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Spring a Friend — the All Souls Day way
“Not by weeping,” says St. John Chrysostom, “but by prayer and almsgiving are the dead relieved.” Know anybody that passed away this past year? Time to visit their grave and pray for them, because you can get a soul out of purgatory today due to that wrinkle which permits a plenary indulgence to be gained for…
From Under the Rubble…Hail to the Dictators!
It’s the Redskins versus the Crybabies in the Victims Bowl. Washington’s beloved pro football team is just the latest target of opportunity for the racial hucksters who are writing the next edition of Big Brother’s NewSpeak Dictionary. Like Orwell’s Ministry of Truth, however, the professional malcontents are actually conducting a false flag operation to keep…
All Souls Day
Ah! that day of tears and mourning, From the dust of earth returning, Man for judgment must prepare him, Spare, O God, in mercy spare him. Lord, all-pitying, Jesus blest, Grant them Thine eternal rest.
Footnote 52: Will the Bus Head For Chicago?
https://media.blubrry.com/bellarmineforumfootnote/bellarmineforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Footnote-52-Nuns-Bus-Chicago-100113-df.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe “Nuns on the Bus” are acting like a couple of political charlatans. But they can reprieve their reputations by rallying to the long-standing tradition of women religious and their service to children.
From Under the Rubble…Hiccups in the Hierarchy
Hiccups in the Hierarchy The Catholic Church in the United States is witnessing one of the most tumultuous periods in its history. So when the nation’s Catholic bishops meet in Baltimore during the second week in November, they will have a lot to talk about. Three years ago, the bishops rejected the establishment candidate of…
The Real Battle
Excellent piece here at the First Things Blog by William Doino on the Pope and “smoke of Satan” in the Church. Reminiscent of our own posts, here, here, here, and here. Throw up a prayer to St. Michael today, especially for the Holy Father and his governance of the Church.
Footnote 51: Is the Natural Law “Rational”?
https://media.blubrry.com/bellarmineforumfootnote/bellarmineforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Footnote-51-Rational-natural-laws-100113-df.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe Washington Post doesn’t think so.
Footnote 50: Is Big Brother Sharing Your Secrets?
https://media.blubrry.com/bellarmineforumfootnote/bellarmineforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Footnote-50-NSA-Vatican-100113-df.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWhat would happen if the word got out that the U.S. Government were sharing all your personal data, conversations, and emails with the Vatican? Ed. note: due to technical glitch, this episode has been updated to connect to the correct audio file.
From Under the Rubble…The Swagger Factor
The always inspiring Father George Rutler recalled some helpful history the other day: There was a time … when schoolboys memorized, among other famous classical lines, the expression: “Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.” It was the exasperated call, in the second-century B.C. Senate of the Roman Republic, for the conquest of Carthage in what is…
“The Shutdown Won’t Stop Us”
Interfaith Worker Justice (IWJ), an Alinskyian organizing network that works directly with clergy, seminarians, and unions,i sent out an e-letter titled “The shutdown won’t stop us.” Their point was that even if the government isn’t working, IWJ is still on task, helping to organize rallies around the country for comprehensive immigration reform. The term has…
