Monthly Archives: July 2018

HERESY PANDEMIC!

Posted on 31 July 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Now that I look at that post title, I can see why you might think that I am channeling the Id of Trad-dom. In fact, today I had an informal lunch with some young priests: guys drop in between 12-2 … Continue reading →

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“An awful lot of clergy dislike the Novus Ordo, once you add both those opposing groups together”

Posted on 31 July 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The inimitable Fr. H today has a spiffing piece at his blog Mutual Enrichment.  Let’s have a look. Taking a breath We are told that a certain sort of Novus Ordo cleric complains that the current 2010 English translation of the Roman … Continue reading →

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ASK FATHER: Extraordinary Ministers and blessings at Communion time

Posted on 30 July 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader… QUAERITUR: I am a laywoman recently hired by my archdiocese as a sacristan. In this role I am frequently pressed into service as an extraordinary minister. Last Sunday, as I distributed Communion, a young woman approached with … Continue reading →

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BOOKS RECEIVED: 3 new and 2 important reminders

Posted on 30 July 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I have received new books.   Recent arrivals include First, from the pen of Fr. Cliff Ermatinger comes If You Knew the Gift of God: Grace: What it is, what it does, and how to cooperate with it according to Church … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: Bishops saying private Masses during Vatican II

Posted on 30 July 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

This is terrific.  Here is old video of some bishops at the Second Vatican Council saying their private Masses! The best form of concelebration! Council Fathers offering their Private Masses after the Second Vatican Council was solemnly opened by Pope … Continue reading →

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Your Sunday Sermon Notes

Posted on 30 July 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Was there a good point made in the sermon you heard at the Mass you frequented in fulfillment of your Sunday obligation? Let us know what it was! NB: Share a GOOD point.  This isn’t a gripe post. For my … Continue reading →

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Fr. Z CALLS FOR “SPECIAL PROSECUTOR”!

Posted on 29 July 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Enough of this! It’s time for Pope Francis to appoint an “Indagator Particularis… Special Prosecutor”. He will have to be a “Burke’s Law” kind of guy, who will find out who knew what and when. A “Burke’s Law” kind of … Continue reading →

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HISTORY: The Rite of Degradation of a Bishop

Posted on 29 July 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Something has been nagging me from the back of my mind today.  I finally, late in the evening just as I was about to turn in, dredged it up. One of my favorite Popes, Papa Lambertini, Pope Benedict XIV, was … Continue reading →

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ASK FATHER: Proper Form of Address for Former Cardinal McCarrick

Posted on 28 July 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader… Following the resignation of Cardinal McCarrick from the College of Cardinals, I have noted various articles that refer to him now as Mr McCarrick. It occurs to me to wonder what the correct style would be in … Continue reading →

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Signs of the times

Posted on 28 July 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Australia passes a law to require priests to violate the Seal of Confession. HERE Then L’Affaire McCarrick flares. Today I read that in India, a government agency, the National Commission for Women, wants the Catholic Church to abolish the Sacrament … Continue reading →

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NRO: The Latin Mass Endures.

Posted on 28 July 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From the National Review Online: Despite Misunderstanding, the Latin Mass Endures By LIAM WARNER The same riches that profited Saint Teresa of Ávila and Saint Francis de Sales are available to Catholics today. Not a small group of people will … Continue reading →

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McCarrick resigned from the College of Cardinals. Wherein Fr. Z rants.

Posted on 28 July 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Before anything else… Lots of people are really angry, indeed enraged.  Horrid situations such as those caused by men like McCarrick are painful.  We can make choices about how to view them.  Anger is appropriate, but not to the point … Continue reading →

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Look! Up in the Sky! MARS in opposition, MOON in bloody conjunction

Posted on 27 July 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

On a far happier note, from SpaceWeather and from APOD come astronomical notes of interest. First, APOD says that Mars is in opposition.  This mean that the entire planet is lined up against liberals, in a kind of solar systemic … Continue reading →

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Cri de Coeur: calls for punishing action against bishops complicit in L’Affaire McCarrick

Posted on 27 July 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Today I read at Crisis a smart piece by Eric Sammons which argued that, because of the unaddressed, indeed covered up scandal of McCarrick … and others, just wait!… Catholics should address the problem of feckless bishops by withholding money:  … Continue reading →

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At the core of the rot

Posted on 27 July 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

As a preamble, today at Crisis, two new pieces touch the same issue: virtues that govern what is owed to God and what is owed to man. These virtues are closely related. Justice governs what is due to another human … Continue reading →

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