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[Catholic Caucus] Pope Paul VI Promoted Communion on the TongueSaturday within the Octave of Corpus ChristiEditor’s note: as part of our campaign for the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus in June, we offer this article for our readers to share especially with their Catholic friends and family (as well as priests and bishops) who are concerned about Eucharistic revival, but may not be aware of this information. Warning: If you receive Communion in the hand, this article may make you feel uncomfortable. Trusting in your love for Our Eucharistic Lord, I invite you to read on.Jesus! my Lord, my God, my...

Priest weeps at irreverence for Eucharist, tells people to receive on the tongue. Wherein Fr. Z rants.From ChurchPop comes a video and article about a priest who, clearly reacting to some act(s) of irreverence in regard to the Blessed Sacrament, had enough of the sacrilege. There is a video of him literally weeping and then explaining in Spanish that from now on Communion would be distributed on the tongue, while kneeling.I have little doubt that this priest was immediately attacked by some parishioners who then probably complained to the chancery. I have little doubt that great pressure and even threats...

[Barf Alert] Catholics demanding Communion on the tongue a threat to public health, says priest Bishops advised ‘there must be limits to appeasement’ in dealings with alt-right views A Waterford priest has criticised as selfish the behaviour of Catholics who demand Communion on the tongue despite Covid-19 restrictions.Fr Liam Power, former communications officer with the diocese of Waterford and Lismore, said such people did not seem to “respect the danger this represented to others” and were a cause of “very serious embarrassment for priests, many of whom are elderly”.While the number making such demands was “not huge, reports were fairly...

Is it a virtuous act of obedience to receive Communion in hand at bishop’s command?  The argument that reception of Holy Communion in the hand is an exercise of the virtue of obedience, and therefore a source of graces, is problematic. September 8, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – J.D. Flynn, editor at Catholic News Service, has told his Twitter followers: Every time I go to Mass it is hard for me to receive in the hand. Every time I go to Mass, I have to say consciously, “He is the bishop, and you’re not, Flynn.” That’s been an incredible source of grace....

[Catholic Caucus] The True Story of Communion in the Hand Revealed Don Federico Bortoli is presently the pastor of the parish of Sant’Andrea Apostolo in Acquaviva in the Diocese of San Marino Montefeltro. He is also diocesan chancellor, judicial vicar, and ecclesiastical counselor for the Unione Cristiana Imprenditori Dirigenti (Christian Union of Entrepreneurs and Executives). He is the defender of the bond at the Flaminio Ecclesiastical Tribunal of Bologna. His book, published last February 22, La distribuzione della Comunione sulla mano (The Distribution of Communion In the Hand), is his doctoral dissertation in Canon Law. We interviewed him on this...

[Catholic Caucus] Popular priest accuses some Catholics of ‘self-righteousness’ who receive Communion on tongue kneeling 'Fr. Longenecker should publicly support Catholics who wish to honor their Lord and God with all their heart, soul, mind, and bodily strength' At St. Peter’s Basilica on November 3, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI distributes Holy Communion on the tongue to the kneeling faithful. July 21, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — On July 19, Fr. Longenecker tweeted the following: He begins by setting up an alternative: “Which is better?” It may turn out that neither option is good, as if one were to say: “Which is better?...

[Catholic Caucus] Church scholar: Proper understanding of Mass requires Communion on tongue Fr. Lanzetta emphasized the importance of receiving Holy Communion on the tongue to bring back the rightful reverence due to the Holy Eucharist. July 16, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — As part of today’s conference on the importance of receiving Holy Communion on the tongue, a Franciscan theologian emphasized the importance of understanding theological reasons for receiving Holy Communion in this manner.  Recently, churches and bishops have requested the faithful receive Holy Communion only in the hand or, in some cases, have outright banned the reception of Holy Communion on...

[Catholic Caucus] US bishop says he’ll ban faithful from Mass if they ‘make scene’ to receive Communion on tongue 'If the person makes a scene, they will be asked to leave and not permitted to return [until] this passes.' KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, May 11, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Bishop Richard F. Stika of Knoxville, Tennessee, has confirmed in a tweet that the priests of his diocese “will not give Communion on the tongue as per my instruction.” Taking it further, he says that if the person wanting to receive Holy Communion on the tongue “makes a scene,” then “they will be asked...

Heartless family leaves escaped dog at shelter, adopts new pup By Chris Perez November 29, 2016 | 6:09pm A California family is being hounded on Facebook after they were caught on camera doing their dog dirty — getting her all happy and excited to leave an animal control shelter and then adopting a new four-legged best friend, instead. Heart-wrenching video posted on Monday by a worker at the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control center in Downey shows the German Shepherd, Zuzu, frantically wagging her tail and barking for joy after spotting her despicable owners. The pooch...

The cat paw print on the Roman roof tile. David Rice ================================================================================================================== Paw prints made by a cat 2,000 years ago have been found on a Roman roof tile kept at a museum in south west England. Dug up in Gloucester in 1969, the tile fragment had long lain unnoticed at Gloucester City Museum. Only recently, a researcher spotted the cat’s paw on the tile while going through the finds from the 1969 archaeological excavation. “At that time the archaeologists seem to have been more interested in digging things up than looking at what they found,” David Rice, curator at...

Hilary caught taking money from a swindler? Mon dieu! The Los Angeles Times has the story of Hillary’s fund-raising “fugitive in plain sight:” For the last 15 years, California authorities have been trying to figure out what happened to a businessman named Norman Hsu, who pleaded no contest to grand theft, agreed to serve up to three years in prison and then seemed to vanish. “He is a fugitive,” Ronald Smetana, who handled the case for the state attorney general, said in an interview. “Do you know where he is?” Hsu, it seems, has been hiding in plain sight, at...

From public real eastate records, here is the story on the little lime green bungalow of the Paw Family, who have given over $200,000 in total over the past several years to various Democrat candidates, committees etc. As we all now have heard, major Hillary donor, and HillRaiser, William Hsu, has emerged as perhaps having given tons more cash than the law allows, through the use of what is being alleged to be "straw men" in the form of the Paw Family, residents of a little lime green bungalow in Daly City, California, in the flight path of San Francisco...

Donna and Sarah are miniature poodles that every month are carefully groomed and bedecked in colorful bows and kerchiefs. Their owners, Ben and Rosie Ramirez, consider the dogs their children. Thursday, Animal Care Services held an hourlong, recorded hearing to determine whether the poodles are dangerous and should be seized and possibly euthanized. The investigation was sparked when a neighbor, Ronald Hope, told authorities the poodles attacked him and his two pit bulls, Duke and Coco, as they walked past the Ramirezes' Northwest Side residence in July. Hope said he was terrified during the incident and claimed in an affidavit...

The Grannys Strike against Peta. Like David and Goliath Linda and Karen threw rocks at Peta in Norfolk Va.

Owning pets could become a thing of the past in Silicon Valley. No, cats and dogs aren't being banished from the California high-tech haven. But Santa Clara County, Calif., officials are considering an upgrade in the status of pet owners. The animal lovers would be pet guardians, not merely owners. The county Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote on the issue Tuesday. Officials saying being called a pet guardian should get people to be more responsible with their furry friends. The measure would change all references in county legal documents, but would not change any of the owners' responsibilities....

If you smoke and have been thinking about quitting, here's one more good reason to do so: Secondhand smoke endangers your pets, too. Secondhand smoke, also called environmental tobacco smoke or ETS, has been associated with cancer, respiratory and cardiovascular disease in humans. Exposure levels in cats kept indoors may be higher than those in human family members, who often spend more time outside the home. A study done by Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine found "a strong correlation between ETS and an oral cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, in cats." The risk for this type of cancer doubled in cats...

A California bill that would make sportsmen who hunt with dogs and pet owners whose dogs have run-ins with backyard wildlife vulnerable to prosecution is advancing in the state legislature.   On April 4, the Assembly Public Safety Committee voted 4 to 3 in favor of AB 2110, sponsored by Assemblywoman Loni Hancock, D-El Cerrito.  The bill was proposed to ban open field coursing events with sighthounds.  Its vague wording could easily leave waterfowl and upland game hunters vulnerable to prosecution when they use retriever dogs in the field.  Assembly Bill 2110 now moves to the Assembly Appropriations Committee for debate. Aside...

Paula Roemer knows most people don't understand her passion for animals. Some of her North Seattle neighbors aren't thrilled about the crows she attracts to her back yard with bird seed, she says. When she rescued a scraggly kitten abandoned on a pathway while she was vacationing in Israel 13 years ago, people reacted with disdain. So when a neighbor's dog mauled and killed that same beloved cat, Yofi, last year, Roemer barely mentioned it to people she knew. But now she feels that she found one person who understood: a judge. Last week, Seattle District Court Judge Barbara Linde...

Last Updated: Saturday, 20 March, 2004, 17:02 GMT Russia snares smuggled bear paws Bear paw is a delicacy in parts of China Russian customs officers have arrested a Chinese truck driver they say was trying to smuggle several hundred severed bear paws into China from Siberia. Guards at Ussuriysk border point were taken aback by the large amount of animal parts found hidden in sacks in the back of the truck, Russian Channel One TV said. As well as some 800 bear paws and bear pelts, officers found thousands of Siberian weasel and sable skins, grey squirrel and pheasant carcasses....