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Monthly Archives: November 2008
Fr. Z’s 20 Tips For Making A Good Confession
In light of Archbp. Nienstedt’s initiative, and the good discussion it is raising here, I thought I would repost my list, useful to some, called… Fr. Z’s 20 Tips For Making A Good Confession o{]:¬) We should… 1) …examine … Read More
Archbp. Nienstedt’s initiative about confession: “a total re-catechesis”: part 1
We have all heard of C & E Catholics. There are those Catholics who think about going to church twice a year, Christmas and Easter. Many more feel the impulse to make a confession before the Masses of these great … Read More
Antonio Card. Cañizares Llovera, Archbishop of Toledo, on “Christophobia”
What sort of man is the one rumored to be taking over the Congregation for Divine Worship? In Spain he has been called the "Little Ratzinger". Here is a new tessera for the mosaic: Spanish cardinal criticizes removing crucifixes from … Read More
Novus Ordo orchestral Mass alert
Funny how things work out. I was just talking about this Mass the other day. This is from a priest reader: Dear Father Zuhlsdorf, Here at Holy Redeemer [in El Dorado, AR] we will celebrate the first Sunday of Advent … Read More
“The Lord doesn’t resign Himself to lose us”
Nothing any of us little mortals can do is so bad that the infiinite power and love of God cannot forgive. While there is breath and live in us, He does not stop offering us sufficient graces whereby we may … Read More
TLM report: Westminster Cathedral
I received this from the Latin Mass Society: 24 November 2008 Latin Mass Society Celebrates Its Annual Requiem Mass in Westminster Cathedral Father Antony Conlon, National Chaplain of the Latin Mass Society, celebrated a High Mass of Requiem in the … Read More
Lost toolbag spotted and aurora watch!
Space Weather News for Nov. 25th ISS TOOLBAG: A backpack-sized tool bag inadvertently dropped from the International Space Station last week is orbiting Earth and has been sighted from the ground. The tool bag is surprisingly bright, about 6th or … Read More
Bp. Slattery: ad orientem in the Cathedral of Tulsa
In the news bulletin of the Cathedral of Tulsa, there is news that His Excellency Most Reverend Edward Slattery "…will celebrate the 10 a.m. Mass ad orientem (that is, facing the same direction as the people) during Advent and Christmastime. … Read More
A note from a priest about the “gloom spreaders”
From a priest reader. My emphases and comments: Reverend and Dear Father Zuhlsdorf, Firstly, thank you for your blog, which I enjoy reading very much. I first became aware of it through a search for some or other phrase in … Read More
Report on the TLM with Mozart’s “Sparrow Mass” in Kalamazoo
UPDATE: I added the audio of the sermon for the Mass. ____________ Our friends at St. Mary’s in Kalamazoo have sent photos and sound clips of the Mass yesterday for the Last Sunday after Pentecost (1962MR). The music was Mozart’s … Read More
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