From His Excellency Bishop Nickless of the Diocese of Sioux City, Iowa.
Ecclesia Semper Reformanda
Lastly, the Holy Father, going into greater detail later in the address, explains that the “spirit of Vatican II” must be found only in the letter of the documents themselves. The so-called “spirit” of the Council has no authoritative interpretation. It is [...]
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A wonderful pastoral letter
Posted in Blessed Sacrament, Catholicism, Culture, Marriage, Mass, Mother of God, Priesthood on 10.19.2009 | Leave a Comment »
Saint Maximilian Maria Kolbe, Pray for Us
Posted in Catholicism, Mother of God, Priesthood on 08.14.2009 | Leave a Comment »
Praying for Carthusian Priests
Posted in Catholicism, Priesthood on 06.25.2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jeff, over at Secret Harbor, asks that we also remember the Carthusian Priests in our prayers during this year for priests.
Only three times per day does the Carthusian Father leave his cell: Canonical Matins and Lauds (Night Office), Mass and Canonical Vespers, all of which are done in the Church and make up the monks’ [...]
The Priest stands in the place of God.
Posted in Catholicism, Priesthood on 06.17.2009 | Leave a Comment »
Via Secret Harbor, here is a wonderful reflection on the priesthood from St. Jean Marie Vianney:
Go to confession to the Blessed Virgin, or to an angel, will they absolve you? No. Will they give you the Body and Blood of our Lord? No. The Holy Virgin cannot make her Divine Son descend into the Host. [...]
