On Tuesday I have the privilege of attending the funeral of His Excellency, the Most Reverend Edward J. O’ Donnell. Bishop O’ Donnell was Bishop-Emeritus of the Diocese of Lafayette and retired as Bishop of this diocese in 2002 due…
ANNOUNCEMENT May 17, 2008, 4:00 p.m.
Bishop Michael Jarrell has announced the following appointments:
Effective June 16, 2008:
Reverend Monsignor J. Douglas Courville, Pastor of Saint Jules Parish in Lafayette, appointed Pastor of Saint Martin de Tours in Saint Martinville for a term…
CNS and the National Catholic Register are both reporting that the Holy Father will deliver the Homily for the Closing Mass of the Eucharistic Congress next Month in Quebec via Satellite. For me this bring up a whole new issue of…
Rorate Caeli informs us that Ecclesia Dei has confirmed that it is issuing a directive that says exactly how Summorum Pontificum is to be interpreted. There can be no doubt that this is a result of bishops who have consitently rendered…
With regards to marriage of a Catholic who is marrying outside the Church, It is held that it is not licit for a Catholic to attend such functions. First of all, why would you want to attend an event that…
Update: Ignatius Insight Scoop Provides some new information
The news for the past few days has been how the Archbishop of San Francisco communicated cross-dressing men who call themselves "Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence." The Archbishop of San Francisco has denied that he…
As if there was any doubt, Rocco Palmo’s copy of what the new Motu Proprio says looks to be accurate. I have been able to speak with a couple of different people who have seen portions in the original latin so indeed it does…
Recently I went on my rant about the correct title of the Tridentine liturgy should be "The Mass of Pope Pius V". While this is true, I think many are confusing this with the Mass that Pope John XXIII revised in…
Fr. Z over at What does Prayer Really Say offers us an update on the status of the Motu Proprio. Apparently the document is currently in the office of Latin Letters, which means that it has already been signed and is…
As some of you may or may not know, Louisiana will soon be electing a new governor to replace outgoing Governor Kathleen Blanco. In this election I am supporting Bobby Jindal who is a real Catholic who is 100% pro-life…
