Someone alerted me to this note in a parish bulletin in (alas in truly inconvenient pdf format which it makes it a pain in the patience to rework – folks, don’t ever think of sending me pdfs or gifs or … Continue reading →

A question put to me, which I pass along to you WDTPRSers of the traditional use stripe. 
Fr. Z,
Do you know if it was customary after an Ancient Use sung Requiem Mass on All Souls Day to perform the Absolution of … Continue reading →

I got this by e-mail:
A well-substantiated rumor has it that a petition for the implementation of Summorum Pontificum bearing 155 names of students and faculty has been denied by the plenary council of T.O.R friars on the grounds that the … Continue reading →

The slick Italian weekly Panorama has in its current issue an article by Ignacio Ingrao: "Mass in Latin: the secrete report".
Well… as I said… it’s an Italian weekly. 
The article is too long for me to translate for you today, … Continue reading →

In a CNA story we read the following:
My emphases and comments:
Lefebrivists [sic] demand Council be “corrected,” not interpreted
Rome, Oct 30, 2007 / 01:05 pm (CNA).- In an interview with Italian journalist Paolo Luigi Rodari, the author of the blog “Palazzo … Continue reading →

On this day in 1512, the Sistine Chapel was opened with its frescoes by Michaelangelo
On this day in 1517, Martin Luther posted his 95 theses in Wittenberg
On this day in 1538, Cesare Baronius was born. 

… the kind person, JAL who sent me Season 2.5 of Battlestar Galactica!
When I got home from a brief few days away it was waiting on my doorstep, a nice b-day surprise present.
It is deeply appreciated.
 

In another entry someone asked if maniples can be used also for Mass with the Novus Ordo.
So… can they?  
(The answer is yes, but… you can post some details.)
Please stick to maniples for this discussion.  Thanks! 
 

The Washington Times has a positive article about Summorum Pontificum.
My emphases and comments.
Article published Oct 28, 2007Mass appeal to Latin tradition
October 28, 2007
By Kristi Moore – Roman Catholic churches nationwide are rushing to accommodate a surge in demand for the … Continue reading →

In the wake of Summorum Pontificum, we need patience and foresight in exercising our rights.  Lot’s of patience. 
In that light, check out this nice story is in the Naples [Florida] Daily News. 
My emphases and comments.
 
A new old … Continue reading →

Notre Dame University’s dissident Richard McBrien has an article circulating about the older form of Mass and Summorum Pontificum.
I got this in the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, The Tidings.  He references… or better yet simple cribs… an … Continue reading →

There are continuing problems with the feed for the PODCAzTs feed to itunes.
I was happy to see on itunes that the last PODCAzT showed up, but when I clicked it, it grabbed some older program!
GRRRRR

I found this refreshing for the spirit.
Feminists don’t speak for women, says Dominican cardinal in blistering reply
Santo Domingo, Oct 26, 2007 / 11:14 am (CNA).- Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez of Santo Domingo, responded to criticism by radical feminists … Continue reading →