Daily Archives: 11 August 2010

WARNING! ROVING VERDI FLASH MOB!

Posted on 11 August 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I got this from His Hermeneuticalness.
I don’t know about you, but I think this would be really fun.
Here is a flash mob with a difference. Over 30 members of the The Opera Company of Philadelphia burst into the “Brindisi” of … Continue reading →

Posted in Just Too Cool, Lighter fare, SESSIUNCULA | Tagged | 48 Comments

QUAERITUR: Exposition of Host during Mass before continuing Mass

Posted on 11 August 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
Someone asked me today.. "what if after consecrating the bread the priest put it in a monstrance and had 30minutes of adoration before continuing with the mass?"
Every part of me wants to say this shouldn’t be done but … Continue reading →

Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box | 15 Comments

QUAERITUR: Is Latin chant forbidden unless congregation can sing?

Posted on 11 August 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A reader asks:
My priest recently mentioned that there is a document (he does not remember what it is called) that forbids the use of choir lofts and the singing of Latin chants unless the congregation is able to sing along. … Continue reading →

Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box | 21 Comments

QUAERITUR: Are priests, bishops ordained after 1969 validly ordained?

Posted on 11 August 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I realize this must be a sensitive topic for anyone especially a priest ordained after 1969 but please know we are just seeking an objective answer. We have done our "homework" on this but who can we ask? … Continue reading →

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Rosemary Reuther’s article in the NCR: Women’s ordination hits a snag!

Posted on 11 August 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In olden days a glimpse of stocking was pretty common.  Once those old silk stockings got a snag in them, they would get a ladder-like run in them.  It was inevitable.  Once they got a run, there was no stopping … Continue reading →

Posted in SESSIUNCULA, The Drill, Throwing a Nutty | Tagged | 43 Comments

Archbp. Burke on altar girls and EMCHs in the Extraordinary Form

Posted on 11 August 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I picked up from Il blog degli amici di Papa Ratzinger that H.E. Most Rev. Raymond Burke (Prefect of the Ap. Segnatura) wrote a preface to a canonical study in German of Summorum Pontificum by Fr. Gero P. Weishaupt.
In his … Continue reading →

Posted in Brick by Brick, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Drill | Tagged | 41 Comments

Your good news?

Posted on 11 August 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Folks I am feeling dreadful today (I have been for a day or so now) and would enjoy learning of good things happening out there.
What is your good news?
I am happy to report that 4000+ people have viewed Archbp. Burke’s … Continue reading →

Posted in SESSIUNCULA | 61 Comments

Damian Thompson’s take on the music CD for the papal visit

Posted on 11 August 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Damian Thompson has rained vituperation down upon a music CD prepared in advance of the Holy Father’s visit to the UK.
Papal visit CD: musical atrocities that make the Birdie Song sound like Mozart 
[I admit that I didn’t know … Continue reading →

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Pre-order Gregorian Chant CD by Benedictines of Barroux

Posted on 11 August 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A while back I posted about the Benedictine nuns who signed a recording contract.  Read that here.
If you are a user of amazon.co.uk (the UK store for Amazon) you can pre-order their Gregorian chant CD.
Click here.
I am sure that anyone … Continue reading →

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