Daily Archives: 10 April 2008

QUAERITUR: permanent deacons and the TLM

I got this question via e-mail.  I have treated it here on the blog a couple time already but it bears a review. Dear Father,                      I am a seminarian and I have a quick question that I would like … Read More

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Knoxville, TN: First Solemn Latin Mass in Decades

Frequent reader/commentor Henry sent the following: Knoxville Catholics’ First Solemn Latin Mass in Decades At 2 pm on Sunday, April 20 at Knoxville’s historic Holy Ghost Catholic Church — currently celebrating its centennial — area Catholics will enjoy the city’s … Read More

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QUAERITUR: attending an SSPX on a Sunday – obligation fulfilled?

I got a question via e-mail: I have very close friends who attend the SSPX masses. They have invited me to attend the confirmation of one of their children in St Mary Kansas. If I go I will be there … Read More

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UPDATE: Celebrating ad orientem: “I am not the focus of attention”

A while back I posted that Fr. Dwight who has a blog Standing on my head, has begun celebrating Holy Mass ad orientem.  I was hoping for updates. I have one. This is on his blog: After celebrating Mass facing … Read More

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A KC priest on Denver’s new Auxilary: “This is huge!”

I got this note from a very fine priest I met at the Kansas City blognic: I am sure that you have heard about the new bishops named early this morning. [I sure have!] Msgr. Conley, currently of the Diocese of … Read More

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The Four Last Things

When I am not parsing posts or Latin verbs, when I am not hacking through paragraphs of Ambrose, when I am not at my oraisons, I sometimes am reading… … SAVAGE CHICKENS. I was catching up on a few recent … Read More

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Surprise!

I always enjoy the sight of the FedEx truck coming up the driveway.  Who knows what it’ll be this time? This time I received a mysterious box. "What on earth could this be?", quoth I. On further inspection I noticed … Read More

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Nun saves burning man with her habit

With a tip of the biretta to the Shrine      o{]:¬) Nun saves burning man with her habit Apr 8 2008 A NUN saved a burning man from death by jumping on him – then smothering the flames with her habit. … Read More

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Holy Father’s upcoming prayer at Ground Zero

The booklet with all the services for the Pope’s USA trip is available.  (There is an appendix in the back with prayers in Latin, btw.) This caught my eye: O God of love, compassion, and healing,look on us, people of … Read More

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Fr. Trigilio on a tear! And he may be right!

I found a pretty good blast over at The Black Biretta where my esteemed colleague Fr. John Trigilio has something to say about what we might expect during upcoming media coverage of Benedict XVI’s apostolic visit to the Land of … Read More

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A fun e-mail note

I got this from a reader.  I have edited a few bits out: (+JMJ+) Dear Father Z, I work part-time as reference librarian at the __ library on the campus of the ___. Tonight, just minutes ago as I walking … Read More

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KC Bp. Finn: keynote speaker at 2008 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast

Check out Kansas City Catholic‘s news about their fine bishop: Bishop Finn: Keynote Speaker for the 2008 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast A friend informed me today that Kansas City’s own Bishop Robert W. Finn will be the keynote speaker at … Read More

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Hoosier TLM news

Good news from the Hoosier state chapter of Una Voce: What do you do when 152 people show up for the inaugural Sunday Traditional Latin Mass and you can only seat 98 people? Father Gerard Saguto, FSSP had no thoughts … Read More

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