Category Archives: O’Brian Tags

QUAERITUR: Concerning the thumb and forefinger

Posted on 7 January 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a priest:
It is now over five years since I learned to say Mass in the Usus Antiquior. [Hooray!] I have tried hard not to import random bits of rubrical practice into my celebration of the Novus Ordo. [That can … Continue reading →

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What the National Catholic Reporter is really doing by calling for an “assault weapons” ban. (Hint: It ain’t about guns!)

Posted on 7 January 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The National catholic Reporter always has to be where other liberals are, but they are always a day late and a dollar short.
Now they are calling for a ban on “assault weapons”.  Why?  Because they are running after the wave … Continue reading →

13-01-10 Rush on liberals v guns [ 1:10 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (114)
Posted in "But Father! But Father!", Blatteroons, Lighter fare, The Drill, The future and our choices | Tagged , | 56 Comments

Take the Women’s Ordination Conference! Please?

Posted on 3 January 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

As we approach the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, I just want to give a big shout out to  the folks at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in downtown Washington, DC, for allowing some Catholic girls to jump around in … Continue reading →

Posted in Liberals, Lighter fare, Our Catholic Identity, Pope of Christian Unity, Slubberdegullions, The future and our choices | Tagged , , , , , , | 151 Comments

The Ghost of Lib-Mass Yet To Come

Posted on 30 December 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Someone sent me a link to an article in Hell’s Bible (aka The New York Times) about “experimental worship” and moving beyond institutional church… sort of like what the National catholic Reporter praises.
There is some pretty crazy stuff in the … Continue reading →

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Behold the extinct “Graceful Obama-toothed” lizard

Posted on 11 December 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The First Gay President, who, someday in his third or fourth term, after helping to run the global economy into the sewer through massive US debt and hyperinflation, will get around to rolling back the oceans and solve global warming, … Continue reading →

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“Stir Up Sunday” is NEXT SUNDAY. Start planning!

Posted on 17 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

For the last two years I made my own English-style Christmas Pudding. Delicious. A whole different theory of cooking. The flavors are amazing.
Remember THIS?
This year I am going to pay attention to Stir Up Sunday. 25 November is “Stir Up Sunday”, … Continue reading →

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UK: Legal path set to deny charitable status to Church which exclude anyone from Communion, sacraments

Posted on 10 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Tales of the Bizarre.
This is from LifeNews:
UK Catholics might lose charitable status for not offering communion to everyone
BY HILARY WHITE
LONDON, November 7, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Conservative Party MP has accused the government’s Charity Commission of attempting to suppress Christianity … Continue reading →

Posted in 1983 CIC can. 915, Blatteroons, Dogs and Fleas, Liberals, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice | Tagged , , | 46 Comments

Sort of Sunday Supper…. sort of… and a fun blog suggestion

Posted on 28 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

You may remember that I have posted about cooking some ancient and medieval dishes.
Today I discovered a blog dedicate to ancient cooking with a delightful name: Pass The Garum.
Garum, of course, is the ancient equivalent of ketchup.  It is the … Continue reading →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Fr. Z's Kitchen, Linking Back, O'Brian Tags | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

Liberals only invoke their Catholicism when it agrees with their Leftism

Posted on 16 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Radio talk-show great Dennis Prager analyzes pro-abortion catholic VP Joe Biden’s abortion response during the debate.  HERE.
A taste….
Joe Biden’s Religion: Catholicism or Leftism?
In the vice presidential debate, the two candidates, both Roman Catholics, were asked about their religious beliefs, how they … Continue reading →

Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, Liberals, Our Catholic Identity, Puir Slow-Witted Gowk, The Drill, The future and our choices | Tagged , , , , | 12 Comments

Nuns On The Bus Warmed-Over: a stop at Ohio Dominican University

Posted on 10 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Apparently the Nuns On The Bus are still going ’round and ’round with their blatantly partisan political agenda.
From a reader:
The “Nuns on the Bus” tour has C-Bus for its next stop. This is the group that has been touring the … Continue reading →

Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Blatteroons, HONORED GUESTS, Liberals, Magisterium of Nuns, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices, Women Religious | Tagged , , , , , , , | 9 Comments