Monthly Archives: July 2008

I tip my biretta to my friends Fr. Blake and His Hermeneuticalness  o{]:¬)  for links to the blog of, "that blonde", as Fr. Blake quips. It seems that the Mulier Fortis has finally succumbed to the forces of social pressure, … Read More →

Interesting information from the Archdiocese of St. Louis. You might remember that in that great city there was a bit of a war between the chancery and a national parish with Polish heritage, St. Stanislaus.  The parish had fallen into … Read More →

Is it just me… or… do you… I’m just asking… and…

Damian Thompson has an interesting post at Holy Smoke about the continuing Anglican Lambeth hijinx. My emphases and comments: Anglicans facing ‘spiritual Alzheimer’s’ says Cardinal at Lambeth Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 07:01 AM GMT A senior Vatican Cardinal visiting the … Read More →

How well this sums up some days:

An interesting piece from Catholic Exchange. My emphases and comments. Hold the Applause: Confessions of a Conflicted Clapper July 22nd, 2008 by Mary Anne Moresco Whenever applause breaks out in the liturgy because of some human achievement, it is a … Read More →

Under another entry, someone suggested that the SSPX and the Womenpriest thingy were similar in some respects.   HOW would they be similar? HOW would they be dissimilar? Discuss, and remain civil.

I received this via e-mail. FYI…. got this from a friend today…. It is an interview with three of the four SSPX Bishops….. Bishop Bernard Fellay Bishop Bernard Tissier de Mallerais Bishop Richard Williamson Angelus Press sent the bishops of … Read More →

Oh brother. Let’s all pitch in and buy the Pope more ermine.   Animal rights group protests over Pope’s fur ROME (AFP) — One of Italy’s leading animal rights groups said Monday it was launching an Internet petition to demand … Read More →

Bad news from Damian Thompson: Archbishop scraps plans for Latin Mass parish Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 06:18 PM GMT [General] Miserable news. Last month, it emerged that the Archbishop of Liverpool, Patrick Kelly, was preparing to turn the ailing church … Read More →

Remember the imploding Anglicans? Here is an interesting piece from Ruth Gledhil of The Times: Lambeth Diary: Into the ‘Miry Pit’ of Chaos. It’s about a hundred degrees and getting hotter in the Big Top at Lambeth but the £1 … Read More →

I saw something tonight that was simply fabulous. A stark contrast to the disturbing movie I say today. An excerpt: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrysoHULywY] NB: buckles.

When I was in England last February, a friend who sometimes posts here did me the great favor of taking me to see, inter alia, Salisbury Cathedral.  It was a wonderful experience.  The Cathedral is, after all, one of the … Read More →

You might remember that I posted a video about the economic impact, or lack thereof, on Sydney during the World Youth Day events. Over at Faith and Theology there is an interesting piece: A miracle on World Youth Day When … Read More →

I had this question from e-mail: Thank you for all your hard work with WDTPRS. Your posts and podcasts have educated me. I have a question I’m sure you can answer. This past Wed. I was at St. John Cantius … Read More →

The other day I posted about the illicit, invalid attempt at ordaining women which was to take place in Boston.  The Boston Globe reporter was, in my opinion, both sloppy and biased in his work. Today there is another article, … Read More →

Our alert friends at Rorate deserve a biretta tip   o{]:¬)   for catching that the "Transalpine Redemptorists", a traditional group recently reconciled with the Roman Pontiff and now in fuller communion with Rome, has changed their name.  They are now the … Read More →

Here is the text and audio for His Holiness sermon for the closing Mass of the WYD events in Sydney, Australia. My emphases and comments. Dear Friends, "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you" (Acts 1:8). … Read More →

Our friend South Ashford Priest, Fr. John Boyle, has alerted me to a fine renovation project going on at his parish Church ofSt. Simon. My emphases and comments. Sanctuary Reordering I know some readers are curious as to what has … Read More →