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- on ROME 24/4– Day 40 (-1): Final restaurant review… for now: “Fr. Z: Refrain from having an Espresso with your dessert tonight so you can get a good night sleep. I…”
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- on ROME 24/4– Day 40 (-1): Final restaurant review… for now: “JustaSinner says: East End Yes, I’ve had wonderful fish and chips there and elsewhere in London. However, I have to…”
- on ROME 24/4– Day 40 (-1): Final restaurant review… for now: “The food looks great Father Z. I hope you can your apartment in Rome and spend more time there. Love…”
- on ROME 24/4– Day 40 (-1): Final restaurant review… for now: “…might make for an interesting chess set – or at least some of the pieces.”
- on ROME 24/4– Day 40 (-1): Final restaurant review… for now: “Medals: 3rd from right: https://barbiconi.it/en/106-merit-of-savoy The “tiles” are Pallae https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palla_(oggetto_liturgico) cardboard squares sewed in linen. They are put on the…”
- on ROME 24/4– Day 40 (-1): Final restaurant review… for now: “The pilgrim shell at the top is for the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. The bookend medals are the Pro…”
- on ROME 24/4– Day 40 (-1): Final restaurant review… for now: “Father Z., Are there German Clowns in Hell? [All of them, I suspect. Even the living ones. What must it…”
- on ROME 24/4– Day 40 (-1): Final restaurant review… for now: “Thanks for the information on the Cod place. I’ll consider not going there again. Please do mention the names of…”
- on ROME 24/4– Day 40 (-1): Final restaurant review… for now: “Sorry Father, but you have to go to London-East Side, really- for a proper fish n chip. Everywhere else is…”
- on ROME 24/4– Day 40 (-1): Final restaurant review… for now: “Medals: most right is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benemerenti_medal most left is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_Ecclesia_et_Pontifice 3rd from left is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_St._Gregory_the_Great center is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_St._Sylvester”
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INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES
WHAT DOES THE PRAYER REALLY SAY? Introduction Originally printed in November 2000 in the The Wanderer For some time in the Catholic Online Forum in Compuserve and on the web… Read More
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Mass with the Jesuits
Diogenes of CWN wrote something amusing about Pope Benedict and the Jesuits (emphasis mine). Yesterday, the Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Angelo Sodano celebrated Mass for a “pilgrimage” of Jesuits… Read More
Some software adjustments
I had to make a few software adjustments to the blog. Lately a huge amount of spam is being submitted as comments to entries. As a result I am tweaking… Read More
Requiescant in pace
So much attention is given to the fallen American troops in Iraq and elsewhere. Let us not forget that there are troops from other countries who are also making sacrifices… Read More
The Secretary of the CDWDS
It is rather hard to find on the web clear photos of His Excellency Archbishop Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don (called generally Malcolm Ranjith) who is the Secretary of the… Read More
“Turning Towards The Lord”
Today I attended the presentation of a book. The Italian edition of Uwe Michael Lang’s book Turning Towards The Lord (in Italian Rivolti al Signore: l’orientamento nella preghiera liturgica. Cantagalli,… Read More
iPope, if you haven’t seen it yet…
Jay Leno (not to be confused with Latin leno) picked up on the fact that when Benedict XVI visited the offices of the Vatican Radio, he was given the gift… Read More
Card. Castrillón Hoyos on older form of Mass being abolished
In an interview in the November 2005 number of 30 Days His Eminence DarÃÂo Card. Castrillón Hoyos (Prefect of the Congregation for Clergy) was interviewed by Gianni Cardinale. The interview… Read More
I am pretty sure sure this is NOT what Catullus had in mind…
Somewhere the dust of the poet Catullus is whirling around like a little cartoon swirl of old papers at the exit of the Coyote from the out Shrine. Somehow, I… Read More
What is meant by “abrogate”?
In earlier entries I offered that the Pope might simply make a statement about the older form of Mass not ever having been “abrogated”. I got some mail on that… Read More
A prayer for liturgical translators
Some time ago, I put out an invitation for you to compose a prayer for translators working on the new English version of the Missale Romanum. I finally took the… Read More
More about old Mass and “abrogation”
This might be old news to all of you, but I have been überbusy and travelling to boot. Another CWN piece, (emphasis mine): Cardinal Jorge Medina Estévez, the former prefect… Read More
In The Light of the Message: a response (positive) to Dr. Peters
Over at the excellent blog In The Light Of The Law, Dr. Peter’s made the following observation: Of those matters we know anything about (an important qualification when discussing papal… Read More
Indults and rumors of indults
In Catholic World News there is an article on Vatican and traditionalists: rumors continue In that article you read: For the past month, a recurrent rumor at the Vatican has… Read More
Back in Rome, with a zillion of my closest friends
I have arrived back at my apartment in Rome, overlooking the City from two very fine and very high views. So, I am back.. yep, sure am… with about six… Read More
Easter Sunday sermon
I had posted audio of my sermon for Easter here some days ago. Here is an image. I think it is obvious that I have been in Italy for a… Read More
Expression of gratitude
Thanks to all of you who have been reading regularly and posting comments. Your participation makes the blog work more fun and rewarding. I am a relative newcomer to the… Read More
The Chapel of the Sabine Farm
As some of you might remember, I am presently in the USA at “the Sabine Farm”, as I like to call it. Spring is really happening, and this is my… Read More
Ages on ASK FATHER: Why do people today freak out about exorcisms?: “We know the demons fear exorcism. So it stands to reason that it tells you something when humans fear the…”
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