Chant - Music for Paradise

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Are You A Global Warming Dupe? 31,000 scientists reject 'global warming' agenda 'Mr. Gore's movie has claims no informed expert endorses'

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Don't be a "Global Warming" Dupe!




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Boston Red Sox Pitcher Jon Lester Throws No Hitter Against the Kansas City Royals

Tonight Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester NO hit the Royals!



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Byzantine Catholic Chapel in the National Basilica in Washington, DC

Byzantine Catholic Chapel in the National Basilica in Washington, DC
Originally uploaded by MikeL-911

"Only Begotten Son and Immortal Word of God,
Who for our salvation didst will to be incarnate of the holy Theotokos and ever virgin Mary,
Who without change didst become man and wast crucified, O Christ our God,
Trampling down death by death, Who art one of the Holy Trinity,
Glorified with the Father and the Holy Spirit, save us." -Justinian's Hymn

Laus Tibi, Christe!

Whiskey Review: George Dickel Original Tennessee Whiskey

Okay, it's about time for another Whiskey review...After all, Lent is long over.

The two or three readers of this blog already know about my fondness for Bourbon Whiskey, however this time I have selected a Tennessee Whiskey that a friend of mine introduced me to.

George Dickel Original Tennessee Whiskey is a moderately priced whiskey between $20-30 a bottle. Dickel is 90 proof and has a nice complexity to it, I get a wonderful spicy note. It has a great aroma, but gosh, I think most Whiskey's do. I drink it on the rocks as I do all other whiskey and would say that Dickel is a very good sipping whiskey and recommend it to anyone who appreciates a good Bourbon or Scotch.

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3,000 Assyrians Received into the Catholic Church

Article taken from Rorate Caeli Blog

The Chaldean Catholic Diocese of St. Peter and Paul has formally received into its fold, those members of the Assyrian Catholic Apostolic Diocese who, under the leadership of Mar Bawai Soro (pictured above), had asked to be reconciled with the Catholic Church last January 17, 2008.

One bishop (Mar Bawai himself), six priests, 30+ deacons and subdeacons and an estimated 3,000 faithful were received into full communion during liturgical celebrations for the Feast of Pentecost. The announcement by the Chaldean Catholic Church can be found here.

The Black Cordelias blog has an earlier article here.

Mar Bawai Soro has long advocated the Primacy of the See of Rome. On November 2, 2005, he presented to the Synod of Bishops of the Assyrian Church of the East (of which he was a bishop at that time) a paper entitled "The Position of the Church of the East Theological Tradition on the Questions of Church Unity and Full Communion " in which, among other things, he stated that


The Church of the East attributes a prominent role to Saint Peter and a
significant place for the Church of Rome in her liturgical, canonical and
Patristic thoughts. There are more than 50 liturgical, canonical and Patristic
citations that explicitly express such a conviction. The question before us
therefore is, why there must be a primacy attributed to Saint Peter in the
Church? If there is no primacy in the universal church, we shall not be able to
legitimize a primacy of all the Catholicos-Patriarchs in the other apostolic
churches. If the patriarchs of the apostolic churches have legitimate authority
over their own respective bishops it is so because there is a principle of
primacy in the universal Church. If the principle of primacy is valid for a
local Church (for example, the Assyrian Church of the East), it is so because it
is already valid for the universal church. If there is no Peter for the
universal church there could not be Peter for the local Church. If all the
apostles are equal in authority by virtue of the gift of the Spirit, and if the
bishops are the successors of the Apostles, based on what then one of these
bishops (i.e., the Catholicos-Patriarchs) has authority over the other
bishops?

The Church of the East possesses a theological, liturgical and
canonical tradition in which she clearly values the primacy of Peter among the
rest of the Apostles and their churches and the relationship Peter has with his
successors in the Church of Rome. The official organ of our Church of the East,
Mar Abdisho of Soba, the last theologian in our Church before its fall, based
himself on such an understanding when he collected his famous Nomocanon in which
he clearly states the following: “To the Great Rome [authority] was given
because the two pillars are laid [in the grave] there, Peter, I say, the head of
the Apostles, and Paul, the teacher of the nations. [Rome] is the first see and
the head of the patriarchs.” (Memra 9; Risha 1) Furthermore, Abdisho asserts “.
. . . And as the patriarch has authority to do all he wishes in a fitting manner
in such things as are beneath his authority, so the patriarch of Rome has
authority over all patriarchs, like the blessed Peter over all the community,
for he who is in Rome also keeps the office of Peter in all the church. He who
transgresses against these things the ecumenical synod places under anathema.”
(Memra 9; Risha 8). I would like to ask here the following: who among us would
dare to think that he or she is more learned than Abdisho of Soba, or that they
are more sincere to the church of our forefather than Mar Abdisho himself? This
is true especially since we the members of the Holy Synod have in 2004 affirmed
Mar Abdisho’s List of Seven Sacraments as the official list of the Assyrian
Church of the East. How much more then we ought to consider examining and
receiving Abdisho’s Synodical legislation in his Nomocanon?




Five days later, Mar Bawai was suspended by the Holy Synod of the Assyrian Church. The story behind this, as well as the full text of the paper on papal primacy that Mar Bawai had presented to the Synod, can be found here.


Following upon his suspension, Mar Bawai and the clergy and faithful who had remained loyal to him formed the Assyrian Catholic Apostolic Diocese, then proceeded to draw ever closer to the Catholic Church through the Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate. How fitting that they finally came home on Pentecost Sunday. Deo Gratias!




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Tridentine Latin Mass is for all: Cardinal Hoyos

"In the introduction to the new DVD, which can be seen at http://www.fsspdvd.com, Card. Castrillon Hoyos says in particular:"It [the Latin Mass] is not a gift for the so called Traditionalists, no, it is a gift for the whole Catholic Church. [...] and then by the will of the vicar of Christ, [priests] must accept the petitions and the requests of the faithful who want this mass and must offer it to them. And even if it is not specifically asked for or requested they should make it available so that everyone access to this treasure of the ancient liturgy of the Church.[...] The Holy Father want this form of the mass to become a normal one in the parishes so that in this way young communities can also become familiar with this rite."God bless the Cardinal and the Pope!" Taken from Gloria.TV







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The Pope And The Love Of Christ

Caritas Christi Urget Nos!

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What Pro-Abortionists Don't Want You To See

Warning:This Video is NOT for Children.


Abortion -This is a Dismemberment Abortion



Abortion -This is a Suction Abortion

St. Catherine of Siena on the Charisms of St. Francis and St. Dominic

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True Sons Of The Great Saint Francis

"Formal fiddleback chasubles and modest Franciscan sandals come together in the Extraordinary Form of the Mass (Traditional Latin Mass) at Our Lady of Guadalupe Friary of the Franciscans of the Immaculate. The video is put to beautiful music from the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate, our sister order. The music was recorded in Italy and is a fine example of the high quality of their music which, combined with the friars in Italy, are playing a major part in spearheading the reform of liturgical music in Italy."

May God Bless our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI abundantly, and grant him many years!


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A Little Look At Catholic Family Life With A Bit Of Humor

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Fr. "Z" On Communion In The Hand

While doing my daily blog search I found a Post over at St. John's Valdosta Blog that had a link to one of Fr. "Z's" podcasts. In this particular Podcast Fr. Z takes on the issue of communion in the hand, and proceeds to show why it should be dis-allowed.

Click the following link to listen to Fr. Z's Podcast on Communion in the hand

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Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed

I'll be seeing this movie tonight, and I will post a review within the next day or two.

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Cardinal Rigali: Seminarians should also be taught the 'Latin Mass'

Click Here to read the Article

God Bless Pope Benedict XVI.

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Holy Mass~ St Michael's Abbey(crypt),Farnborough

Holy Mass~ St Michael's Abbey(crypt),Farnborough
Originally uploaded by Hermit, without a permit

Memento etiam , Domine, famulorum famularumque Tuarum.....qui nos praecesserunt cum signo fidei et dormiunt in somno pacis.
- Ancient Roman Mass

Abbey of Notre Dame de Fontgombault~Benedictine

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DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY

This Sunday is "Divine Mercy Sunday". Our Lord and Savior told Sr. Faustina, a Polish Religious Sister revelations about His Infinite Mercy towards sinners. If you have never heard of this holy devotion or don't know much about it go HERE. Sister Faustina is now a canonized Saint.

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Happy Easter To All!

Christ Is Risen From The Dead, And By His Death He Has Trampled Upon Death, And Has Given Life To Those That Are In The Tomb!
-Byzantine Liturgy







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One Million Rosaries For The Unborn

The May 3rd, 2008 One Million Rosaries for Unborn Babies Prayer Event




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New Foundation Of Poor Clares At Our Lady Of The Atonement

POOR CLARE MONASTERY TO BE ESTABLISHED AT OUR LADY OF THE ATONEMENT PARISH
Five nuns of the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration will be arriving in the parish sometime in May, when they will be taking up residence in our St. Joseph House. Pictured here, they are (l. to r.) Sr. Marie St. Clare, Sr. Rose Marie, Sr. Grace Marie, Sr. Mary Peter and Sr. Elizabeth Marie.

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Traditional Carmelite Friars

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Carthusian At Prayer

Cartuxa
Originally uploaded by Miguel Manso

Great News From Fr. Philips Of Our Lady Of The Atonement Parish

Permission has been granted...

His Eminence, Franc Cardinal Rodé, Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life has communicated permission to establish a monastery for the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration here in San Antonio.We can now prepare in earnest for the arrival of five nuns from Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Hanceville, Alabama. They will be taking up residence in our St. Joseph Parish House. There is, of course, a chapel there with the Blessed Sacrament, although they will be attending Mass ordinarily here at the parish. We’re looking forward to welcoming the Sisters as part of our extended “Atonement Family,” and we need to pray for them as they get ready to leave their present beloved monastery to begin this new work.

Post Taken from Atonement Online

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Vatican To Instruct Seminaries: Must Teach Seminarians Extraordinary Form Mass- Laus Tibi, Christe!

This post is reproduced from The Cafeteria Is Closed Blog

The fact that the pope himself had the TLM Good Friday prayer updated has one important consequence - it no longer is a "fly in amber", no longer a "dated fossil". For the first time since 1962, the TLM has been updated, as it had been many times before. Increasingly popular with seminarians and priests (in particular the young and the old, who've often formed an inter-generational bond that tends to exclude the middle-aged), the Vatican is now working on requiring TLM training in seminaries. I'd venture an uneducated guess - the long-term goal is a liturgical reform V2.0, keeping aspects of the not-so-Novus Ordo (eg reformed calendar, concelebration, new lectionary) while returning to the structure and solemnity of the TLM.




From the Catholic Herald (UK)



Seminaries throughout the Catholic world will have to teach candidates how to celebrate the pre-Vatican II Latin Mass, it emerged last weekend.A letter from the Ecclesia Dei commission, the body which deals with matters concerning the 1962 missal, said that the Vatican is preparing to order rectors to “provide for the instruction of their candidates in both forms of the Roman Rite” in a forthcoming clarification of Summorum Pontificum, the Apostolic Letter which liberated the traditional Mass last July.The Ecclesia Dei letter said:





“Candidates for the priesthood in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church have the right to be instructed in both forms of the Roman Rite.“Those responsible for the formation of candidates for the priesthood in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church should provide the instruction of their candidates in both forms of the Roman Rite.”The letter surfaced last weekend on an internet site run by Fr John Zuhlsdorf, an American blogger who once worked for Ecclesia Dei.Several seminaries which serve England and Wales are planning to follow the Pope’s instructions. This could mean that in a few years every new priest will be qualified to say the traditional Mass.





The Beda College in Rome has no problems with the demands made by the letter, its rector Mgr Roderick Strange said. “When the clarification comes, then we’ll start making provisions for it. We’ll be able to establish the needs for it and so on at that time,” said Mgr Strange.Fr Mark Crisp, rector of St Mary’s College, Oscott, Birmingham, said he was open to the possibility. “What we have at the moment is a Latin Mass in the ordinary rite [Novus Ordo] once a month and we teach Latin, though we don’t have anyone competent to teach the extraordinary rite at the moment,” he said.But Canon Jeremy Garrat at St John’s College, Wonersh, expressed caution. “We’d better wait for the instructions from Rome before taking any steps,” he said.Rectors from the Venerable English College in Rome, Allen Hall in London and St Cuthbert’s College in Ushaw, Durham, were unavailable for comment.




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SANCTA MISSA Priest and Seminarian Training Workshop Extraordinary Form of the Mass - 1962 Missale Romanum Monday, May 19, 2008 – Friday, May 23, 20

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Pope Pius IX And The Dogma Of The Immaculate Conception

Ronald Reagan Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine

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Canonization Emperor Charles?

The Crescat Home Altar Tour 2008

In Responst to Carolina's request for home altar pics.

In our living room we have a built in book case that we also use as a home altar.