In lieu of flowers, my Dad asks that people donate to the Assumption Grotto’s building fund.
Visitation (viewing) for my dad, Ron Wine, will be Friday, January 20th at the Wujek-Calcaterra Funeral Home from 3pm-9pm. The Rosary, led by Fr John Bustamante, will begin at 8pm Friday evening at the funeral home.
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I received a call from my Mom yesterday, and my Dad’s health has taken a downturn. My flight to Michigan leaves at 7am. I’ll be with my Mom and Dad until the end, so I’m not sure how many weeks I’ll be up there. Your prayers are gratefully appreciated!
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UPDATE: here is Fr Rodriguez’s Official Press Release.
Here is Bishop Ochoa’s statement, here are the court documents, below is Fr Rodriguez’s initial response, and finally here is the local news story about it.
Continue Reading -> “Former El Paso, TX Bishop Accuses Fr Rodriguez and Takes Legal Action”
“It certainly seems to me that canonically Michael Voris would not be the one that this would be imposed on,” he said. “Even though he is the one that regularly appears on (the show) he, in a sense, is really just an employee of (RealCatholicTV.com). It seems like if the Archdiocese of Detroit is trying to go after (Voris), that’s the wrong person to address this with, that would have to be with the owner of the website or blog,” he added. “I suppose if this Marc Brammer is paying for and running, constructing his blog from our diocese in his home I suppose you could make the argument that we have jurisdiction canonically.”
...read moreWine used in religious ceremony is an ancient practice: sacramental and safe. Unless you had a deep well source, for most of human history it could be death to drink water. There were purification systems (heating, filtration) as far back as 2000 B.C., and a reason the Dark Ages really were a bit dark is because much of this knowledge disappeared, only to reappear in the middle of the nineteenth century, thanks to the likes of Pasteur and Lister.
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