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- Kenneth Wolfe: Sadly, the 1962 books have done away with it, but before the mid-20th century reforms, tomorrow (Saturday, Feb. 16) would have actually featured a rare anticipate d Mass. The Sixth...
- JesusFreak84: What ever happened to Sister Agnes? I would imagine she’ s still alive o.o
- TonyO: have huge respect for, both in terms of his orthodoxy and vast intellect, has great respect for von Balthasar and his writings despite some obvious faults and would not dismiss him to the...
- Greg Hlatky: Oh dear. If being grumpy is a reason, I would have to go twice a day.
- TonyO: Ya know what is so great about Starry Night? . . . Yeah, me neither. Sorry, Van, you needed a different line of work. He transcends modern art. That’ ;s about like saying: “Why ,...
- Fr AJ: I was first introduced to Dr. Bergsma and Dr. Pitre at Scott Hahn’ ;s priest conference held each year in Wheeling, WV. Both give presentati ons each day and last year Dr. Bergsma...
- Paul of St Paul: I believe some conservati ve / trad / orthodox priests known for great sermons and great pastoral care have also sinned in this way. Not all of the disgraced are advocates for...
- Anita Moore, O.P.(lay): There was a retired priest in the Pacific Northwest who was a darling of the left. In addition to spearheadi ng the uglificati on of a number of unfortunat e parish church...
- Geoffrey: I would like to see some form of pre-Lent restored to the Ordinary Form. I can see how the season of Septuagesi ma could be confusing, as it looks and sounds a little too much like Lent,...
- will99lang: Father, your making me feel bad, maybe I should go again today just to make sure. Eh? :)
- youngcatholicgirl: I love this. It keeps everyone honest.
- DeGaulle: Taylor and Tony, you may well both be right and I certainly would have no qualificat ion to contradict you, but someone I have huge respect for, both in terms of his orthodoxy and vast...
- HvonBlumenthal: Liberalism insists upon not making judgments. This means that when a priest is accused of indecent activity, whether legal or not, the liberal bishop reacts by not judging which in...
- TonyO: Without silence, a deeper, truly personal relationsh ip with the Lord is also darned near impossible because, without silence, contemplat ion is impossible . And as we’re all called to be...
- msc: Father: I would very much like to read your fuller thoughts on the Akita apparition s. Clearly your quotation above indicates belief. But there seems to be a lot of controvers y about them.
- TonyO: There̵ 7;s no getting around it: with it, we might make it inside the Door. Without it, we are lost. Thank you, Fr. Z and every good priest, for hearing my confession s. I promise to try...
- TonyO: Whether with regards to the Novus Ordo, dialogue, “new catechesis ,” new scholarshi p (that’s not really new or factual), the entire system has greatly hampered the Church’s mission...
- ChrisP: I’m with Scott Hahn on this one. McCarrick gets laicized after his crimes? IE. The laity who suffered get to deal with him? Great, thanks very much. Strip him of his ordained author...
- Semper Gumby: I have this book, hope to get to it soon. HvonBlumen thal: Excellent. acardnal: “Sin ging in the Reign̶ 1; is a good read. I think the author studied under Scott ̶...
- Kevin: Just back. FeelinR 17; so so good. Praise God.
- Atra Dicenda, Rubra Agenda: We have to watch for the prestige, dont be distractin g by the right hand… ;.watch the left. They’ ;re laicizing McCarrick and it sounds like they are elevat...
- Semper Gumby: Good one. If I understood the PowerPoint better I’d make a handy slide out of that. Wait a minute. *reaches for Etch A Sketch*
- Pius Admirabilis: To be honest, I used to embrace the reforms which did away with Septuagesi ma, thinking it was an unnecessar y extension of Lent, and that the Novus Ordo calendar in this regard...
- taylorhall95: It’s a very interestin g observatio n. And in my book, it’s the correct one. The entire “ref orm” promulgate d after Vatican 2 (and to some degree before) is...
- oldCatholigirl: How people react to regular “ext ra” prayers after Mass seems to partly be affected by their situation. If your parish has happy-clap py Masses in “wor ship...
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Recent Posts
- Interesting observation by @CCPecknold about laicization of McCarrick
- WDTPRS – Septuagesima Sunday: PRE-LENT BEGINS!
- Flowchart
- Of Flaring Suns and Starry Nights
- A quick book plug: A Catholic Introduction to the Bible: The Old Testament
- 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
- ASK FATHER: During sick call, tea and biscuits before administering Communion
- Another look at Catholic/Islamic statement: “diversity of religions … are willed by God in His wisdom”
- Your Good News
- “Rumors that a certain prelate threatens his orthodox priests with institutionalization or laicization are not rumors… they are truth”
- BREAKING: Rubrics and color-blindness
- Card. Kasper attacks Card. Müller who publicly proclaimed Catholic doctrine
- Thoughts about ‘ad orientem’ worship and priests being bullied
- How many baptist pastors are married?
- 10 February – St. José Sánchez del Río, Martyr
- Fr. Z’s Kitchen: Coda alla Vaccinara with digressions into Roman stuff, like a new old confraternity
- TRANS-NEPTUNIAN COMET APPROACHES EARTH
- Your Sunday Sermon Notes
- PODCAzT 170: Card. Müller – Manifesto of Faith: “Let not your heart be troubled!”
- WDTPRS: 5th Sunday after Epiphany AND 5th Ordinary Sunday: Familial military or martial family?
- L’Affaire McCarrick: Soon to be “Mister”
- When winter gets reeeeeally long
- PODCAzT 169: Bp. Athanasius Schneider on “the only God-willed religion”
- Card. Burke’s new, official website
- ASK FATHER: Popes in red rather than white?
- St. Francis and the Sultan: What really happened in 1219 in Catholic Muslim dialogue?
Let us pray…
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: 3 August 2017
ASK FATHER: Lay people using the Rituale Romanum to bless things
UPDATE: People don’t always read carefully before they react. Let me be clear. It is okay – it is good – for parents to bless their children by tracing the sign of the Cross on their foreheads. Stop sending me … Continue reading
Wherein Michael Sean Winters responded to Fr. Z’s gift of the Combat Rosary
The other day I posted about sending a Combat Rosary to Fishwrap‘s Michael Sean Winters, who had had a little nutty about “militaristic” imagery. I wondered whether or not MSW would acknowledge receipt. Today, I see that he responded! HERE Lastly, Fr. … Continue reading
Sign of Peace as ratification of what has gone before or as reconciliation before Communion?
Today my friend Fr. John Hunwicke has a stunner of a post in which he detonates and explodes the present day commonly chaotic infra dignitatem group-grope “Sign of Peace” during Holy Mass. First, he writes of period during which the Our Father … Continue reading
Knights of Columbus change Fourth Degree uniforms
I’m am irritated with the Knights of Columbus for a couple reasons. The KCs are changing their Fourth Degree uniform. I am not heavily invested in the KCs’ Fourth Degree uniform, mind you. But consider the implications. Here is another reason … Continue reading