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Monthly Archives: June 2009
28 June 2009
Hints at content of the new “social” encyclical
From CNA with my emphases and comments:
Italian newspaper reveals key paragraphs from Pope’s upcoming social encyclical
Rome, Italy, Jun 28, 2009 / 09:45 am (CNA).- The upcoming social encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI "Caritas … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
105 Comments
Neum by neum in Chicago
From a reader:
Hello Fr. Z,
Just in case no one has sent this to you yet, here is a link to one of many great videos just up on YouTube of the Sacred Music Colloquium in Chicago, done by the the … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick
2 Comments
QUAERITUR: how to celebrate Novus Ordo Masses “ad orientem”
From a priest reader:
I am a priest in my 60’s I remember serving the Tridentine mass. I am interested in celebrating mass ad orientem but I was wondering how. I have some questions.
1. At the beginning of the mass … Continue reading
How quickly they forget
First, let me say that I was weary of the Michael Jackson coverage before it began.
That said…
People are gushing about how Michael Jackson broke racial barriers. "Before there was Oprah… before there was Obama…" blah blah blah.
Have people forgotten Jesse … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
42 Comments
27 June 2009
Statement of SSPX Rector about priesthood ordinations on 27 June 2009
As you know, the SSPX has the German bishops in a Tizzy because of the ordinations at their German seminary in Zaitzkofen.
To be clear, the SSPX does not have permission from the Church to ordain anyone. The SSPX are suspended … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
149 Comments
Fr. Tim Vakoc, RIP
The funeral of Fr. Tim Vakoc, a priest of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and a Military Chaplain wounded in Iraq some years ago, took place today at the Cathedral of St. Paul.
His casket borne into the Cathedral.
More … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
17 Comments
A Swiss bishop sounds off about Vatican II
A reader sent me the following from the website of the Diocese of Basel, Switzerland. His Excellency Most Rev. Kurt Koch has weighed in with comments in a rather highly amped German-language speaking environment. As you know there is a … Continue reading
26 June 2009
Ad orientem versus
Over at NLM there is a good photo of His Eminence Daniel Card. DiNardo reading Holy Mass ad orientem.
The Mass was at the Anglican Use parish Our Lady of Walsingham in Houston, Texas.
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
31 Comments
“aestate pueri si valent, satis discunt!”
Friends from Rome are visiting the Sabine Farm.
Alas, they must drink my poor Sabine wine rather than the Falernian and Caecuban and Formian they are accustomed to quaff.
We do, however, know how to prepare Sabine meats on the … Continue reading
Posted in Fr. Z's Kitchen, Lighter fare, SESSIUNCULA, The Feeder Feed
27 Comments
QUAERITUR: Closing of Year for Priests, June 11 or June 19?
From a priest reader:
I’d like to point out a discrepancy, with the hopes that your wide outreach might bring about a clarification.
The discrepancy concerns the closing date for the “Year for Priests”. The Holy Father says [LINK] that the Year … Continue reading
Interview with SSPX Fr. Schmidberger, Superior in Germany
Our friends at Rorate have put up an English translation of an interview by KNA (Katholische Nachrichten-Agentur) with SSPX Fr. Franz Schmidberer. Fr. Schmidberger was once the Superior of the SSPX and he is presently the SSPX Superior for Germany. … Continue reading
25 June 2009
Amerika Magazine gets it wrong again
The Jesuit editors of Amerika Magazine have little clarity about both recent American history or sound theology. This is obvious from their editorial in the 22 June issue.
Be prepared for some bad writing here. They are getting worse.
Now we get … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA, The Drill
Tagged America Magazine, Amerika, Jesuits, President Obama
79 Comments
Clergy and music revisited
Remember the question about deacons and music ministry?
Vultus Christi had an interesting photo of a group of priests of the Diocese of Tulsa singing Gregorian chant during a Mass.
Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box, Linking Back
30 Comments
QUAERITUR: Novus Ordo Lectionary with the older Mass, TLM
From a reader:
Is it okay to attend Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite when the readings are in the vernacular and taken from the Lectionary for the Ordinary Form? I know this was expressly prohibited before Summorum … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
50 Comments
Archbp. Vigneron’s blog
Archbishop Allen Vigneron of Detroit has started a blog for the coverage of his trip to Rome to receive the Pallium.
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
3 Comments
