to be very impressive. The Oratory is located in the middle of the town and all of the various communities spiral out from it. Despite the controversy surrounding the Oratory it was very beautiful. It was not made out of glass as was originally intended. The front and back were stone and the body was metallic with Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584005986887638529.post-49627616333125224672007-07-23T15:40:00.001-07:002007-07-30T12:58:16.142-07:00Most recent column by Bishop Vasa re use of the term Church - must read!Thoughts on differentiating the ‘Church’ from ‘churches’07/20/2007 Bishop Robert VasaPrior to his being elected to the Office of Saint Peter, Pope Benedict XVI made it clear that one of the great dangers facing the Church was what he termed “the dictatorship of relativism.” He used this phrase in contradistinction to the other types of worldly dictatorships which have attempted to destroy the Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4584005986887638529.post-58679522860221498862007-07-22T17:01:00.000-07:002007-07-30T12:59:51.290-07:00Protecting God's Children's SoulsMuch energy and effort has been expended by the Church in helping to assure that no child is ever the victim of abuse, especially at the hands of Church employees. While these efforts in theory are most commendable, Protecting God’s Children does little more than protect society’s insurance companies. The materials promoted by these insurance companies are often deceptive and show less concern Unknownnoreply@blogger.com