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“This blog is like a fusion of the Baroque ‘salon’ with its well-tuned harpsichord around which polite society gathered for entertainment and edification and, on the other hand, a Wild West “saloon” with its out-of-tune piano and swinging doors, where everyone has a gun and something to say. Nevertheless, we try to point our discussions back to what it is to be Catholic in this increasingly difficult age, to love God, and how to get to heaven.” – Fr. Z
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Yearly Archives: 2010
MUGS GONE WILD 2
A priest reader from Down Under clued me to a photo on his blog. He was getting ready to prepare a sermon, and needed to make some coffee. Obviously priests write better sermons when they use a mug like this. … Read More
NCReg: Priest Slaps Young Man For Desecrating Eucharist
From an article by Pat Archbold in the National Catholic Register, with my emphases and comments: Recently there has been a rash of desecration of the Eucharist during communion time. As a result, there have been some calls to restore … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Brick by Brick
Tagged corporal punishment, desecration, Eucharist
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134 Comments
The Feeder Feeder: NYC Botanical Garden edition
As part of our On The Town day today, we three zoomed up the the NY Botanical Garden, which was delightful. But I was surprised to see this fellow perched on a stone bridge. I am thinking that this one … Read More
Midday Mass in Midtown Manhattan
I am about to say the TLM at Holy Innocents Church on 37th near Broadway. I find that it is a Requiem Mass today. Prayer for the dead is a work of mercy.
Communiovision
"It’s only a matter of time", said the priest. Sardonic humor is one thing, but he raised a harrowing prospect. We had been talking about the sacrilegious horrors brought about by Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion. And we weren’t talking … Read More
Towering Blue and White Controversy
The Catholic League has been on a tear about the decision of the owners/operators of NYC’s Empire State Building not to illuminate the uppermost part of the famous skyscraper in blue and white for the 100th Birthday of Bl. Teresa … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Bl. Teresa of Calcutta, Catholic League, Empire State Building
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23 Comments
Bagel
I only willingly eat bagels in New York. But what bagels! As some of you readers may recall, I have explored quite a few bagel shops in this area of Manhattan, and so far among the very best are found … Read More
Poll: almost half of UK Mass-goers would attend TLM
The lovely and persistent Anna Arco, one of my favorite writers for the UK’s best Catholic weekly, The Catholic Herald, has an interesting article which escaped my noticed as I winged my way Gothamward. My emphases and comments. Poll: almost … Read More
Benedict XVI to speak to youth about his Hitler Youth experience
From iWireNEws: Pope To Tell Young People Of Hitler Youth Published on September 03, 2010 by NewsDesk – iWireNews ™ VATICAN CITY, ROME Pope Benedict XVI plans to use his own experience in the Hitler Youth in his message to … Read More
On Twitter we have “#followfriday”; why not “#anathemasiturday”
From His Hermeuenticalness. I think we should consider this. Having just worked out what #followfriday is on Twitter (and indeed having posted my first #FF tweet) I thought it would be good to have an hashtag for an "Anathema Saturday" … Read More
mickeyfitz on ASK FATHER: “Why isn’t the Male Only Holy Orders a Dogma?”: “TonyO: Don’t you realize that the “spirit of Vatican II” only speaks in one direction can can only be discerned…”
