Daily Archives: 1 June 2011

June and the Sacred Heart of Jesus: Do not be afraid to be pious

Just a reminder that the month of June is traditionally dedicated to foster devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. You might give consideration to what you may do in your own devotional practices. Don’t be afraid to be pious. … Read More

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NYC, Manhattan, Holy Innocents: Solemn TLM – Ascension THURSDAY (Be not afraide!)

Those of you in the area of NYC, can go to Holy Innocents in Manhattan (37th btwn Brdwy & 7th) for a Solemn Mass in the Extraordinary Form (would that I were celebrant!) tomorrow evening, Thursday.. Ascension THURSDAY. Thursday evening … Read More

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Brick by Brick! Pont. Seminary “Josephinum” and training in the Extraordinary Form

The ever alert long-time reader HE alerted me to a piece for your Brick By Brick file in Our Sunday Visitor. We are here concerned with the Instruction Universae Ecclesiae about the provisions of Summorum Pontificum and the real necessity … Read More

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Fr. Z’s annual rant about Ascension Thursday Sunday

We know with holy and Catholic Faith that what was not assumed, was not redeemed (St. Gregory of Nazianzus – +389/90). Our humanity, body and soul, was taken by the Son into an unbreakable bond with His divinity. When Christ … Read More

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Latin for “tweet” and “Twitter” – WDTPRS POLL

Fewer questions in this twittering world burn at hot as the proper Latin terminology for Twitter. In a couple places, for example on the entry about the Z-Cam and Radio Sabina,  I have suggested that Latin for “tweet” as in … Read More

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Priests. The older Mass: Just Do It.

Summorum Pontificum was a great gift to priests and, through priests, to their congregations. I have written many times that when priests learn to say the older, Extraordinary Form of Holy Mass in the Roman Rite, they are changed by … Read More

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Card Burke withdraws from London conference at last minute

From the UK’s best Catholic weekly, The Catholic Herald: Cardinal Burke withdraws from London conference at last minute By David V Barrett on Wednesday, 1 June 2011 Mystery surrounds the unexpected withdrawal of Cardinal Raymond Burke as the main speaker … Read More

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QUAERITUR: Questions or statements about Faith met with confusion or attacks.

From a reader: Every time I start or enter conversations with non-catholic people, the moment I ask : “Why do you think this?” or say: “I don’t understand, please explain.” in response to a statement, it will be handled as … Read More

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Business owners: Want to support vocations to the priesthood?

May I recommend to Catholic business owners… If you want to support vocations to the priesthood, one way to do so would be to find or offer summer jobs to seminarians.

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A concrete reminder of how quickly things can go wrong: an English Catholic “recusant” house

I would like to redirect your attention to a fascinating post over at Damian Thompson’s place. He has written about a … well… here is the first part as a tease to get you to go over there and read … Read More

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