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Morning - St. Paul of the Cross, Confessor - Missa 'Christo Confixus' - April 28th, 2010

ADW Blog >> Angels Don’t Sing (Angels are pure spirit but can assume physical presence... that would be my answer) Catholic Hour >> Don't Get Mad, Get Holy ! Damian Thompson >> Did the Vatican let Benedict XVI take the rap for the child abuse scandal in order to protect the memory of John Paul II ? Domine da mihi hanc aquam >> Let's disobey God ! First Thoughts >> Were the Church Fathers Pacifists ? (Matthew Lee Anderson) Insight Scoop >> The Novelist and the Great Story | An Interview with Michael D. O'Brien Meeting Christ in the Liturgy >> Wednesday, Easter Wk 4: "I came into the world as light " New Liturgical Movement >> Dominican Antiphonal for Liturgia Horarum Updated New Liturgical Movement >> Gregorian Chant Network, Report from 2009 Standing on My Head >> Ghosts, Demons and Deliverance The hermeneutic of continuity >> Pontifical Mass - child's eye view The hermeneutic of cont...

Afternoon -Tuesday of the Third Week in Lent - Missa 'Ego Clamavi' - March 9th, 2010

Catholic Hour >> Catechism, Anyone ? RORATE CÆLI >> Forces of evil gather against the Holy Father... SECRET HARBOR >> Oratio, Misericordia, Ieiunium The Catholic Thing >> The Prince of this World (Rev. James V.Schall) (Powerful!) Transalpine Redemptorists at home >> Station at St. Pudentiana The Spiritual Exercises >> XVI. The Presentation in the Temple: Oblation of the Divine King The Way of the Fathers >> Verse-Case Scenario The Way of the Fathers >> Egypt's Christians Vocation-Station >> for Lent... WDTPRS >> WDTPRS Tuesday 3rd Week of Lent - Prayer over the people (2002MR) WDTPRS >> The terms we use for liturgy make a difference

Morning - Chair of Saint Peter - Missa 'Statuit Ei Dominus' - February 22nd, 2010

ADW Blog >> But Is It Bigotry ? Ars orandi >> Collect of the Day: Chair of St. Peter Catholic Spiritual Direction >> Penance and Mortification – What is the difference ? Creative Minority Report >> Abortion Doctor Mocks Pro-Lifers Domine da mihi hanc aquam >> Satan, the First Poacher First Things >> Why “Freedom of Worship” Is Not Enough (Ashley Samelson) First Thoughts >> Should the Scarlett “A” be for Animal Abuse ? Meeting Christ in the Liturgy >> Feast of the Chair of Peter: "I exhort the presbyters " Mulier Fortis >> The Suppository's Supporting Role In "Stand Up" Comedy... New Liturgical Movement >> New Translations Already in Use RORATE CÆLI >> When will the horror of Communion in the hand stop ? (see comments by Fr. Z. on this story below) Standing on My Head >> Abortion Mills Going Out of Business The Catholic Thing >> Let It Snow (Robert Royal) The Spiritual Exerc...

Zenit: Rome's Exorcist Gives Inside Look at Devil

Zenit has posted a story featuring Society of St. Paul Father Gabriele Amorth , Rome's exorcist for the past 21 years. Father Amorth is the author of several books that were best-sellers in Italy and elsewhere. Here is a short snippet: Is he real? The first question Father Amorth addressed in the report is if the devil exists: "I respond with the words of John Paul II, who was once asked this question: 'Your Holiness, I find many bishop who don't believe in the devil.' And John Paul II responded: 'One who doesn't believe in the devil doesn't believe in the Gospel.' "The devil is an angel, and therefore, a pure spirit created good by God and who perverted himself because he rebelled against God. Therefore, he maintains all the characteristics proper of a pure spirit, such as a very large intelligence, immensely bigger than ours." The devil is pleased by the way he is generally represented -- with wings and a tail, horns, as a bat...