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- Lurker 59: Red martyrdom is much easier than white martyrdom, for red is but an instant, but white will take perseveran ce and fortitude to make it through the long years and the constant drip drip...
- iamlucky13: “a child who has learnt the more important definition s will have the framework of the Catholic faith available for the rest of his life. “ Quite true. I was raised in the...
- Lurker 59: The Church, being as old as she is, has dealt with practicall y every sort of corruption in the hierarchy imaginable . The issue of active predatory abusive homosexual clergy is hardly...
- Lurker 59: Three points: 1. Memorize while one is young and it is easy. It may be tedious, but it will be more so when the brain is older and less plastic. 2. When we memorize a thing, if we...
- MrsAnchor: (X)MCCLXII I of course. There are Non Catholics, phony Catholics (@Bellarmi ni Vianney) and everything else in between. Gee, Milo Yiannopoul os ? That might be reading these Combox’s One...
- acardnal: AND let us be clear, the American Z(ee) is certainly not Z(ed).
- Malta: “ 230;we will celebrate the feast of St Peter Damian (d 1072), Doctor of the Church. 221; ‘We& #8217; but not the Curia. The latter probably has no idea that it̵...
- Ed S: This past Fall, the phrase, “Hai l and Blessed be the hour and moment in the which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin Mary… ;.”. It drove me crazy as I could not...
- BrionyB: I’m sure @FatherTF knows this very well and has tongue firmly in cheek, but the ‘-ize’ ending is of course ‘Oxford spelling’ and not an American invention! Continuing to pray daily for Fr...
- Therese: A good argument for studying Latin!
- Therese: Thank you, Peter, and God bless. I have seen your reply on another thread and was reminded to pray for you (and all those like you, who are under a terrible attack these days). Please keep...
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- Spinmamma: What a wonderful example of obedience (if sometimes reluctant) and courage is Jeremiah. I have alway felt a deep empathy for his anguish and tremendous admiration for his steadf...
- CharlesG: I read St Peter Damian once expecting his book to be a very harsh condemnati on of the homosexual ly practicing clergy tout court, i.e., something “med ieval̶ 1; in the worst...
- Imrahil: Though, A principle reason why a man says “Yes” is because He wants to do God’s will, without which he puts his own eternal salvation at risk. for this issue we have learnt that rumours to...
- Imrahil: Dear Justalurki ngfool, I find it rather astounding that you find “unf athomable depravity& #8221; in the fact that a convicted felon receives his just punishment , just because he...
- Peter Stuart: May God reward Bp. Fellay and the late Abp. Lefebvre. If it wasn’ ;t for them and men like them, my struggling BS-weary SSA self would probably have bounced out of the Church...
- (X)MCCLXIII: Dear Mrs Anchor, Might I suggest that it would not be prudent for anyone at all to take employment in a strip club or sex shop? ;-) Still, I’m sure we all see what you mean.
- Bellarmino Vianney: 2 Timothy 3:13 discusses these people: “whi le evil men and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceivers and deceived.& #8221; What is interestin g is the lack of...
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- Tina in Ashburn: Thank you Father for a smokinR 17; hot post, tellinR 17; it like it is Writing an opinion on a book that I haven̵ 7;t read ain’ t right. However seeing that Fr....
- un-ionized: Kathleen10 , Your comment here is very good. I have extensive experience dealing with priests with homosexual tendencies . The main problem is their narcissism which so often is malig...
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- MrsAnchor: @Jerome Charles .. Somethings tricky about this and perhaps a few on here would be willing to elaborate? Or this could be Fr Z’a next post along with The Discipline s we can do outside...
- Semper Gumby: Fr. Rutler wrote: “Whi le other generation s have known philosophi cal and physical conflicts, ours is conspicuou s for an evaporatio n of moral certitudes by which good and bad...
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- Opportunity: R.I.P.
- POLL: Prayers after Mass
- “Know also this, that, in the last days, shall come dangerous times.”
- Do you know priests who are struggling, under attack? Terrific movement: Seven Sisters Apostolate
- Movement in the causes of Bl. John Henry Newman and Card. József Mindszenty
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Grant unto thy Church, we beseech Thee, O merciful God, that She, being gathered together by the Holy Ghost, may be in no wise troubled by attack from her foes. O God, who by sin art offended and by penance pacified, mercifully regard the prayers of Thy people making supplication unto Thee,and turn away the scourges of Thine anger which we deserve for our sins. Almighty and Everlasting God, in whose Hand are the power and the government of every realm: look down upon and help the Christian people that the heathen nations who trust in the fierceness of their own might may be crushed by the power of thine Arm. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen.This blog has to earn its keep!
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Daily Archives: 27 February 2010
A new, excellent video DVD on the priesthood
Together with the Vatican Congregation for Clergy, a group in Spain called Home of the Mother (something to do with the EUK Mamie Foundation) has put out a 30 minute video DVD on the vocation to the priesthood. The DVD … Continue reading
Guest rant about priests and then Fr. Z rants about priests
Our friend at Recovering Dissident Catholic, "Cathy of Alexandria" has a particularly good rant, which I feature here (with edits) as a "guest rant". My emphases and comments. A good priest is hard to find. Heck, a PRIEST can be … Continue reading
When will there be a consistory for cardinals?
Paolo Rodari of Palazzo Apostolico has an interesting piece today about a possible consistory in which Benedict XVI would name new cardinals, thus giving a indication about a future successor. Rodari’s focus is on Europe, but it is interesting for … Continue reading
Literally brick by brick: the new FSSP chapel
Your the Brick by Brick file from the Journal Star with my emphases and comments. Consecration at Denton seminary to celebrate ‘crown jewel’ By ERIN ANDERSEN / Lincoln Journal Star Sitting atop a hill in Denton, Our Lady of Guadalupe … Continue reading
WDTPRS – Ember Saturday in Lent – (1962MR)
There are several Collects in today’s extended edition of Holy Mass for Ember Saturday. There are five lessons before we even get to the Epistle and each lesson is followed by a Gradual and Collect. After the the fifth lesson, … Continue reading