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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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Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on Daily Rome Shot 1246 – Why Pre-Lent was dropped: “Cool puzzle! White to move and mate in 2. Name the situation. [NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the…”
JonPatrick on Brick By Brick! Altar rail restored at the National Shrine of Divine Mercy: “That is great news about the communion rail at the Basilica in Lewiston ME. For several years when we lived…”
diaconus_in_urbe on NEW BOOK: “Close the Workshop: Why the Old Mass Isn’t Broken and the New Mass Can’t Be Fixed”: “@Fr. Reader, @haydn seeker I share the same sentiment. The table of contents reads rather inflammatory, and if the opening…”
waalaw on Brick By Brick! Altar rail restored at the National Shrine of Divine Mercy: “The altar rail at Winchester Cathedral — of Saxon heritage — was torn from its place by mounted horsemen. I…”
Fr. Reader on NEW BOOK: “Close the Workshop: Why the Old Mass Isn’t Broken and the New Mass Can’t Be Fixed”: “Welcome Prof Kwasniewski to join this conversation.”
Danteewoo on ASK FATHER: How can Septuagesima and Sexagesima be “70th” and “60”? It doesn’t add up.: “My somewhat retarded and autistic friend William called this Sunday “Quaesimagesima Sunday.” He died recently, but this Sunday’s name will…”
TonyO on Brick By Brick! Altar rail restored at the National Shrine of Divine Mercy: “Congratulations to the Marian Fathers and to all the people who will visit that Shrine, regularly and occasionally. Kudos also…”
Sevens Dad on Brick By Brick! Altar rail restored at the National Shrine of Divine Mercy: “That is great! I donate to them periodically and hope in some small way I was able to help with…”
Maelwys on Brick By Brick! Altar rail restored at the National Shrine of Divine Mercy: “The altar rail in the Basilica of Sts Peter and Paul in Lewiston, Maine was restored a few weeks ago…”
Fr. Reader on NEW BOOK: “Close the Workshop: Why the Old Mass Isn’t Broken and the New Mass Can’t Be Fixed”: “@haydn seeker I have not read this book. I have read other things this dr K, and share the feeling.”
johntenor on Wherein Fr. Z is reminded of November 2020 and of Beefaroni: “My Catholic and operatic worlds are colliding! Father thanks for posting that aria from Cavalleria. It’s lovely. And Cura was…”
Sportsfan on Brick By Brick! Altar rail restored at the National Shrine of Divine Mercy: “Nice! I haven’t seen many wrap around rails. I also am glad to see another church, other than the one…”
JustaSinner on Brick By Brick! Altar rail restored at the National Shrine of Divine Mercy: “Yes! The new Altar has some seriously good aesthetics. Definitely a Golden rectangle vibe…”
Sportsfan on Some observations about Francis’ Letter to US Bishops: “[I don’t understand to whom you think you were responding. It could be you meant this for me, Fr. Z.…”
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“Until the Lord be pleased to settle, through the instrumentality of the princes of the Church and the lawful ministers of His justice, the trouble aroused by the pride of a few and the ignorance of some others, let us with the help of God endeavor with calm and humble patience to render love for hatred, to avoid disputes with the silly, to keep to the truth and not fight with the weapons of falsehood, and to beg of God at all times that in all our thoughts and desires, in all our words and actions, He may hold the first place who calls Himself the origin of all things.”
- 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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- Your Sunday Sermon Notes – Septuagesima (N.O. 6th Ordinary) 2025
- Daily Rome Shot 1246 – Why Pre-Lent was dropped
- ASK FATHER: How can Septuagesima and Sexagesima be “70th” and “60”? It doesn’t add up.
- Brick By Brick! Altar rail restored at the National Shrine of Divine Mercy
- Wherein Fr. Z is reminded of November 2020 and of Beefaroni
- NEW BOOK: “Close the Workshop: Why the Old Mass Isn’t Broken and the New Mass Can’t Be Fixed”
- Daily Rome Shot 1245 – E-sports and irony
- Notes about different kinds of Holy Water
- Some observations about Francis’ Letter to US Bishops
- Daily Rome Shot 1244
- 11 Feb: Our Lady of Lourdes
- 11 February 2013: One of the saddest days in the history of the Catholic Church and larger modern society.
- 10 February – José de Jesús Sánchez del Río, Martyr: “Tell Christ the King I shall be with him soon.”
- Daily Rome Shot 1243
- Of football, changes, and the booing of Taylor Swift. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
- Daily … Catania Shot 1242 – Christmas cards!
- “An enemy has done this.”
- Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 5th Sunday after Epiphany (N.O. 5th Ordinary) 2025
- Look at these poor backwardists
- Daily Rome Shot 1241 – a lucky man
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- VIDEO: Can a bishop forbid Communion at a Communion rail? A canonist responds.
- Has anyone had a problem with the “combox” form?
- Daily Rome… er um… Catania Shot 1239
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- PENTIN on “Trump’s Early Decisions Expose Damage Caused by Vatican Complicity With Democrat-Run Globalism”
- ROME DAY 25/01 11: Time to go. My View For A While
- Hey Fathers! How about a clerical Guayabera shirt? (Tariff
- ROME DAY 25/01 10: Last meal out (and a tintinabular explication)
- ROME DAY 25/01 09: 1st meal out
Let us pray…
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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I agree with MJ. But as for the technology: wasn’t the replayTV hardware replaced by the SlingBox which was then purchased by the Dish Network which provides a receiver that’s preloaded with SlingBox? Users of that technology can watch all the garbage that the TV industry spits out at any time of day or night they choose.
I use it almost exclusively for all my TV viewing. I despise commercials and have very little patience, so I depend on my DVR for all tv viewing. I am about to upgrade to whole house DVR so I can watch in my bedroom and when I’m walking on my dreadmill. (Yes, I meant to say dreadmill not treadmill).
Yes, I use the DVR for Masterpiece Theatre and a few other things decent to watch (not much). My children use it to record Scooby Doo. Great for zipping through commercials.
I have been using the panasonic Replay TV for over ten years. [Ah… someone who answered my question! o{]:¬) Thanks! ] Unfortunately they will stop downloading the tv guide component at the end of this month and as a result many of its features will be lost. One will need to program it manually, much like a washing machine. I suspect that the Replay TV will no longer be supported. It’s probably because Cable companies don’t want you own your own DVR. They’d rather have you use theirs which you would have to rent, keeping them in business and dependent on them. A bit like some liturgical music companies who weave their own compositions into the Order of the Mass, then before you know it they start selecting the programs for you and see to it that your musical preferences “evolve”. Give me masterpiece theater over Big Brother any day!!
[If you want to keep your Replay going, there is a way. Some guys got the key to the encypted internal clock update feature away from Replay/Directv. They created a way for you to create a server on a computer which will bring up your needed TV schedules. Then you point the ReplayTV at the computer to search for the information rather than to the internet or dial up. I spent some time putting it all together last night and it works! So, the life of my excellent DVR has been extended. Check WIRNS.]
I don’t use ReplayTV, I use MythBuntu on an older intel CPU. I subscribe to SchedulesDirect for my TV scheduling ($20/year). I like using the DVR because I don’t like to plan my life around when TV shows are on.
cloobie: The replacement program for Replay, WIRNS, uses SchedulesDirect to update. I have it working now.
Good News. Replay TV have decided to reverse their decision to end scheduling. Everything old is new again!