Daily Archives: 25 August 2009

How about your good news?

Posted on 25 August 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Do you have some good news to share with everyone?

Posted in SESSIUNCULA | 53 Comments

Philadelphia: workshop for deacons in Latin and rubrics

Posted on 25 August 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From was from a friend in Philadelphia:
Re: Workshop for Deacons on Latin Chants and Pronunciation and Altar Procedures at Carmelite Monastery , Monday, Sept. 21 at 7:00 PM Dr. Lucy Carroll is pleased to announce that a workshop will be … Continue reading →

Posted in Brick by Brick | 2 Comments

Tolkien’s grandson remembers JRR’s reaction to Mass in English

Posted on 25 August 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I saw this due to the diligence of His Hermeneuticalness, Fr. Finigan.
Over at The Lion and the Cardinal we find this about an author who exerted an important influence on my young life: J.R.R. Tolkien.  This is a recollection from … Continue reading →

Posted in SESSIUNCULA | 23 Comments

Bp. D’Arcy on the Notre Dame Debacle… this is not over

Posted on 25 August 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I was told by an American bishop not long ago that, as far as the USCCB was concerned, the Notre Dame Debacle is not over.
Read the article by Bp. D’Arcy in America.
From CNA with my emphases and comments.

Bishop … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Catholic Identity, SESSIUNCULA, The Drill, The future and our choices | 32 Comments

grrr and again grrr

Posted on 25 August 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Well… bad news.
Now there is nothing but BSOD when I try to boot my main computer.  This is an Nvidia driver problem, I believe.  But I can’t get past the BSOD on start up.  I am ready to use a … Continue reading →

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Saving Western Civilization… One Book and One Reader at a Time

Posted on 25 August 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I was in my native place last week and took part of the morning to visit a place I used to haunt… whose rent I used to pay.
Loome Theological Bookseller.
The used bookstore, the largest theological/Catholic used bookstore anywhere, was … Continue reading →

Posted in Just Too Cool, SESSIUNCULA | 5 Comments