Monthly Archives: June 2008

I just got off the air with Hugh Hewitt, talking for two segments about the 5 Conditions and what is going on with the SSPX. Please check out Mr. Hewitt’s site. I’ll try to put up some audio from this … Read More →

I remember my reaction when I attended the press conference before Pope Benedict’s inaugural Mass and then saw the pallium Archbishop Piero Marini put on the Pope. Now, thank God, the Pope is changing the style of the pallium back.  … Read More →

The Enemy will try savagely to ruin what has been set in motion.  He and the minions of hell hate the Church, hate unity, hate harmony, hate us, hate hate hate us!  They have angelic powers and are mighty enemies. … Read More →

"Happy Birthday, Holy Pardner! With my warmest regards, George W. Bush"

I had an interesting question by e-mail from a reader: Fr. Z., I was working with the 2004 Roman Martyrology [Martyrologium Romanum – there was a new edition in 2001, which it was rapidly recognized needed a lot of revision.  … Read More →

The other day I posted an eyewitness account of the Solemn TLM in Winchester Cathedral… an Anglican Cathedral, under the aegis of the Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth but at the invitation of the Cathedral Chapter.  I warned you about it … Read More →

The intrepid Andrea Tornielli has the five points which the Holy See has offered to the SSPX.  Here is my translation: I have gotten hold of the letter (written in French) which Dario Card. Castrillon Hoyos wrote with the five … Read More →

If any of you are having problems with the RSS feed, please know that this is getting some attention today. I have had constant problems with the feed for this blog.  Even worse is the feed for the PODCAzTs, and … Read More →

Today is the Feast of the one whom the Lord called the greatest man ever born of woman. Here is his entry in the new Martyrologium Romanum: Sollemnitas Nativitatis sancti Ioannis Baptistae, Praecursoris Domini, qui iam in utero matris, Spiritu … Read More →

This is interesting. Take a look at this piece from the ultra-lefty National Catholic Reporter. My emphases and comments. Lay Ministries: Minnesota parishes tussle with impending ban on lay preaching By KRIS BERGGREN, Minneapolis Publication date:  June 13, 2008 An … Read More →

The masked berry patch thugs are still hanging around, like a bunch of punks at the corner store.   Someone asked for shot of bees, liturgical or otherwise. Sorry this is so blurry, but Mrs. Skunk (I think), a newcomer … Read More →

The recent approval of the statutes of the Neo-Catechumenal Way had me scratching my head a little. I was mostly wondering about their liturgical practices. Frankly, I didn’t have time to read everything about this when it happened. Therefore I … Read More →

The very reliable Andrea Tornielli of the Italian daily Il Giornale is reporting that My translation of the blog post with my emphases and comments. Countdown: accord between Holy See and SSPX The countdown has started for an accord between … Read More →

I posted this before, but here is a reminder: A workshop for the lay faithful about the Extraordinary Use of the Roman Rite will be held from August 25-29, 2008, and a workshop for clergy and seminarians will be held … Read More →

I received this nice note: Dear Fr. Z,   Today, at the end of Mass, our pastor, Fr. Cavanna Wallace, spoke about what he said is now being called the "Gregorian" Mass. He directed our attention to the red Latin … Read More →