Objections To The Revised Mass - From Some "Usual Suspects"

Most of us have now attended several Masses since the revisions kicked in on the First Sunday of Advent (which is the start of the Catholic year).  Eduardo Penalever, a professor at Cornell University where he teaches on "Catholic social thought" had these pithy "words of wisdom" to spew about the Mass.  That is on the Commonsqueal Commonweal blog.  So what are his takes on what he calls "Catholic social thought"?  Well, this post of his on the "religiousleftlaw" blog is an indication, where he chides Archbishop Dolan for the latter's defense of traditional marriage.  If any evidence for "lex orandi, lex credendi, lex vivendi" was ever needed, well, just feast your eyes on Penalever's bloviations.

Contraception And Salvation

Last week I posted part one of Dr Martin Brenner's four-part series on contraception.  I now post the second part.  Among many things, Dr Brenner suggests that the embrace of contraception on the part of so many Catholics is a direct impediment to their ability to receive the graces of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, whether offered in the Extraordinary (traditional Latin) Form or the Novus Ordo. 

Again, Real Catholic TV stated that these would be released on successive Fridays.  Click here if you cannot see embedded video.

God Bless Cardinal Arinze!

Cardinal Arinze has great words to say about abuses at Mass such as liturgical dance and applause. (Click here if you can't see embedded video).

Celebrity Cruises Sinks in Politically Correct Capitulation

Celebrity Cruises used to offer Sunday and even daily Masses aboard its cruise ships.  Well, in the latest manifestation of the last acceptable bigotry, they have announced that they will not feature that service except over Christmas and Easter.  It seems that they had to deal with "negative feedback" from non-Catholic passengers.  One must wonder just what was the nature of their gripes?  Were they being forced to attend Masses?  Here is a report from Father Z's blog.  Spero News carries this statement by Bill Donohue.

Catholics are urged to remove Celebrity Cruises from their lists of choices when evaluating vacation options.  In fact, that may not be an option, as Celebrity Cruises will render it impossible for the Catholic passenger to fulfull his/her Sunday obligation.