Daily Archives: 17 November 2008

Coffee and donuts at St. Joan’s in Minneapolis

Posted on 17 November 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

UPDATE 19 Nov 15:10 GMT
The Recovering Dissident Catholic has something to add:
People ask me, often, what brought me around. This is it. Right here. It is THE LORD. Communion is not just some communal parish meal like having coffee … Continue reading →

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Some nonsense from Andrew Sullivan

Posted on 17 November 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The young scholarship seeking Papist says that "Andrew Sullivan goes on a tear" after he hears about the Cardinal Stafford’s comments:
"The Vatican hierarchy has become radicalized under Benedict and John Paul II – so much so that they see the … Continue reading →

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lunch

Posted on 17 November 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A few shots:

And while I was having my lunch, … what a difference a few minutes make.

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The Greenville controversy continues

Posted on 17 November 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The controversy over Fr. Newman’s bulletin at his parish of St.  Mary in Greenville, SC has heated up and become complicated.
You will remember that Fr. Newman made strong statements about the propriety receiving Communion by Catholics who voted for pro-abortion … Continue reading →

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Card. Stafford: Pres.-elect Obama “aggressive, disruptive and apocalyptic”… we will know “Gethsemene”

Posted on 17 November 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A reader sent me this from the magazine of the Catholic University of America.
This is from the magazine of Catholic University of America.  My emphases and comments.
Cardinal at CUA: Obama is ‘Aggressive, Disruptive and Apocalyptic’
Posted By Elizabeth Grden On November … Continue reading →

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Romanesque… oh… romanesque

Posted on 17 November 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Over at NLM there are images of a chapel projected for University of Southern California.
Honestly, I have a recurring dream… one of many… but this one is pleasant.   I have a recurring dream that I have to build a church, … Continue reading →

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A little pin

Posted on 17 November 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I have been tidying up a bit and rediscovered a pin I acquired along the way.
This is a diminutive coat-of-arms of Pope Benedict XVI.
I don’t use it very often, for it is very delicate.  The coins give you some perspective.

 

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QUAERITUR: Dirunale and Nocturnale

Posted on 17 November 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A reader asks:
I purchased a Monastic Diurnal and am quite pleased with it.  I am interested in obtaining a Nocturnale that contains the entire Vigils of the Monastic Breviary, including the Psalter, Sanctoral, and Temporal, all in the 1962 rite.  … Continue reading →

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Having printer problems?

Posted on 17 November 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

If you are wondering why your printer isn’t working…
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Brooklyn: Solemn TLM – Friday, 21 November

Posted on 17 November 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
In accord with the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum, a traditional Solemn Mass will take place in Brooklyn (NY) at St. Cecilia’s Church on Friday, November 21st, 2008 at 7:30PM.
This will be the first traditional (Solemn) Mass there … Continue reading →

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