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- VINTAGE RECTORY BATHROOM TILES: 05
- 20 July – St. Elijah, Prophet of the Old Testament
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- Daily Rome Shot 1663 – Happy International Chess Day!
- ASK FATHER: public veneration of relics
- Daily Rome Shot 1662
- Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 8th Sunday after Pentecost (N.O.: 16th Ordinary) 2026
- ASK FATHER: Cut off from my beloved SSPX chapel, suffering.
- A Cardinal accidently gets it right!
- Daily Rome Shot 1661
- WDTPRS – 16th (Novus Ordo) Sunday in Ordinary Time: Wherein Fr. Z rants.
- WDTPRS – 8th Sunday after Pentecost – living right
- Daily Rome Shot 1660 – A day that will live in INFAMY
- Daily Rome Shot 1659 – GO TO CONFESSION (says the Jesuit)
- ALERT: The SSPX appeals against the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
- Mass this afternoon – Unity of the Church… differently
- Daily Rome Shot 1658
- My View For Awhile: homeward – CONCLUSION
- From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-06-23 – Toupee or not toupee
- Archbp. of Milwaukee reacts to the SSPX consecrations. Fr Z comments.
- WDTPRS – 7th Sunday after Pentecost: God can neither deceive nor be deceived
- Daily Rome Shot 1657 – new life
- Daily Rome Shot 1656 – different stuff
- WDTPRS – 15th Ordinary Sunday (N.O.): Too far right or too far left, we wind up in the ditch in the dark
- ASK FATHER: Can I be godparent of the child of a Lutheran couple?
- Day 3 & 4 Conference for Priests: St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology
- FOR PRIESTS: Wherein, prompted by this conference, Fr. Z posts something for CONFESSION
- Day 1 & 2 Conference for Priests: St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology
- 19th Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum – Thoughts on how this might end.
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- Prosper of Aquitaine (+c.455), De gratia Dei et libero arbitrio contra Collatorem 22.61
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"But if, in any layman who is indeed imbued with literature, ignorance of the Latin language, which we can truly call the 'catholic' language, indicates a certain sluggishness in his love toward the Church, how much more fitting it is that each and every cleric should be adequately practiced and skilled in that language!" - Pius XI
"Let us realize that this remark of Cicero (Brutus 37, 140) can be in a certain way referred to [young lay people]: 'It is not so much a matter of distinction to know Latin as it is disgraceful not to know it.'" - St. John Paul II
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Grant unto thy Church, we beseech Thee, O merciful God, that She, being gathered together by the Holy Ghost, may be in no wise troubled by attack from her foes. O God, who by sin art offended and by penance pacified, mercifully regard the prayers of Thy people making supplication unto Thee,and turn away the scourges of Thine anger which we deserve for our sins. Almighty and Everlasting God, in whose Hand are the power and the government of every realm: look down upon and help the Christian people that the heathen nations who trust in the fierceness of their own might may be crushed by the power of thine Arm. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen.
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Monthly Archives: April 2010
Manhattan blognic is UNDERWAY!
Good sized group came to Mass and now we are at the pub.
Out and about again
It is another fine day in NYC for this Easter Monday, opening day (go Twins! go Red Sox!). I am waiting for the Statten Island Ferry. At the grave of Alexander Hamilton… the grave marker reads: The Patriot of incorruptible … Read More
How willing is the Holy See to make necessary changes?
With a biretta tip to Damian o{]:¬) I found an editorial in the Daily Telegraph about the present controversy griping the Church. My emphases and comments: Catholic Church has mishandled the paedophile cover-up furore Telegraph View: The Pope has … Read More
QUAERITUR: “low” Mass of the bishop in the Ordinary Form
From a reader: I recently had the opportunity to dine at my [bishop]’s Residence and we were invited into his private chapel after dinner to offer a prayer. A friend of mine and I then wondered if he celebrated Mass … Read More
QUAERITUR: how the Ceremonial of Bishops guides Novus Ordo worship
Let’s get some discussion going about this point concerning the Ordinary Form – Novus Ordo liturgy. From a reader via email: Is it proper for a priest to use the rubrics and prayers for priests contained in the Ceremonial of … Read More
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Writers so bad they defy even blogosphere invective
It may be that the MSM campaign against the Catholic Church is losing some steam. They are therefore going to simply lash out with barely concealed hatred. Case in point: Check out the Boston Globe today and read a piece … Read More
We arise from death to new life: OPENING DAY
Yes, folks, it is once again the season of the sport God loves best: baseball. Today, the forces of darkness are taking it on the chin. Over at SERVIAM we find an apt haiku in honor of such an important … Read More
When Biases Trump Brains
Newsweek seems to be trying to outstrip even itself in its anti-Catholic, secularist biases. Why else would they employ someone as thick as Lisa Miller as a religion editor? Miller has only one view of the Catholic Church: a secular … Read More
Walking around
It is a beautiful day here in NYC. I am out walking around with friends. The dogwood… not dogwood… tulip trees… are blooming everywhere! Time out at McSorley’s! Old St Patrick’s Cathedral To Brooklyn Bridge by Hart Crane How many … Read More
FINAL!! NYC – Manhattan blognic – Easter Monday
FINALIZED: I will celebrate Holy Mass (EF) at Holy Innocents on 37th BTW Broadway and 7th at 6:00 pm. Mass will take about 30 minutes. We will then go about 5 minute walk to an Irish pub – Tir na … Read More




















