Monthly Archives: February 2010

The “Austen Hermeneutic”: Old Mass v New Mass

There is a fun post over at St. Louis Catholic:
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HOCKEY for GOLD!

It’s hockey …day… in Canada!
GO USA!

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Pray for a homeless soul who is home at last

From my friend John Sonnen in Roma:

Rome has many famous faces and when this poor fellow … Continue reading

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“So long as its valid, we can do what we want! Right?”

Some people think that so long as Mass is valid, that the minimal elements of valid … Continue reading

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“Everything’s up to date in ancient Romaaaaa!”

From the Laudator:
Frederic De Forest Allen, quoted by J.B. Greenough in Harvard Studies in Classical Philology … Continue reading

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WDTPRS – 2nd Sunday of Lent – COLLECT (2002MR)

COLLECT – ICEL (1973 translation of the 1970MR): God our Father, help … Continue reading

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WDTPRS – 2nd Sunday of Lent – “Prayer over the people” (2002MR)

In the 2002 edition of the Missale Romanum the traditional Lenten "Prayer over the people" has … Continue reading

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The Perfect Priest

The entry here reminded me of an old chestnut about a chain letter:
The Perfect Priest
The … Continue reading

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Tsunami effect

With a biretta tip    o{]:¬)    to Team Rubicon, here is NOAA:
 

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A new, excellent video DVD on the priesthood

Together with the Vatican Congregation for Clergy, a group in Spain called Home of the Mother … Continue reading

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