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YOUR RECENT COMMENTS
- Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on ROME 24/4– Day 35 (-6): adventures in symmetry: “From a reader: “What are in the frames between the vestments?” Those are the priest’s vesting prayers. I’ll show more…”
- on WDTPRS: 4th Sunday of Easter (Novus Ordo) – Mighty humble Shepherd, humble mighty flock: “Fr Z you are an inspiration in your knowledge about and love for the things of God and the church.…”
- on ROME 24/4– Day 32 (-9): Happy Birthday Rome!: “Holy cow that pasta. I wish we had smell-o-vision and taste-o-vision.”
- on Three items of interest: a conversion, a connection, and a con job: “The German grind continues. It is in their nature.”
- on Three items of interest: a conversion, a connection, and a con job: “Scary about the women. What I mean is this: it would be disheartening enough just to find out that a…”
- on Three items of interest: a conversion, a connection, and a con job: “I wonder what’s going on with these women. Don’t they know that the greatest example of womanhood is Our Blessed…”
- on Three items of interest: a conversion, a connection, and a con job: “Fr.Z sez: It is really sad that some people still push this rock up the hill. Reminds one of Sisyphus,…”
- on Three items of interest: a conversion, a connection, and a con job: “Alas, those men pushing for ordaining women. STILL trying to get women to do all the work. My mother warned…”
- on Three items of interest: a conversion, a connection, and a con job: “Dear Dcn PB, I don’t see how the reality can be described differently than by saying that the one sacrament…”
- on Three items of interest: a conversion, a connection, and a con job: “Most people, whether pro or con, misunderstand the history and practice of the female diaconate. The deaconess was a separate…”
- 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…”
- on “you must not remember your forefathers…” Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “My children at one of the solid Chesterton Academies have been taught science and theology by an amazing young Catholic…”
- on Three items of interest: a conversion, a connection, and a con job: “What is it that changed about the Catholic Herald? Interesting interview by George Farmer. (If only the faithful could be…”
- on Three items of interest: a conversion, a connection, and a con job: “Wonderful news about Candace Owens and George Farmer. Thank you for continually pointing out that Holy Orders is one Sacrament.…”
- 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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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Sunday Supper: The Christmas Pudding Adventure continues
We should make a special occasion of Sunday Supper, using the time for family and friends… connecting in the best way, at the table. I have a follow up for you. You may recall that I was resolved to make … Read More
PRAYERCAzT: Sunday Vespers, with lots of frills (Liber Usualis) – 3rd Sunday after Epiphany – Fr. Z rants a little.
Lots of frills this time, for the tired brethren. However, I did something different time. I sang the whole thing from beginning to end using the Liber Usualis. NOTE: Most of the year people will sing the Salve Regina rather … Read More
A thought for the “Lord, I am not worthy” at your next Mass
No one is, in the strictest sense, “worthy” to receive Holy Communion. Yet the Lord wished it to be so, and so, he makes us “worthy” in our membership in His Mystical Person by our membership in the Church, by … Read More
The Feeder Feed: freeeeezing cold edition
It is cooooold here and all the visitors are doing their puff-ball imitation. They fluff up their feathers to hold in their body heat. They need a lot to eat in this sort of weather, and they are eating! Some … Read More
New… Newer… Newest Evangelization
We have yet to see action from the Vatican’s new office for “New Evangelization”, which was created… to.. ehem…. to… well… Archbp. Fisichella is the President of the new office to help promote a restoration of the Faith in places … Read More
QUAERITUR: Nitwit priest changes the words of absolution. Wherein Fr. Z really rants.
From a reader: I am deeply distressed over this. I went to Confession today and for the absolution, the priest said “…and I forgive you of all your sins…” instead of “..I absolve you of your sins..” Is my Confession … Read More
Virtual Prayer for Pope Benedict Project. How you can help.
I want to try an experiment. Virtual Prayer for Pope Benedict. “Oremus pro Pontifice nostro Benedicto!” I have a recording of the Prayer for the Pope on the Z-Cam’s live stream. It rotates through the playlist. But I make the … Read More
PZ Myers, low life
I picked this up from CMR. He didn’t provide a link, for reasons which will be obvious. Posting like this is rather like picking up after some large dog during walkies. You will unfortunately remember PZ Myers, pond scum, … Read More
Do we need a “Syllabus” on the Council?
The UK’s best Catholic weekly (which still has its digital subscription special going, a year for a “tenner”!) the Catholic Herald has an article by William Oddie about the proposal made by Bp. Athanasius Schneider about a Syllabus both of … Read More
Benedict XVI’s 2nd volume of ‘Jesus of Nazareth’ coming soon!
The second volume of the Holy Father’s work Jesus of Nazareth will be released for Lent 2011, with a date of 15 March. This volume will focus on the period the Lord’s life from the entrance into Jerusalem to His … Read More
PODCAzT 116: Bp. Athanasius Schneider’s proposal for a “Syllabus” on the correct interpretation of Vatican II
His Excellency Most Rev. Athanasius Schneider, auxiliary bishop in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, has made quite a splash over the last few years. He first caught people’s eyes at the Synod on the Eucharist in 205 in Rome where he gave an … Read More
Notise anything odd about the hedline?
Someone in Green Bey nodded: I’m not sure I would want to visit Chicaco.
REQUEST: Your ideas for an Instruction on Summorum Pontificum
Yesterday I wrote that the long-expected Instruction on Summorum Pontificum is on its way. Unfortunately, the comments under that entry are… shall we say… not well-focused. Under this entry, however, I hope for something far better. Here is task for … Read More
Developments with wheat, celiac
I have written about hosts and wheat and celiac (here and here, etc.). For the consecration to be valid, the hosts must be made from wheat flour. Not wheat… not valid. This comes from e! Science News with my emphases … Read More
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Benedict XVI on the ‘pillars of Christian unity’
His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI during his General Audience, in the context of a week dedicated to Christian Unity spoke of the “four pillars” of Christian Unity. After all, Benedict XVI is the Pope of Christian Unity. From CNA with … Read More
Bp. Tobin (D. Providence) on Pres. Obama’s speech in Tucson! NOT impressed!
The newspaper of the Diocese of Providence, RI, has a column by His Excellency Most Rev. Thomas J. Tobin. We have heard from Bp. Tobin before (here and here). My emphases and comments. The President’s Speech; Why I Wasn’t Impressed … Read More
Two space or not two space – WDTPRS POLL
Damian Thompson has an interesting post on his blog. He tackles the convention of typing two spaces after a period, or “full stop” as the British call them. The use of two spaces, rather than a single space, after a … Read More
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Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on ROME 24/4– Day 35 (-6): adventures in symmetry: “From a reader: “What are in the frames between the vestments?” Those are the priest’s vesting prayers. I’ll show more…”
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