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Monthly Archives: October 2011
25 October 2011
Fun With Latin! “The makeup of the cosmos.”
In preparing an article for The Catholic Herald, the UK’s best Catholic weekly, I ran across something fun I wrote for the now concluded WDTPRS series’ look at the Third Eucharistic Prayer.
Enjoy!
Mundus, a, um is an adjective for “clean, cleanly, … Continue reading
“This day is called the feast of Crispian.”
From a reader:
A little trivia for you. Today commemorates the Battle of Agincourt in 1415.
“He that shall live this day, and see old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
And say ‘To-morrow is Saint Crispian:’
Then will he strip his … Continue reading
Skype security hole and a 72 Hour Kit
From the National Terror Alert Response Center page:
Fox News reports a flagrant security flaw in the massively popular Skype video chat service may be putting Internet users worldwide at risk.The serious security breach in the Internet video chat program, which boasts … Continue reading
24 October 2011
Book/Library database software
I have a lot of books. I know an old priest who has even more. A LOT more. One of these days his library will have to be cataloged.
What am I saying… MINE has to be cataloged!
Does anyone out there … Continue reading
RECENT POSTS and THANKS!
First off, thanks to readers who have sent things from the wish lists or donations. I have your names jotted down and will remember you next Saturday when I will say Mass for the intention of my benefactors.
And thanks to … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
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In retribution for my sins… a terrible thought to make the blood run cold! Save me, O Lord!
I just had a horrible though that made my blood run cold…..
It just occurred to me what a Dantesque contrapasso it would be – for my black and horrible sins – were some bishops to engineer me being assigned to … Continue reading
Catholics on social issues in Minnesota
As I have written before, during the 2012 election run-up Minnesota will be a battle-ground state for the defense of marriage issue. The Catholic bishops of Minnesota will be deeply involved. Archbishop Nienstedt of St. Paul and Minneapolis has all … Continue reading
Posted in The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged DFL, Gary Boisclair, MN-5, pro-life
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Samuel Gregg on the new “white paper” from the Pont. Con. for Justice and Peace
From National Review Online comes a piece by the eminent Samuel Gregg, a fine scholar with his head screwed on in the correct direction. He gives some reactions to the new “white paper” as I call it from the … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged commutative justice, Federal Reserve, global economy, gold standard, John Maynard Keynes, libertarian, Martin Wolf, moral hazard, National Review, PCJP, Pont. Council Justice and Paeace, recapitalization, Ron Paul, Sacton Institute, Samuel Gregg, Wall Street, world central bank
26 Comments
A reader used an Examination of Conscience to identify a sin
A while back I linked to the site of Fr. Tim Finigan’s parish where he has made available different examinations of conscience.
Thank you for this invaluable advice.
I found a check-box style examination of conscience similar to the one you linked … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged confession, examination of conscience, sacrament of penance
10 Comments
A proposal for a “traditional” edition of the Ordinary Form missal in English
At NLM Shawn Tribe has offered a proposal for an Ordinary Form Roman Missal with the new, corrected translation in a format much like the usual editions of the older Missale Romanum. He has some sample pages.
If an edition of … Continue reading
The new “white paper” from the Pont. Council Justice and Peace. Fr. Z rants like loon.
I am reading through the new “white paper” (I won’t dignify it with “document”) from the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and trying to keep my blood pressure down.
I have a few things to digest yet, and it takes … Continue reading
Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
95 Comments
QUAERITUR: The “Novus Ordo” Ordinal for ordaining bishops, priests, deacons
From a reader:
Leo XIII condemned Anglican orders and succession as invalid since 1552. Even after re-admitting the prayers regarding the “work and office of a priest” in the ordination 100 years later, the line had become extinct so it was … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: A lay person asked me to be an Extraordinary Minister for a Mass
From a reader:
This evening during Mass a man I casually know came up to me and asked me to fill-in for a no-show as an extraordinary minister of the Precious Blood. I am not and have never been an EME. … Continue reading
Your news and your notes
Please share some good news with the readership. And if there was some good point from the Sunday sermon you heard, let us know!
For my part, I have two points.
First, I received some nice – early but nice – greetings … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
44 Comments
23 October 2011
QUAERITUR: Gift for a priest: reversible stole
From a reader:
My friend’s ordination is coming up in a number of months, and I’d like to get him something meaningful and useful. I’m a little short on money, so I have to start planning and saving now.
He’s traditionally-minded (fully … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Just Too Cool
Tagged gifts, stole
8 Comments
