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ThePapalCount on Daily Rome Shot 54CORRECTED MESSAGE Hi FrZ another interesting shot in Rome where the ancient meets to contemporary. This shop is right across...
ThePapalCount on Daily Rome Shot 54Hi FrZ another interesting shot in Rome where the ancient meets to contemporary. This shop is right across from the...
thomistking on ASK FATHER: Can I be a Catholic AND a Libertarian?Good answer, Father. Get ready for the onslaught of triggered integralists and distributists.
Semper Gumby on “Those who support Donald Trump should no longer be allowed to publish books or use the Internet or fly on airplanes.”Statement today from Acting SecDef Miller: "While we have no intelligence indicating an insider threat, we are leaving no stone...
ArsAstronautica on ASK FATHER: Why isn’t there a paper book with the Sunday propers in Latin and English?At the risk of being metaphorically burned at the stake ;-) , my wife and I simply use our iPhones...
Jacob on LIVE VIDEO – 18 Jan 2021 – 1200 NOON CST – Traditional Latin Mass – RequiemHello, all those who view Father Z's livestreamed Mass each day. With Father being away for a few days, those...
Semper Gumby on ASK FATHER: Can I be a Catholic AND a Libertarian?KL wrote: "Alot of the sexual revolution stuff is indirectly connected to this decline in living standards..." Some would say...
Semper Gumby on ASK FATHER: Can I be a Catholic AND a Libertarian?ProfKwasniewski: Thank you for adding the Neil McCaffrey memo, he makes several good points. However, it is muddled in several...
Gregg the Obscure on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 2nd Sunday of Epiphany (NO – 2nd Ordinary)many good points. our pastor is an excellent homilist. i would like him to be more frequently at the Mass...
ProfKwasniewski on ASK FATHER: Can I be a Catholic AND a Libertarian?The great American publisher and political commentator, Neil McCaffrey Jr. (father of Roger McCaffrey of Roman Catholic Books and The...
Lindy on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 2nd Sunday of Epiphany (NO – 2nd Ordinary)Our priest (visiting) actually spoke of sin! Wowza! He said sin is so minimized today... called so many other things...
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philothea.distracted on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 2nd Sunday of Epiphany (NO – 2nd Ordinary)First of all, about attendance. It was standing room only at the EF Mass I attended. Granted, half of the...
JonPatrick on WDTPRS – 2nd Sunday after Epiphany (TLM) & WDTPRS – 2nd Ordinary (NO): God knows our needs better than we doThis made me think how fleeting things of this world are. Places we knew change beyond recognition. In my 40...
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JonPatrick on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 2nd Sunday of Epiphany (NO – 2nd Ordinary)Travelling so we watched the EF low mass at St. Mary Providence RI. At first it seems strange that our...
Fulco One Eye on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 2nd Sunday of Epiphany (NO – 2nd Ordinary)Our priest gave an excellent overview of our blessed Mother’s role as a mediator for us taking off from the...
Semper Gumby on ASK FATHER: Can I be a Catholic AND a Libertarian?KL: Another problem with "c"atholic Socialists is their Marxist politics and fascination with tyranny. The lessons of the 20th century...
NancyP on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 2nd Sunday of Epiphany (NO – 2nd Ordinary)Our homilist commented on how, although it looked like Jesus was walking casually past John's followers, everything in Jesus' life...
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Monthly Archives: August 2009
PODCAzT 89: Imitation of Christ – temptation, consolation; Fr. Z rambles on the world, the flesh, the devil
It has been a long time since I have made a PODCAzT. I thought a quick project might get me back into the swing of things after many computer problems and being a little burned out. Today we hear from … Continue reading
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, PODCAzT, The future and our choices
Tagged Imitation of Christ, podcast, PODCAzT, Thomas a Kempis
18 Comments
Diocese of Scranton: BOTH bishops resign
From CNA: Pope accepts resignations of both bishops from Diocese of Scranton Scranton, Pa., Aug 31, 2009 / 10:32 am (CNA).- An announcement from the Vatican this morning revealed that not only will the diocese’s bishop, Most Rev. Joseph Martino … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
32 Comments
Extraordinary Form Workshop for Laity in Birmingham: wrap up
From a reader: Fr. Z., We had a very successful workshop on the Extraordinary Form for the laity in Birmingham, AL. Nearly 200 people showed up for the conference and Solemn Mass. Fr. Justin Nolan gave very informative talks, with … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick
3 Comments
Happy B-Day to an old friend
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
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More advice from an Evil Overlord
More advice from the always useful and amusing Peter’s Evil Overlord List. When I am an evil overlord… 28. My pet monster will be kept in a secure cage from which it cannot escape and into which I could not … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
3 Comments
Happy Potter meets… ?!?… Ludwig Ott?
His Hermeneuticalness tipped me to this and he receives a WDTPRS biretta tip in return: o{]:¬)
Posted in Lighter fare, SESSIUNCULA
9 Comments
funeral question
Are funerals really no longer for the purpose of praying for the soul of the deceased? Do the dead no longer need prayers? I’m just askin’ What are funeral Masses for?
Posted in I'm just askin'...
88 Comments
grrrrr update
I have successfully rebuilt the most important part of the mothership. It has been a real anabasis. However, I am now trying to figure out how to restore files from a shadow backup, in a .vhd file. The Vista program … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
13 Comments
A note for today from Ven. Bede
Today’s liturgy, on this feast of the Beheading of John the Baptist, perhaps has something to say about what we are witnessing in another sphere. From the Office of Readings a selection from Ven. Bede in which we read: His … Continue reading
Senate bill proposes White House control of private sector telecommunications
Here is a reallllly good idea. From CNET with my emphases and comments: August 28, 2009 12:34 AM PDTBill would give president emergency control of Internetby Declan McCullagh Internet companies and civil liberties groups were alarmed this spring when a … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
37 Comments
Reviewing good advice
I have been reviewing the always useful and amusing Peter’s Evil Overlord List. There is some good advice here… 12. One of my advisers will be an average five-year-old child. Any flaws in my plan that he is able to … Continue reading
Card. Cipriani: Communion on the tongue, kneeling, with paten
From a reader: Dear Fr. Z, This seems to be quite significant news: This is the first time, as far as I know, that our bishop, His Eminence Juan Luis Cardinal Cipriani, Archbishop of Lima, Perú, publicly in a homily (last … Continue reading
Posted in Fr. Z KUDOS, SESSIUNCULA
19 Comments
Reminder about registration
Remember… to post comments you must register. I ask for some information which for the most part is not displayed. What is displayed is your username or screen name. Hint: If you are stingy with information (which won’t be posted) … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
10 Comments
Operating Systems and Mac my questions – your suggestions
My recent struggles with my Vista driven computer have me looking down the road to Windows 7. Apparently if you have a certain level of Vista, you have to upgrade to a certain level of Windows 7, right? Also, since … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
60 Comments
Mon 31 Aug: Diocese of Scranton To Make Announcement
From the website of the Diocese of Scranton: Diocese of Scranton To Make Announcement The Diocese of Scranton will conduct a news conference this Monday, Aug. 31, at 10 a.m. The news conference is not open to the public, and … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
9 Comments
QUAERITUR: altar and ambo
From a reader: What is the significance of the ambo being elevated? Should it be as high as the altar? What should their positioning be relative to one another? I ask these questions, because I recently made the statement that … Continue reading
Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box
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