Monthly Archives: January 2007

Today I retrieved Pén Jǐng today, from the pén jǐng sitter, on my way back from the press conference about the preparatory phase of the upcoming meeting of CELAM, which His Holiness will open in Brasil this coming May. During … Read More →

It was my great honor tonight to receive in my humble chamber two fine priests of England, one of whom is the master of Roman Miscellany.  Men like this are encouraging.  On my next trip to London, they have assured … Read More →

I am getting questions about the questions I answered. They are serious questions too. I want to answer another one publicly because people ought to know what is going on. (edited and emphasis mine) I’ve been following the thread "Priests … Read More →

My good friend Mr. John Allen formerly ubiquitous and still writing for the NCR presented a provocative headline: Trautman says change on ‘pro multis’ may confuse teaching that Christ died for all According to a press release issued by a … Read More →

Someone asked a a rather off topic question in another entry. The question was worthy of attention in its own right, so here it is. Why is it that many Diocesan Priests that love the TLM and pray for its … Read More →

I am pleased to report that there were some 60 comments on the entry to "name" the upcoming Motu Proprio to derestrict the older form of Mass.  Some of the proposals are pretty creative and very funny.  Others are rather … Read More →

As the interesting rougeclassicism remind us, in the very much more ancient traditional Roman calendar, today, is ante diem v idus januarias.  It is one of the Agonalia (or Agonia or Agnoium), one of four dies agonales (9 January, 17 … Read More →

The "confusion of schedule" as we call it in Italian is taking its usual toll. I functioning, however. My spies are beginning to report in and I am once again news gathering.

I have received a tip that Peter Needham has translated another Harry Potter book into Latin. Here is the book review. The first was called Harrius Potter et Philosophi Lapis. I am not sure about that "Harrius" for "Harry". When … Read More →

I am presently ensconced in the veep lounge in Amsterdam for a fairly lengthy layover before continuing on to Rome. My Slingbox is functioning perfectly and I am watching a Univ. of MN v. Minnesota State Hockey game on a … Read More →

What Does the Prayer Really Say? Epiphany EXCERPTED from the 2006 article: POST COMMUNIONEM – Ad Missam in die LATIN (2002 Missale Romanum): Caelesti lumine, quaesumus, Domine, semper et ubique nos praeveni, ut mysterium, cuius nos participes esse voluisti, et … Read More →

Since installing the word verification plugin, so as to thwart pesky spam, I have seen ZERO spam in the filter.  This seems to be doing the trick, for now at least.   That is a relief.  You never know what horrible … Read More →

Today at the Sabine Farm Holy Mass for Epiphany was celebrated with the 1962 Missale Romanum.  Several different colors of chalk were blessed as well.  I will be blessings the Sabine House(s) later. However, since most of the world will … Read More →

I have heard from curial old timers, and I do mean old, that if the Pope were to call on the telephone, you would hear the voice of the secretary say, "Il Papa parla… The Pope speaks." At that point … Read More →

There was a problem with the server tonight, which cause the WordPress error page. Sorry about that. I made a call and got it fixed, when I discovered it. At first, I thought it might have had something to do … Read More →