Quaeramus Cum Pastoribus, Jean Mouton

Let us seek with the shepherds
The Word incarnate;
Let us sing with all mankind
For the King of the age. Noel.
What do you see in the stable?
Jesus, born of the Virgin.
What do you hear in the manger?
Angels with a song
And shepherds saying: Noel.
Where do you eat, where do you lie?
Say, whether you weep or laugh:
We ask you, Christ the King. Noel.
My food is milk of the Virgin
My bed is a hard manger,
My tears are songs. Noel.

Quote of the day

It is so bogus that society is sending a message right now and has been for probably the last 40 years that a woman isn’t strong enough or smart enough to be able to pursue an education, a career and her rights and still let her baby live. – Sarah Palin

What’s that smell?

It’s… an Apostolic Visitation!
U.S. nuns join seminaries in the U.S. as well as the Legionaries of Christ for the full on review of if they are living up to the rules of their orders, their mission and their commitments to the Church.
In other words, the shepherd is watching out for the sheep.
Here’s the laugh outloud line of the day:

But the investigation of American nuns surprised many because there was no obvious precipitating cause.

Arlington bishop hits invite to Obama

Is this what you would call the ecclesiastical pile-on?

Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde has become the 46th Catholic bishop in the U.S. to publicly castigate the University of Notre Dame for inviting President Obama to give this year’s commencement speech and grant to him an honorary doctorate.
The invitation, which was announced March 20, has roiled America’s Catholics: apart from the unprecedented episcopal criticism, more than 330,000 people have signed an online petition asking the historic Catholic institution to rescind the invitation that would give a pro-choice president a coveted platform in a Catholic setting.
“If Notre Dame were hosting the president as a participant in a dialogue that included a full presentation of the Church’s position regarding the primacy of life, then the university’s action would be more understandable,” Bishop Loverde said in a statement made public Thursday.
“However, given the unique national prominence of Notre Dame among Catholic universities, the decision by a few administrators to give him a platform and honor on commencement day will be damaging to the Church, to the pro-life cause and, ultimately, to the university itself.” >full article

Ecclesiastical Consistency – 1,
Pro-Abort Politican – 0

Catholic Leaders Will Keep No Communion Instruction for Pro-Abortion Sebelius

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) — Should pro-abortion Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius become President Barack Obama’s health secretary, she will likely be asked to continue refraining from receiving communion at Washington-area Catholic churches. In May 2008, her own archbishop told her to not present herself for communion.
Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of the Archdiocese of Kansas City called on Sebelius to take the “necessary steps for amendment of her life” because of her strongly pro-abortion position.
He said Sebelius needs to refrain from receiving communion until she changes her position supporting abortion.
Now, two Washington area bishops, Archbishop Donald Wuerl of Washington and Bishop Paul Loverde of Arlington, Virginia, both said they would enforce the communion request Naumann put in place if Sebelius lives within their jurisdictions.