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Daily Archives: 6 February 2009
A Friday evening
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Tonight I have moved from
"Oh Jo, please don’t say awful; it’s slang." … during the sweet squash and curry soup I made today from an old squash about to go bad…
(the prep photos didn’t turn out for … Continue reading
Posted in Fr. Z's Kitchen
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Soooo… Fr. Longenecker is going after Fr. Z, is he?
I have – with brow furrowed and full of concern – received word that Fr. Dwight Longenecker, for whom I have such great esteem, has decided to toss darts at WDTPRS!
He was wondering aloud if, given that I do not … Continue reading
Posted in Mail from priests
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QUAERITUR: non-concelebrating priests and Communion
From a priest reader:
Except when the Archbishop (or another Bishop) is celebrating here at the parish I am not inclined to concelebrate. I prefer to attend in choir as does my associate when one or the other or a visiting … Continue reading
Request from Fr. Z: links to pages supporting Benedict XVI
There are quite a few initiatives on the web to express support for Pope Benedict during this time of media frenzy.
I have posted about a couple of them already, but people keep sending me the same links over and over.
Let’s … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
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SSPX priest expelled due to remarks on the Holocaust
This is in from APCOM
The SSPX has expelled the priest, Fr. Florian Abrahamowicz (more here), who made statements which, like those of SSPX Bp. Williamson, reduced the extent of the massacre of Jews during WWII.
Lefebvriani; Fraternita’ italiana, espulso prete negazionista
Roma, … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
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Archd. of Manila on Summorum Pontificum
MANY… I mean MANY people have sent me the text of the Archdiocese of Manila’s incredible restrictions on the use the 1962 Missale Romanum.
I wasn’t going to post it here. Instead , I immediately forwarded what I received to proper … Continue reading
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“A breath of sanity in the storm”
The engaging and telephonically persistent Anna Arco of The Catholic Herald has an interesting entry on her own blog:
A breath of sanity in the storm
Friday 6 February
It’s been amazing, at times disheartening, to watch the way the story about the … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
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Confraternity of Catholic Clergy makes a statement
Confraternity of Catholic Clergy states the following:
HARRISBURG, PA (February 6th, 2009) – The Confraternity of Catholic Clergy, a national association of 600 priests and deacons across the USA, publicly reaffirm our filial obedience and respect for the Holy Father. We … Continue reading
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