Fr Timothy Finigan
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Catholic priest, theologian and blogger. “New Condition” since stroke in 2021: Hemianopic Alexia.
Lewisham, London, England
Joined June 2009
The team from A Day With Mary is putting on a Symposium from 6 to 9 August at St Mary's, Croydon. A cracking international line-up of speakers. Non-residential. No charge, but registration is requested. Details at:
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Raol has some superb works available at his website. Professional prints available at reasonable prices. Great to see St Ralph Sherwin in the collection.
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From London: very warm wishes to my American readers on this 4th of July. God bless America!
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Fr Ray Blake died this morning. A great priest and a good friend to have. Requiescat in pace.
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O Sacred Heart of Jesus we implore,.O make us love Thee daily more and more.
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Just used TTS to access this fine letter of principled dissent in which my MP, Vicky Foxcroft, has resigned from her post as a government whip, in response to proposed reforms to disability benefits. 👏.
(1/2) With a heavy heart, I have written to the Prime Minister to tender my resignation as a whip. Whilst I will continue to support the government in delivering the change the country so desperately needs, I cannot vote in favour of the proposed reforms to disability benefits.
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Guido Fawkes has the estimated numbers on the Assisted Dying vote tomorrow. Quite close. 🙏🙏🙏.
order-order.com
Tomorrow MPs will vote on the Assisted Suicide Bill at the Third Reading. Numbers are on a knife-edge... So far, 154 MPs are planning to vote for it, 144
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An angry Titania McGrath laments that she wasn't made Pope and sees the pseudonym “Pope Leo XIV” as "a cynical attempt to copy the singer Charli XCX and look cool on Instagram.".
thecritic.co.uk
The election of a new pope is one of those rare opportunities to show the world that it is possible for institutionalised religions to become more inclusive.
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Wonderful news! Thanks to @amywelborn2 and others for their insistent campaigning.
The Rupnik removal appears to be happening *in real time*!!.The Spanish page for the Holy Family now looks like this:
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Feast day today of a much-loved saint. Now, more than ever, we ask the intercession of this valiant woman. Saint Joan of Arc, pray for us.
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Suggested apology? “We really really really regret this. We do not approve of semi-nekkid women dancing in the sanctuary with nappy-wrapped chickens. That was just EXACTLY what we wanted NOT to happen.”.
The chapter of Germany’s Paderborn Cathedral has expressed “sincere regret” after a dance ensemble performed in the cathedral “half-naked” and dancing with “diaper-wrapped frozen chickens.”. German statement: German report:
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A lovely NYT article on Mildred Prevost, the mother of Pope Leo. H/T @chrisjollyhale.
nytimes.com
Mildred Prevost, a mother of three who sought a graduate degree, held her religious devotion at the center of her life.
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An excellent nugget from the new Pope, quarried by @EdwardPentin.
In 2007, Fr. Robert Francis Prevost, then prior general of the Augustinians, celebrated vespers with Pope Benedict XVI in Pavia, Italy, the site of the tomb of St. Augustine. The future Pope Leo XIV gave these comments for a documentary on Pope Benedict we produced the
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Looking for a good devotion for these few days, I was glad to find this Novena promoted by Cardinal Burke.
NEW: Cardinal Burke @cardinalrlburke invites Catholics to join his 9-day novena for the election of a new pope. He writes:. The intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary under her title Our Lady of Guadalupe is greatly needed so that the Cardinals in Conclave will humbly obey the
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This morning, I heard about the death of the Holy Father just before my Mass; therefore, I was able to skip him in the “Una cum” and include him in the Memento mortuorum. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
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Very pleased to hear the news of the appointment of Bishop Sherrington to Liverpool. He has worked hard to defend, promote, and value the sanctity of human life.
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A blessing for the Church that @FrMarcusHolden has been appointed Rector of the Pontifical Beda College in Rome. Saint Bede, pray for him.
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