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- Orual on 10 November – St Andrew Avellino (Vetus Ordo). Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “One of my elderly former pastors fell in his home and laid there for 3 days before anyone came to…”
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- on 10 November – St Andrew Avellino (Vetus Ordo). Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “his Theatines maintain a minor seminary in the neighborhood under his patronage. i drove by it on the way to…”
- on WDTPRS – 9 November: Feast of the Dedication of St. John Lateran, Rome’s Cathedral: “Great stuff Fr Z….. are the doors to St John Lateran originally the doors from the Roman Curia in the…”
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Monthly Archives: July 2008
QUAERITUR: advice for a wymynpryst wannabe
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
Good news from St. Louis: reconciliation draws closer
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
Card. Dias to Lambeth: “spiritual Alzheimer’s … ecclesial Parkinson’s”
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
“That cloud looks like a bunny! …”
How well this sums up some days:
Clapping in church
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
SSPX & Womenpriests: similar? dissimilar?
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.
ANGELUS: Interviews with SSPX excomm’d bishops (part I: Fellay)
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
Let’s all pitch in and buy the Pope more ermine
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
Liverpool: bad TLM news
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
Orual on 10 November – St Andrew Avellino (Vetus Ordo). Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “One of my elderly former pastors fell in his home and laid there for 3 days before anyone came to…”
