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YOUR RECENT COMMENTS
- TheCavalierHatherly on Daily Rome Shot 1016: nap time: “In a course on the Nichomachean Ethics I once took, it occurred to me that if pleasure were the telos…”
- on Omnium gatherum: “Regarding the wedding, isn’t the priest in question excommunicated automatically for simulating a sacrament? What about the poor souls who…”
- on Fr John Hunwicke – R.I.P.: “I’ve been surprised at just how hard I’ve taken the news of his death. We only met once, and that…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1015: Quaeritur and “blind mind”: “Father, Nice breakfast! Is that a deep bowl? ;-)”
- on Omnium gatherum: “Father Anderson’s discussion of the royal passion bearers is here: https://instituteofcatholicculture.org/events/st-nicholas-the-passion-bearers”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1015: Quaeritur and “blind mind”: “Kimchi is simple to make at home. And lasts a long time in the refrigerator.”
- on Omnium gatherum: “Thanks for pointing us to the very interesting article at NOR, Father. Among many interesting features is simply the turn…”
- on The shift toward “the old ways” is really a step forward into the future.: “No children = no future.”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1014 – My View For Awhile – The last leg: “My son is married to a Chinese woman, whose parents invited us to visit. We spent 4 days in Foshan…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 10112 – Brooklyn 24/4– Day 3 – A visit to the seminary: “I once had the privilege of serving in “The Largest Sacristy in the Diocese” which featured a framed prayer for…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1014 – My View For Awhile – The last leg: “I grew up loving Chinese food, but gradually learned that this unique California cuisine bore little resemblance to what Chinese…”
- on Fr John Hunwicke – R.I.P.: “I’ve been away and only catching up now, and I had no idea he had died, although as a very…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1014 – My View For Awhile – The last leg: “1. Qg8+ Kg8 2. Be6+ Kh8 (f8 can’t bi-locate) 3. Rg8#”
- on Fr John Hunwicke – R.I.P.: “Building on what @iamlucky13 mentioned, it looks like Archive.org does have most of the site indexed – over 10k urls…”
- on Your Sunday Sermon Notes: 5th Sunday after Easter (N.O. 6th of Easter) 2024: “NO Mass. Love is not a feeling, it is an action towards others, as Jesus act of dying on the…”
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Monthly Archives: January 2009
What does “neocon” really say?
On this blog we are seeing certain labels tossed around like wind-swirled liter in the corner of a carpark. We need clear civil discussion about what is meant in the secular context and the ecclesial context by neo-con I suppose … Read More
CNA: Prof. Kmiec thinks he’s on the short list for the Vatican
Prof. Doug Kmiec, who recently published in Commonweal a rambling 3000+ word apologia pro se cvm jeremiad against right-wing vemon spewing bloggers, is running for office… the appointed office of Ambassador to the Holy See. You might recall that … Read More
Ed Peters: Why the original SSPX excommunications were valid
In another entry I posted some material taken from a media brochure issued by the SSPX with their claims about why the excommunications of the SSPX bishops in 1998 were never validly incurred/imposed. Here is the relevant section: According to … Read More
Wiegel on the SSPX excommunications
UPDATED: 1751 GMT I found this in Newsweek: My emphases and comments. Rome’s Reconciliation Did the Pope heal, or deepen, the Lefebvrist schism? By George Weigel | Newsweek Web ExclusiveJan 26, 2009 [He starts with a question that I have … Read More
SSPX media brochure about the lifting of the excommunications
Have you see the media brochure released by the SSPX about the lifting of the excommunications? Here are some lines, but you can see it yourself. Some facts about the 1988 excommunications In this new atmosphere, we have the firm … Read More
Fr. Finigan makes some observations
His Hermeneuticalness has a good post on the anti-Pope reaction after the lifting of the excommunication of SSPX Bishop Williamson, who has made galactically imprudent statements about the killing of Jews in WWII. Clearly not everyone at the Vatican is … Read More
Philadelphia: Conversion of Paul at St. Paul’s
In the Brick by Brick Department today, a reader sent that… Father Gerald P. Carey, pastor of St. Paul Parish, celebrated a Missa Cantata yesterday, January 25th in St. Paul Church. It was for the Feast of the Conversion of … Read More
QUAERITUR: How long must we fast before Communion in a TLM?
From a reader: When [receiving Holy Communion] in the Extraordinary Form Mass is one required to observe the older fast (as opposed to the 1 hour fast required for the OF)? If so, how many hours of fasting is required? … Read More
Fr. Z agrees with Bishop Fellay’s comments in an interview
Our Johnny-On-The-Spot friends at Rorate have an English version of an interview with SSPX Bishop and Superior Bernard Fellay. Here is a part. The Swiss daily Le Temps published today the first interview granted to journalist Patricia Briel by Bishop … Read More
Ironic, yes, but significant
I don’t have the Italian yet, but it seems that the editor of the Holy See’s L’Osservatore Romano, believes that the Holy Father lifted the excommunications of the SSPX bishops not just because of the context of the Week for … Read More
A priest writes: “let’s hang up the ‘old Mass'”
When bishops, priests pr seminarians write I will always do my best to hide their identity, unless they specifically say it is okay to use their name. From a priest: Greetings from ___. I just thought I’d drop a note … Read More
More anti-baby talk from Speaker Pelosi (D-CA)
The Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is pro-abortion and she says she is Catholic. Archbishop Niederauer of San Francisco, where her district is, was going to have a chat with her about that, but we haven’t heard much … Read More
UK: 20-23 April – TLM Training Course for Priests
From a reader in the UK: LMS Residential Training Conference for Priests Wishing to Learn the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite (Traditional Latin Mass) at Ushaw College, Durham. The Latin Mass Society of England and Wales (LMS) is organising … Read More
SSPX Bp. Williamson comments on the lifting of the excomm’s.
The SSPX’s Bishop Williamson responds to the lifting of the excommunication. Let’s have a look with my emphases and comments. The "Re-Incommunication" [Does this seem a little flippant? I don’t think this would be my headline after my excommunication was … Read More
Cleveland newspaper on Vatican II and TLM
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer Let’s have a look with my emphases and comments. Vatican II reforms set in motion 50 years ago with Pope John XXIII’s edictMichael O’Malley The Plain Dealer Before Vatican II, a priest celebrated Mass … Read More
QUAERITUR: How many times may I receive Communion in a day?
A reader in a comment under another entry asked a question about reception of Holy Communion. Can [you] communicate twice if one Mass is 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time and the second one is Conversion of St. Paul. Yes. … Read More
Sunday 25 Jan: What happened in your parish?
What happened in your parishes today? If you go to a Holy Mass using the Novus Ordo, did you observe the Conversion of St. Paul today? If you go to a TLM, did you use the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany … Read More
WDTPRS VOICEMAIL REVIVED
I had a couple donations from the donation button which have allowed me to revive the WDTPRS voicemail telephone numbers! I had allowed them to lapse. They are now living again, ad experimentum (that is, according to the donations… this … Read More
A note of thanks for thanks
I have received many "thank you notes" via e-mail from readers for my comments on the lifting of the excommunications of the SSPX bishops. You are welcome. I add only that I do not speak for the Holy See. I … Read More
WDTPRS: Conversion of St. Paul
In this Pauline Year, we should pay attention to the prayers for this great Apostle’s feast. Here is an excerpt from an article I wrote for The Wanderer. in honor of the Apostle to the Gentiles let us make a … Read More
TheCavalierHatherly on Daily Rome Shot 1016: nap time: “In a course on the Nichomachean Ethics I once took, it occurred to me that if pleasure were the telos…”
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