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- on ROME 24/4– Day 31 (-10): The Parish™…. what’s next?: “Just Some Guy: Perhaps others will get back to you before twilight’s last gleaming.”
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- on Your Sunday Sermon Notes: 3rd Sunday after Easter (N.O. 4th of Easter) 2024: “We are in the process of moving to the Lehigh Valley so this Sunday after the closing on our new…”
- on Your Sunday Sermon Notes: 3rd Sunday after Easter (N.O. 4th of Easter) 2024: “So, I usually attend a TLM at an FSSP parish at home. I was traveling this weekend, however, and opted…”
- on ROME 24/4– Day 32 (-9): Happy Birthday Rome!: “acard: That’s fettucine alla bolognese. And they were good with a Lazio Syrah. The addition of the rosemary was a…”
- on ASK FATHER: Kissing the priest’s hand in the Latin Mass v. the liturgical spirit of Judas. Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “It seems more likely that medieval court rituals were based on the Mass, rather than the other way around. That…”
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Monthly Archives: March 2009
Passiontide veils
It is Passion Sunday. From this onward our custom in the Latin Church is to veil statues and many images. Are the images in your church veiled? You might send photos (as attachments). UPDATE: In case anyone wonders why we … Read More
online backup service?
Do any of you use an online backup service? What are your experiences?
Papal spokeman to be replaced?
There is talk that the papal spokesman, Fr. Federico Lombardi, SJ, may be replaced soon. Fr. Lombardi is not only papal spokesman, but also head of Vatican Radio. I believe he also has a job in the Jesuit curia. No … Read More
QUAERITUR: When should the lights go on at the Easter Vigil?
From a priest reader: During the Easter Vigil in the ordinary form, when are the lights of the church supposed to be turned on? Ourcustom has been to turn the lights on after the third "Christ our Light"; the rubrics … Read More
What movie sequels would you like to see made?
Most movies are garbage. Some are good. Few are worthy of being carried forward. Which movies/films (not the same) would you desire to see a GOOD… GOOD sequel? Off hand I can think of… Master and Commander (NB: I have … Read More
The President at Notre Dame and decorum
It seems to me that we should have quite a bit of discussion of this dreadful development. It would be a really bad idea for protesters to make asses of themselves, or disrupt the actual event at Notre Dame when … Read More
cardinalatial stuff
If you were a Cardinal of Holy Roman Church before they started hacking away at the cappa magna and eliminating this and that, … say you were Desiré-Félicien-François-Joseph S.R.E. Card. Mercier (+1926), Archbishop of Mechelen, Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in … Read More
The world must be peopled!
On an early episode of Battlestar Galactica, the new and embattled president observes that if the human race was going to survive, people better start having babies. We know that a lot of priests and bishops are rather silent about … Read More
Card. DiNardo on SSPX excomms and Pres. Obama at UND
His Eminence Daniel Card. DiNardo has something to say about the lifting of the SSPX excommunications and the visit of President Obama to the University of Notre Dame. This is in the Texas Catholic Herald. My emphases and comments. A … Read More
QUAERITUR: “I forgive” instead of “I absolve”
From a reader: I have a question about confession, …. When I went this morning, the priest heard my sins and then said, "I forgive you your sins in the name of…" instead of the usual "I absolve you from … Read More
SecState Clinton: from O.L. of Guadalupe to Margaret Sanger
From CNA. My emphases and comments. Hillary Clinton leaves flowers for Our Lady of Guadalupe, asks ‘Who painted it?’ Mexico City, Mexico, Mar 27, 2009 / 04:59 pm (CNA).- During her recent visit to Mexico, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary … Read More
Who are modernists?
One of the funniest TV shows I have ever seen is Yes, Minister and its sequel Yes, Prime Minister. Over at Catholic Culture Conservation I was reminded of one of the best commentaries on religious modernists I have ever heard. … Read More
Summit on the Church in China
According to the Bollettino, from 30 March – 1 April at the Vatican there will be a summit on important questions concerning the Church in China. The first session (did we hear much about it?) was 11-12 March, which considered … Read More
Bp. Tobin’s “interview” with Pres. Obama
From His Excellency Most Rev. Thomas J. Tobin, Bishop of Providence, RI, in the 12 Feb 2009 Rhode Island Catholic. My emphases. WITHOUT A DOUBTMy Interview with President Obama Posted Feb 12, 2009 BY BISHOP THOMAS J. TOBIN (The … Read More
What priests should do in the face of the floods
CNA has this story: Record flood causes Catholic Charities North Dakota to call on priests Fargo, N.D., Mar 27, 2009 / 05:50 pm (CNA).- Flooding has reached ‘code red’ status in parts of Fargo as river levels eclipse a 1897 … Read More
NCR: Former Vatican ambassador thinks bishops shouldn’t speak out
From the utra-dissenting National Catholic Reporter… an editorial. My emphases and comments: Politicizing Communion harms interests of the churchMar. 26, 2009By THOMAS PATRICK MELADY It was only a few decades ago that no one questioned a fellow Catholic’s decision either … Read More
The Lancet suggests that the Pope is a liar
There was an editorial in The Lancet about the Pope’s remarks on Africa, AIDS and condoms. My emphases and comments. Editorial The Lancet, Volume 373, Issue 9669, Page 1054, 28 March 2009 Redemption for the Pope? The Lancet The … Read More
Stations of the Cross: J. Card. Ratzinger & St. Alphonsus Liguori
It’s Friday in Lent I have two audio projects of readings of the Stations of the Cross The Way of the Cross – Joseph Ratzinger (Good Friday – 2005) Way of the Cross by St. Alphonsus Liguori (voice and with … Read More
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USCCB Newsletter from Committee on Divine Worship
The new issue of the Newsletter of the USCCB’s Committee for Divine Worship is out. Two articles are of greater interest to WDTPRSers. First, there is "Now is the Time for Catechesis on the Roman Missal". We must prepare for … Read More
TLMs are not hard for the young… on the contrary
We all know… especially the liberals know… that the young take to the TLM like little ducks to water. It is amazing how quickly boys can learn the Latin responses with some coaching and a good example. They like serving … Read More
L. on Your Sunday Sermon Notes: 3rd Sunday after Easter (N.O. 4th of Easter) 2024: “I remember only the joke at the beginning of the homily: Priests get four weeks of vacation per year. Some…”
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