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Category Archives: Parody Songs
23 November 2011
WDTPRS EXCLUSIVE! ZUHLIO RETURNS!
Some of you may recall waaay back when I posted a song by the famous rapper “Zuhlio”. I hadn’t had any previous acquaintance with Zuhlio before that, but since then I have stayed in touch. He had retired and was … Continue reading
30 September 2011
QUAERITUR: Is gambling a sin?
From a reader:
I have recently started dating a woman who is a devout Catholic. I was
baptized, but have fallen away from the church since I was young.
Since I have love her so much I decided to start attending mass again
because … Continue reading
7 July 2011
Turning turning turning back to 07/07/07
Let’s go back 4 years to 7 July 2007 and the release of the text of Summorum Pontificum.
While the Motu Proprio went into force on the subsequent 14 September, the release of the text itself was an important moment.
At that … Continue reading
Posted in Lighter fare, Parody Songs, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
Tagged anniversary, parody song, Pete Seeger, The Byrds
4 Comments
6 January 2011
A different Epiphany hymn
On a lighter note for your Epiphany joy, here is an offering from the official WDTPRS Parodohymnodist, the great Tim Ferguson.
He provides an introduction:
I was just poking around my computer looking for a file and happened across a little ditty … Continue reading
7 December 2010
WDTPRS POLL: Color of Advent Vestments and my annual rant
Some veteran readers here know about my annual rant about BLUE vestments during Advent.
Blue is not a liturgical color of the Roman Rite (though some use it for Marian feasts according to some old tradition in Spain and former Spanish … Continue reading
Posted in Lighter fare, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, POLLS, Parody Songs, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged ADVENT, blue vestments, Parody Songs
38 Comments
2 November 2010
QUAERITUR: “bishops in soutanes with big, gaudy riiiiiiings”
We now shift away from the less important issues – salvation outside the Church and American exceptionalism – to focus on something of momentous significance.
From a reader:
At times I have seen priests wearing a short black cape over their
cassock, and … Continue reading
28 August 2010
If you live long enough…
… you’ll see just about everything.
Brick by brick.
I have nothing else worthwhile to add to that.
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9_RZQ3GLmI]
Posted in Parody Songs
93 Comments
21 July 2010
My Favorite Things… revisited
Years ago, long before the existence of WDTPRS, the official WDTPRS Parodohymnist – in the dark days of seminary – worked up new words to a tune familiar to all.
To the Sound of Music tune "My Favorite Things":
Dalmatics on … Continue reading
4 July 2010
The Very Model Of A Modern Seminarian
This comes from a seminarian reader.
Fr. Z:
Lot of things in the news, thought I’d send something light. I’m a seminarian and longtime reader of your blog. I … Continue reading
9 March 2010
ACT XXIV, SCENE 13. On the eve of the health care battle.
A tip of the biretta o{]:¬) to American Catholic who got this in turn from IowaHawk.
Enjoy!
And remember! Talk Like Shakespeare Day is coming up!
(with apologies to the Bard)
ACT XXIV, SCENE 13. On the … Continue reading
31 January 2010
Aging Hippie Paradise
No… this is not about the offices of the NCR.
It is actually about a rap music song.
I have always thought that rap did for music what S&M did for romance… but I digress.
I came by a rap song by a … Continue reading
Posted in HONORED GUESTS, Lighter fare, Parody Songs
Tagged aging hippies, gangsta, Hans Kung, parody song, rap, Richard McBrien, Rudolph Bultmann, Tim Ferguson, Zuhlio
61 Comments
9 December 2009
O Come, O Come Liturgical Blue!
Over at NLM there is an interesting and serious post about Latin Rite blue vestments in Spain.
There are some good photos over there (in which they specialize).
For example:
H.E. Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez, bishop of Málaga, celebrating First Vespers … Continue reading
Posted in ADVENT, Lighter fare, Parody Songs, SESSIUNCULA
Tagged ADVENT, blue vestments, liturgical blue
23 Comments
6 December 2009
WDTPRS POLL: Color of Advent Vestments – Wherein Fr. Z rants
Here is my annual rant on blue vestments for Advent (see the POLL results about that).
"But Father! But Father!", you might be saying. "Aren’t the confused liberal dinosaurs dying off? Aren’t blue vestments cliché?
Yes and yes.
Nevertheless, there are still some … Continue reading
Posted in ADVENT, POLLS, Parody Songs, SESSIUNCULA, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged ADVENT, blue vestments, parody song
62 Comments
10 November 2009
PARODY SONG ALERT: Gather Us In
A facetious reader sent the following:
"Straight from the pages of Facebook and a group called SLAP (Survivors of Liturgical Abuse in Parishes)"
Gather Us In [...to the tune of, that is!]
Here in this place, our comfortable parish,All of the statues carried … Continue reading
Posted in Lighter fare, Parody Songs
37 Comments
24 November 2008
QUAERITUR: Advent wreaths and my annual rant on BLUE vestments
About this time of year I start getting questions about advent wreaths.
For example, this came from a a reader today:
Dear Fr. Zuhlsdorf, Is it proper to use scented candles for the advent wreath?
Sure… if you want to deal with the smell.
I … Continue reading
Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box, Classic Posts, Parody Songs
44 Comments
