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Motu Proprio II: The Empire Strikes Back
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
Rumblings from Rome indicate a follow-up document is coming — a sequel, if you will — that may clarify the motu proprio and perhaps clear up a few misunderstandings: The Ecclesia Dei commission is preparing a new document on the application of the motu proprio allowing wider use of the traditional Latin Mass, according to…
The Bishop’s Wife
By
deacon greg kandra
This has only the faintest echoes of the classic movie starring David Niven, Cary Grant and Loretta Young. But it does involve a curious spiritual triangle, as an Irish Anglican bishop finds himself in somewhat awkward circumstances: The wife of an Irish Anglican bishop has entered the Roman Catholic Church, with her husband’s public support.…
Catholics coping with infertility
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s stellar religion reporter, Ann Rogers, this morning tackles a topic rarely discussed in the Catholic Church: infertility. But it’s a subject of increasing interest, and concern, among many couples who are waiting longer to get married or start a family. In her piece, Rogers focuses on doctors who are specifically trying to…
Would you give communion to them?
By
deacon greg kandra
Well, it’s gotten a fair amount of attention in the blogosphere, and even on TV, where no less a luminary than Bill O’Reilly took note of it. I’m referring, of course, to San Francisco’s archbishop giving communion to the two gentlemen pictured on the left. Now, Catholic Online has offered its own stinging critique by…
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