Monthly Archives: March 2008

This just in from The Earth Times: Washington – Most Americans have a positive view of the Catholic Church and Pope Benedict XVI, ahead of his visit to the United States next month, despite years of negative publicity resulting from … Read More →

My friend Fr. Ray Blake of St. Mary Magdalene in Brighton has a very interesting post, which I share with you here, with my emphases and comments. The Sacred Liturgy isn’t just about what happens in Church, it should touch … Read More →

Here is a snapshot from the last few minutes of some of the places the blog’s software is detecting you are connecting from.  Since sometimes you may be connecting to the internet through some node at some distance, these are … Read More →

Over at The Crescat there is another kind of blog award project going on! Be sure to participate!  The nomimations are being taken now and voting starts on 1 April. … honoring the great ‘obscure little guy’ blogs. BEST "MORE … Read More →

This just in.  My emphases and comments. Cistercian monks of Holy Cross sign Major Record Contract to Sing Gregorian Chant3/26/2008 Catholic News Agency After a contact in London informed the Cistercian monks of Holy Cross monastery about Universal’s search for … Read More →

Here is some new via e-mail. Here it is with my emphases and comments. The TLM resumed to-day at noon in St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh, Co. Cork after more than forty years.  The Mass was celebrated by Bishop John Magee … Read More →

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Here is an article in the Boston Herald which I think some of you will enjoy very much. Boys step up to altar, en MassBy Laura Crimaldi   |   Sunday, March 23, 2008  A new generation of young altar servers captivated … Read More →

First and foremost, Happy Easter! I wanted to keep the internet thing a bit calm for the Triduum and Easter. However, I am now facing literally hundreds of e-mails from good people, many of them asking questions about sundry topics.  … Read More →

Here is a piece about what is going on in the Diocese of Lafayette, Indiana.  My emphases and comments. Indiana’s Bishop Higi is Faithful to Summorum Pontificum with FSSP Support Bishop Higi tells Una Voce Carmel to Think Big Carmel, … Read More →

I got a very interesting e-mail from a reader. A reader sent an article from the San Francisco Chronicle with this explanation: Hello Fr. Z! Strange:  in the print newspaper the article is "Latin Mass Makes a Comeback"; but on-line, … Read More →

You veteran readers of WDTPRS recall that I was supposed to get a Bugatti Veyron for one of those award things last year.  Remember?  Vincenzo caught a photo from last year. This year, since there don’t seem to be any … Read More →

I received this excellent news via e-mail (edited): When ___ and I were in Rome last February the guy at Gamarelli told us that they were busy making various things for the Pope.  I asked him if they had any … Read More →

We can approach the Holy Father’s magnificent Easter Vigil sermon on many levels.  Since WDTPRS is mainly interested in our Catholic life of prayer, let’s look at it from the stand point of what Benedict XVI is offering for our … Read More →

        NLM has more!  I loved the use of the ombrellino!  

I was alerted that at the Q&A section of EWTN’s site, a questioner made a claim about me that is not true in the context of a question about the washing of feet on Holy Thursday. Here is the exchange: … Read More →

The Mass is in his Cathedral, St. John Lateran. Preaching from his cathedra: The viri selecti are getting ready. The Holy Father, girded, on his way:   Washing feet        Just a good shot!