Tag Archives: Fr. Blake

Why don’t priests follow rubrics? Fr. Z cheerfully rants.

Posted on 9 February 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

My friend Fr. Ray Blake, distinguished p.p. of St. Mary Magdalen in Brighton, has a post sure to prick the consciences of some not yet liberally heart-hardened priests and bishops.
He starts off with a comment about the lack of liturgical … Continue reading →

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Fr. Blake opines: the seminarians he knows all want the Extraordinary Form

Posted on 15 September 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From the fine blog of my friend Fr Ray Blake, the distingusihed p.p. of Brighton, comes this encomium of the Dean of Bexley, tenens locum of Blackfen, His Hermeneuticalness himself, Fr. Tim Finigan and a fun video he concatenated for … Continue reading →

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Excellent piece by Fr. Blake on hope and what Holy Mass is all about.

Posted on 8 September 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

My English blogging priest friends have had a good innings today.  (I hope I used that phrase correctly).
I posted about a great entry on Fr. Finigan’s blog (HERE).  Now I am compelled to post as well about Fr. Ray Blake’s … Continue reading →

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Two notes about the late Card. Martini (R.I.P.)

Posted on 3 September 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Carlo Maria Card. Martini, SJ, died.  I have little to say about him.  However, I found in our Catholic blogosphere two comments on his death which are useful.
By way of introduction, in early August Card. Martini did an interview for … Continue reading →

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Fr. Blake: “What we have failed to do is prepare our people for any battle over this issue.”

Posted on 8 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

One dimension of the international kulturkampf is the promotion of unnatural unions as if they were “marriages” and the introduction of legislation to force these unions to be recognized as such, even in the face of reason.  After legislation is … Continue reading →

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Fr. Blake of Brighton taking flak from bullies for being Catholic

Posted on 23 September 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

My friend Fr. Ray Blake, the parish priest at St. Magdalen in Brighton, England, is taking heat from homosexual activist(s).  Check Fr. Blake’s blog here.
Here is the pattern.

Father teaches Catholic doctrine clearly.
No matter how charitable Father is someone “takes offense”.
That … Continue reading →

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UK: MP pushes to force Church to have contrary-to-nature “marriages” or no marriages at all

Posted on 8 September 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From the UK’s best Catholic weekly, The Catholic Herald, comes this portentous (I’m serious this time) article:
Tory MP urges Cameron to crack down on churches that refuse to hold same-sex ceremonies
By Simon Caldwell on Thursday, 8 September 2011
Christian churches must … Continue reading →

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Requiem for an ICEL translation

Posted on 28 August 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In England the new translation of the Ordinary of Mass will be used beginning September.  Therefore, this Sunday was the last Sunday people will be constrained by law to hear the lame-duck ICEL version in force for these last few … Continue reading →

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The depression and hopeless of many Irish priests, and proposals. Fr. Z rants.

Posted on 24 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

My friend Fr. Ray Blake, P.P. of St. Mary Magdalen in Brighton, has a interesting, sad, provocative post on his blog today.
Emphases, comments, comments and the insertion of images mine.
Fr. Blake writes…
If I was going to be martyred I think … Continue reading →

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English priests comment on the Papal Mass in Glasgow

Posted on 16 September 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

His Hermeneuticalness, Fr. Finigan and the great PP of Brighton, Fr. Blake, share their views of the Papal Mass in Glasgow today.
Be sure to visit their fine blogs.
Some comments from Fr. Finigan about the Mass today:
Liturgically, the Mass at Bellahouston … Continue reading →

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