Monthly Archives: August 2008

WDTPRS: 22nd Sunday of the Year – COLLECT

Posted on 30 August 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Here is some work I did a while back on the Collect for the Mass for the 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time.  It was originally in The Wanderer.
COLLECT – (2002MR):Deus virtutum, cuius est totum quod est optimum,insere pectoribus nostris … Continue reading →

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Reactions to Speaker Pelosi keep coming

Posted on 30 August 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Folks, we mustn’t forget the grand scale of scandal committed by Speak of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Meet The Press.
News cycles are short these days.  It would be easy to let this scroll off the public screen.
So, … Continue reading →

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Left side-bar

Posted on 29 August 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Take a moment to vote for WDTPRS for the Bloggers Choice Award… if you haven’t done so already, … pretty please?
Thanks!
“But Father! But Father! Where? How?”
Left side-bar.
I am in a movie theater for some R&R and working on … Continue reading →

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Irritated by something I hear repeated

Posted on 29 August 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I am irritated by something I have heard over the last couple days.
The pols and newsies keep talking about the anniversary of "giving women the right to vote" in the USA.
No!
Women always had the right to vote.  
Their right to … Continue reading →

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I bet she knows what “gralloch” means

Posted on 29 August 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Perhaps the new GOP VP candidate, Sarah Palin (R-AK) will be available to explain to Speaker Pelosi (D-CA) when human life begins.
And I bet she knows what "gralloch" means, too!

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That ol’ time religion

Posted on 29 August 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Our friend Fr. Ray Blake over in Brighton has a wonderful photo:

I saw this in a sacristy over the summer, and was impressed! There is nothing quite like old time religion.

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Archbp. Chaput on Fox News about Speaker Pelosi

Posted on 28 August 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

UPDATE: We now have the video!
Neil Cavuto of Fox News just interview the Archbishop of Denver, His Excellency Most Reverend Charles Chaput.  He spoke about Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s serious errors about the beginning of human life made last Sunday on … Continue reading →

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WDTPRS Pelosi parody songs

Posted on 28 August 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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I just got a wonderful Pelosi parody song from the Official WDTPRS Songwriter, Timothy the Parodist.
I am waiting for the final version and I’ll post it!
UPDATE from Timothy the Parodist:
Nancy singing I left my heart in San … Continue reading →

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The bones of St. Augustine of Hippo

Posted on 28 August 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Augustine died on 28 August 430.
Sometime before the early 8th century, Augustine’s remains were translated from N. Africa to Sardinia for fear of desecration. It is possible that St. Fulgentius of Ruspe took Augustine’s body to … Continue reading →

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Bp. Murphy of Rockville Centre on Nancy Pelosi’s errors about human life

Posted on 28 August 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

His Excellency Most Rev.  William Murphy, Bishop of Rockville Centre, wrote in the Long Island Catholic about Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) erroneous and scandalous remarks about the Church’s teaching on the beginning of human life made on … Continue reading →

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