Monthly Archives: November 2009

REVIEW: St. Antoine Daniel Gregorian Chant Ordinaries (and Fr. Z rants)

Posted on 28 November 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

At what became my home parish back in my native place, on Saturday mornings there was always a modest sung Mass in Latin, with incense and Gregorian chant. 
People would file into the chapel and take from a basket to … Continue reading →

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New Benedictine Ferula

Posted on 27 November 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

NLM has this:
Tomorrow Pope Benedict will celebrate Pontifical Vespers as the first Vespers of the first Sunday of Advent, which also marks the beginning of the new liturgical year.
On this occasion, the Holy Father will begin to use a … Continue reading →

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“Catholic Democrats” … “Sycophantic Toadies”… take your pick

Posted on 27 November 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Just how deeply sycophantic are the political toadies of the group Catholic Democrats?
They are worked up about the interchange between Bp. Tobin of Providence and pro-abortion Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI).  The group Catholic Democrats want abortion as … Continue reading →

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Three good posts by Fr. Longenecker on Anglican Provisions

Posted on 27 November 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Fr. Dwight Longenencker has three very good recent posts on the Anglican Provisions issue:

Women’s Ordination in Context
The English Ordinariate
Anglicanorum coetibus – what next? 

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What’s up with that vampire thing… revisited

Posted on 27 November 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In another entry I ask "What’s up with that?" when it comes to the whole vampire thing and movie theatres filled with women.
In this week’s Catholic Herald, the best Catholic weekly in the UK, there is an article by Sophie … Continue reading →

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Third (final?) phase in Catholic/Anglican dialogue?

Posted on 27 November 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From CNA:
Third phase of Catholic/Anglican dialogue to include cooperative investigation of ‘divisive‘ issues
Vatican City, Nov 27, 2009 / 02:33 am (CNA).- An interview on Vatican Radio Wednesday morning revealed that the third phase of official dialogue between the the … Continue reading →

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Pope Benedict to beatify John Henry Newman in England

Posted on 27 November 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Here is some news in the best Catholic weekly in the UK, The Catholic Herald:
Pope Benedict plans to beatify Newman during visit to BritainBy Simon Caldwell
27 November 2009
The Pope is to waive his own rules so he can preside in … Continue reading →

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Request

Posted on 26 November 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Okay… what I suspected yesterday seems to be coming to pass.
Not feeling well has turned into feeling really sick.   Cold sweat, dizzy, weak, all that…
So.. prayers, please.

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What Does Pres. Obama’s Proclamation Really Say?

Posted on 26 November 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From the site of the White House comes the Thanksgiving Day Proclamation by Pres. Barak Hussein Obama:
You will want to read this with your own eye and ear to the sort of language used and the concepts behind that language.
I … Continue reading →

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A Thanksgiving Day Proclamation… just weeks before his death

Posted on 26 November 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A Thanksgiving Day Proclamation… just weeks before his death:
PROCLAMATION 3560 : THANKSGIVING DAY.NOVEMBER 5, 1963.BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION:
Over three centuries ago, our forefathers in Virginia and in Massachusetts, far from home in a … Continue reading →

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