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The Day the Earth Stood Still

by Fr. Gordon J. MacRae on November 18, 2009 · 15 comments

Roe v Wade, Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Dissent, Gordon MacRae, Falsely Accused Priest, Abortion, Beatles, Timothy Leary, Peter Stravinskas, Be to Me a Father and Priest, Humanae Vitae, John Paul II, Seminary formation, George Weigel, Witness to Hope, Ronald Rychlak, Dealing with Dissent, After This Life, Benedict Groeschel, Tom Hoopes, A Reluctant Jubilee

. . . In the end, what was meant to be a sign of unity in the Church was transformed into an open battle in our seminary. The rector, a Sulpician, was a priest from my diocese. He was particularly incensed when I – the only seminarian from our diocese there – signed a petition challenging his authority to bar Catholic seminarians from attending a Mass with the Pope. On October 7, 1979, more than 200,000 people gathered on the National Mall in Washington, DC to welcome the Holy Father and celebrate the Eucharist with him. . . . I was horrified at the way they were singled out and ostracized, and I wasn’t having it. On that day, I parted ways with the “trendy dissent” crowd. . . .

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The Sacrifice of the Mass Part 2

by Fr. Gordon J. MacRae on November 11, 2009 · 18 comments

Gordon MacRae, Falsely Accused Priest, EWTN, Richard John Neuhaus, Raymond Arroyo, TV in Prison, CNN, Fox, Hannity, Greta Van Sustern, The World Over, Sacrifice of the Mass, Angelus Shaughnessey, Benedict Groeschel, Padre Pio, St. Pio Pietrelcina, Stay With Me Lord

. . . Then, suddenly, EWTN was gone. Early in 2008, EWTN converted to a digital signal ahead of the national transition that was to take place. To the dismay of many Catholic prisoners, EWTN was lost to us. The local cable company promised to restore it after the national transition to digital television, but that has not happened. EWTN is no longer available in the prison, and is deeply missed. I am approached daily by Catholic prisoners asking how we can restore EWTN. Without EWTN for daily Mass, I was stranded again. A friend challenged me to do all I can to regain the ability to celebrate the Eucharist. I wrote for an appointment with the current prison chaplain who told me he would approach prison officials for approval to have Mass supplies if our bishop also approved it. . . .

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Postcards From The Edges

by Fr. Gordon J. MacRae on August 26, 2009 · 4 comments

Raymond J. Lawrence, Harvey Silverglate, Fleecing the Shepherd, Richard John Neuhaus, Peter M.J. Stravinskas, The Catholic Response, Bill Donohue, Secular Sabotage, Benedict Groeschel, An Urgent Appeal, Gordon MacRae Falsely Accused Priest,

. . . When The Scandal reached its media apex in January, 2003, a reporter for a local newspaper met with me in the prison visiting room. At the end of our visit, she said – and this is a direct quote – “The news media, and my paper in particular, are so anti-Catholic, editors won’t let us write stories about falsely accused priests.” A week later, the reporter canceled a second scheduled visit. I never heard from her again. . . .

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