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Monthly Archives: February 2010
Preaching to the converted, rather than preaching to convert.
My good friend Fr. Ray Blake, the great P.P. of St. Mary Magdalen in Brighton, has a good post: Mysogynistic, Homophobic, Fascist, Racist and Xenophobic I find it quite frightening on how badly prepared the Church in England and Wales … Read More
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, The future and our choices
Tagged Brighton, Fr. Ray Blake
22 Comments
22 Comments
Confession by confession in NJ
Are there special Lenten programs for penance in your dioceses or parishes? From a reader: FYI, the Diocese of Paterson (NJ) is for the second year offering confessions at every parish on Monday’s throughout Lent.Here is the link to the … Read More
SUPER IMPORTANT DISCOVERY NEWS ALERT
With a tip of the tricorno to the Pertinacious Papist o{];¬) I bring you this very important news story: [flv]10_02_11_CNN_whiskey.flv[/flv]
The Consilium revisited
In my recent reading, I happened again on a passage from the slim but interesting volume that came out a couple years back under the name of the former long-time papal master of ceremonies, Archp. Piero Marini. That’s Piero Marini, … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Annibale Bugnini, Card. Lercaro, Consilium, Guido Marini, Keith Pecklers, Mark Francis, Piero Marini, Sacrosanctum Concilium
62 Comments
62 Comments
Z mug sighting!
There has been another coffee mug sighting…. in the wild climes of Iowa! From a reader: Ave Zedissime pater! Thought you might be amused to add to your collection this sighting of a "Say the black…" mug standing watch over … Read More
POLL ALERT
Okay, turn off the siren. These are good polls. Over at Serviam there are two polls about how you… you, dear readers, use the media to be informed about your Catholic faith and matters pertaining thereto. Head over and vote!
Wyoming Catholic College
I recently had a trip to Lander, Wyoming to visit Wyoming Catholic College and speak to the faculty and student body. I am overdue in my review of the trip. First, I must say that the kids who can go … Read More
Obama Admin’s Dept of Homeland Sec. investigated pro-lifers
CNA has this with my emphases and comments. Homeland Security assessed threat of pro-life rally in Wisconsin Madison, Wis., Feb 10, 2010 / 07:33 pm (CNA).- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security conducted a “threat assessment” of a pro-life and … Read More
Cheese steak revisited, along with Philadelphia
I am heading to the Philadelphia area in a few days. "But Fadda! But Fadda!", I can hear the New Jerseyans saying even now. "Why…" I’ll be staying at Mater Ecclesiae in Berlin, NJ for a little over a week. … Read More
Posted in Global Killer Asteroid Questions, On the road, SESSIUNCULA
Tagged blognic, Cheese Steak, Philadelphia
52 Comments
52 Comments
“And he returned home, tired but happy!”
My iPhone had its own version of Ferris Bueler’s Day Off. But it is now safely back in my hands. FedEx came today with my iPhone, sent by the Lost and Found office of DIA. I was for a a … Read More
Gregg the Obscure on What Does The Prayer (Hymn) Really Say? Iste Confessor (Common of Confessors not Bishops.): “Thank you Fr Z!! I very much enjoyed both settings you posted and the Guillaume Dufay too – the last…”
