Daily Archives: 4 February 2026

Tales from the Occupied Zone

A parishioner described to me something a pilgrimage he made Sunday. First a trip with his protest sign to the ICE field office where loud noisy protests accompanied the constant coming and going of agents. Next, visits to the street … Continue reading

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A Fidelity That Generates the Future 19: Ignatius of Antioch

A musical reference nearly always gets my approval. We have one here: 19. A happy and eloquent icon of fidelity to communion is undoubtedly the one presented by Saint Ignatius of Antioch in his Letter to the Ephesians: “It is … Continue reading

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More SSPX Bishops?

The SSPX wants more bishops. Nicole Winfield briefs the news and summarizes the past few decades of the on-and-off excommunication/schism with this branch of traditionalist Catholics. From the piece: Father Davide Pagliarani, the SSPX superior general, said he had written … Continue reading

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Dilexi Te 76: At the Side of the Least Among Us

We will have a brief look at two saints in a bit of detail, one from Asia and another from South America in these four paragraphs (76-79), plus a few names dropped from other places in the world. These women … Continue reading

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