Recent Posts of Interest and a couple other things

First, many thanks to WDTPRSers who sent the two volumes of Augustine’s sermons and also the great CD/DVD combo of the 40 voice Mass by Striggio. It is great. The sound is so intense that, at least with earphones, I take it in small doses. Also, many thanks to the nice folks who are used the donation button, especially to help feed the birds.

It is the last day for Catholic Herald DIGITAL only £10 ($16) ending soon; sample from my column. I don’t know if this ends at midnight GMT (London time), but the clock is TICKING. Imagine Big Ben ringing and you lost your chance to get it for a tenner.

Here are some recent posts which, due to being prolific, are quickly scrolling off.

Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on Rome 24/10 – Day 38: fast: “In chessy news… (White to move and mate in three) [NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day…”

Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on A matter of fact, brutally clear, “handbook” on exorcism, demons, demonic influence and what can be done about it.: “About children and “pretending”. I think some insight could be gained from a book by Michael D. O’Brien; his A…”

BeatifyStickler on A matter of fact, brutally clear, “handbook” on exorcism, demons, demonic influence and what can be done about it.: “Refusing to forgive oneself. Insightful. I think this happens a lot in our culture. Struggled myself with this. Learning to…”

VocoVeritas on Rome 24/10 – Day 37: Wherein Fr. Z rants: “Fr. Z; the observations by Abbe Mouraux in the WM Review article where he suggests post-conciliar consecrations are invalid seems…”

Anneliese on A matter of fact, brutally clear, “handbook” on exorcism, demons, demonic influence and what can be done about it.: “What kind of role playing games and how are they an entryway?”

JesusFreak84 on Rome 24/10 – Day 37: Wherein Fr. Z rants: “Andreas, not all of us who voted for not-Trump voted for Harris. I voted straight ticket Constitution Party because I…”

JesusFreak84 on Rome 24/10 – Day 37: Wherein Fr. Z rants: “FL’s weed amendment also went down. Every public exorcist in the English speaking world has confirmed that weed (and any…”

JesusFreak84 on A matter of fact, brutally clear, “handbook” on exorcism, demons, demonic influence and what can be done about it.: “OK, so at what age do parents force their kids to stop pretending “because demons?” At what age does pretending…”

Crysanthmom on A matter of fact, brutally clear, “handbook” on exorcism, demons, demonic influence and what can be done about it.: “Getting this book immediately! About 2-1/2 years ago I fully returned to the faith (thorough lifetime general confession, found the…”

Kathleen10 on A matter of fact, brutally clear, “handbook” on exorcism, demons, demonic influence and what can be done about it.: “This is certainly timely. Speaking just of personal observations, what else can explain the confounding behavior of people today, beside…”

VForr on A matter of fact, brutally clear, “handbook” on exorcism, demons, demonic influence and what can be done about it.: “Real stuff indeed. Every time I work this topic into the conversation with family and friends, I get stares and…”

TheBackPew on A matter of fact, brutally clear, “handbook” on exorcism, demons, demonic influence and what can be done about it.: “The book is ordered. Its timing is excellent. I must admit (and soon confess) taking a small measure of morbid…”

Orual on Martin Scorsese – new streaming series on four saints – 17 November: “I was actually very moved and inspired by Silence, especially by the plight of the Japanese Catholics who clung to…”

tgarcia2 on Martin Scorsese – new streaming series on four saints – 17 November: “Never really understood why Silence is problematic in this aspect; it’s easy to criticize the apostasy that a character did…”

donato2 on Martin Scorsese – new streaming series on four saints – 17 November: “The trailer makes the film look good but I share Fr. Z’s wariness. The handful of Martin Scorcese movies that…”