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- Maura on Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage 2026… *sigh*… Vatican Bars Annual TLM Pilgrimage from ENTERING St. Peter’s Basilica: “And their language…The Vatican will BAR…nice strong language which shows how they truly feel. It’s a different level of opposition…”
- on Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage 2026… *sigh*… Vatican Bars Annual TLM Pilgrimage from ENTERING St. Peter’s Basilica: “I used to get outraged when I’d see stories like this. Now I just laugh. This is what they take…”
- on Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage 2026… *sigh*… Vatican Bars Annual TLM Pilgrimage from ENTERING St. Peter’s Basilica: “Ubi caritas…. So much mercy since 2013.”
- on Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage 2026… *sigh*… Vatican Bars Annual TLM Pilgrimage from ENTERING St. Peter’s Basilica: “Maybe the organizers can offer to bring their boyfriends.”
- on Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage 2026… *sigh*… Vatican Bars Annual TLM Pilgrimage from ENTERING St. Peter’s Basilica: “Boy, certain folks REALLY hate Pope Benedict XVI… They must try to erase anything to do with Summorum Pontificum.”
- on Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage 2026… *sigh*… Vatican Bars Annual TLM Pilgrimage from ENTERING St. Peter’s Basilica: “They really do hate us. Where is our Holy Father in this? Is he knowingly allowing this cruelty? I can’t…”
- on Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage 2026… *sigh*… Vatican Bars Annual TLM Pilgrimage from ENTERING St. Peter’s Basilica: “Another case for SSPX necessity. They all add up.”
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Monthly Archives: April 2008
From the papal airplane: “Pedophile priests will be completely excluded from the priesthood.”
The correspondent from La Reppubblica has the details, reported from on board the airplane. The Pope says every effort is being made to avoid any repetition of what happened before. He said: "Pedophile priests will be completely excluded from the … Read More
A few details about the papal plane
The Holy Father is travelling on an Alitalia Boing 777 (let’s hope they don’t lose his luggage) together with 101 other people, including journalists, who have the honor of paying 3200 Euros to travel on the plane (this is one … Read More
NAC training for seminarians in the TLM
My friend and former St. Agnes parishioner John Sonnen has an interesting note at his Orbis Catholicus: This coming Saturday, April 19, too historic events will be held in Rome which involve the usus antiquior of the Roman rite. Firstly, … Read More
Tasteful feedback
I got this nice note via e-mail: Fr. Z, Your post on Bearnaise sauce a few months ago really piqued my interest. Since I like to try new foods, I tried making it today. It was wonderful! Even our … Read More
TLM Missa Cantata at St. Benedict’s Chapel, Norfolk VA
[uc] It was my great honor to celebrate Mass for Fr. Willis’s flock at St. Benedict’s Chapel in Norfolk, VA. I met some wonderful people at the chapel. They are looking forward to starting their building project for a new … Read More
QUAERITUR: going to SSPX chapel when you could go to legitimate chapel
I got a question via e-mail: Dear Fr. Z., I thank you for your great column. It is the liturgical DrudgeReport, the one I check whenever I can. In your recent post on attending Mass at SSPX and fulfillment of one’s Sunday … Read More
A visit to WISCONSIN!
After the very nice Missa cantata with the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite this morning at St. Benedict’s Chapel, wherein yours truly was celebrant, (sorry, no photos… I was busy) I was priviledged to have a visit to the … Read More
Yankees to Pope Benedict: keep off the grass
I am reading in an Italian paper this morning, Corriere della sera that when His Holiness of Our Lord, Pope Benedict XVI, Vicar of Christ now gloriously reigning goes to … grrrr… Yankee Stadium, the he will not be permitted … Read More
A visit to Norfolk, VA
I am in Norfolk, VA right now. I came to give a talk to the local chapter of Una Voce. One of the wonderful things about coming to a place like this is the chance to have a tour of … Read More
TLM effort at Univ. of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN
ORIGINALLY POSTED 8 April I am bumping this back to the top today: 12 April. Read the comments for how many signatures they have collected. ____ At the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN, where so many questionable … Read More
Maura on Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage 2026… *sigh*… Vatican Bars Annual TLM Pilgrimage from ENTERING St. Peter’s Basilica: “And their language…The Vatican will BAR…nice strong language which shows how they truly feel. It’s a different level of opposition…”
