Author: Steve

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I was reading the latest copy of the Adoremus bulletin last night. They have some great articles for the July-August edition. They June articles are online. In this piece Hugh Ballantyne deconstructs flawed translations of the Sanctus.

If Adoremus is the kind of thing you want to read on a regular basis you should subscribe. It looks like they could use the money.

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Mark Sullivan put a world of hurt.com on the Peace Abbey in Sherborn, Mass. They got enough pressure from St. Blog’s and other objectors with conscience and common sense to take down their “War is Terrorism” billboard. Way to go Mark! There a tons of comments and follow-up posts worth every bit your time.

At Xavier+ is an interesting post linked to a news article on how the war on Iraq is already underway. Of course it is – do you think a bunch of teenagers are still running this country?

For your ediifcation I will link again to a washtimes.com article from August 10 entitled Every generation tested by evil. This is it, folks, the test of our generation. I never thought I would quote Ghandi (again from Mark Sullivan’s joint) but our “allies” in Europe should take heed:

He who cannot protect himself or his nearest and dearest or their honor by non-violently facing death, may and ought to do so by violently dealing with the oppressor. He who can do neither of the two is a burden.

Three thousand people, many of them from other countries, faced a sudden, violent death at the hands of madmen almost a year ago. We must continue to fight this foe and their supporters until this war is won.

I just returned from the funeral Mass of Msgr. Browne. Bishop Paul S. Loverde presided with many Arlington priests. The Pastor at my parish in Vienna was the homilist. His extemporaneous style of speaking and preaching produced a wonderful eulogy for a priest who had served Virginia Catholics for more than half a century. He said it was Msgr. Browne’s greatest joy in life to bring souls to Christ and to bring Christ to souls. What more do we need from someone who is ordained another Christ? The Bishop spoke very warmly and with a surprising amount of emotion about Msgr. Browne. He said Christ is calling other men to the priesthood to take Msgr. Browne’s place. Let’s all pray for our future shepherds that in this time of difficulty for our Church the grace of God is poured out on them to answer that call.

Alexandra reports that the statue of the Virgin Mary was stolen from St. Andrew’s in Clifton, VA. It was in a pro-life memorial garden right outside the church. Apparently the rich kids out in Clifton can’t think of anything better to do on the Feast of the Assumption. Let’s pray for those lost souls and for the safe return of the statue. I think I have a picture of it – if I can find it I’ll post it.