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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 So very cool that it needs its own post! VOYAGER 1 is TALKING AGAIN!: “Voyager 2 launched on 20 August 1977, from Cape Canaveral. Voyager 1 launched from Cape Canaveral on 5 September 1977.…”
- on So very cool that it needs its own post! VOYAGER 1 is TALKING AGAIN!: “Now this is very interesting. Not just looking up at some small dots of light overhead!”
- on ROME 24/4– Day 34 (-7): The burial place of… PLATO?!?: “The final resting place of Plato puts me in mind of a memorable excerpt I once read about Aristotle in…”
- on ROME 24/4– Day 34 (-7): The burial place of… PLATO?!?: “Someone pointed out the St. George’s Day Google Doodle with its background account to me – with one of the…”
- on Three items of interest: a conversion, a connection, and a con job: ““George Farmer, aka Candace Owen’s husband. He is a revert” If I’m reading the interview correctly, first a convert, then…”
- on Three items of interest: a conversion, a connection, and a con job: “Not to detract from anything Imrahill said, but well, the papally-attested infallible ordinary magisterium about a catholic truth, not the…”
- on So very cool that it needs its own post! VOYAGER 1 is TALKING AGAIN!: “Understatement of the year: they don’t make them like that anymore!”
- on So very cool that it needs its own post! VOYAGER 1 is TALKING AGAIN!: “What happened to Voyager 2? And what sort of “science” data will Voyager 1 soon be able to resume transmitting?…”
- on So very cool that it needs its own post! VOYAGER 1 is TALKING AGAIN!: “Not too shabby for a 77’ model.”
- on ROME 24/4– Day 34 (-7): The burial place of… PLATO?!?: “My baptismal anniversary. I’m mostly Scottish/Irish Catholic, birthed and educated by the Mercy Sisters during the height of the Troubles.…”
- on ROME 24/4– Day 35 (-6): adventures in symmetry: “Father, it was perfect symmetry for two people. One cup handle facing one way and the other the other way.”
- 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.”
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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Lego mannnn! In spaaaaaace!
This is very cool. [wp_youtube]CSBv0u6mPNw[/wp_youtube] I wonder if they would have obtained better shots of the earth were the lego man not the object of the camera’s focus. Where there was more movement, the camera focused on the earth. Still… … Read More
QUAERITUR: If, after announcing new cardinals, the Pope dies before the consistory.
I have received several queries about what would happen if, before the upcoming consistory and the “creation” of the new cardinals, the Holy Father were to – quod Deus avertat – die. Would the men whose names were already announced … Read More
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, The Drill
Tagged cardinals, College of Cardinals, conclave, consistory
33 Comments
33 Comments
RECENT POSTS OF INTEREST
Some posts, as things scroll along: Card. Dolan on Pres. Obama’s attack on YOUR freedom of conscience and the 1st Amendment QUAERITUR: Kissing the priest’s stole after receiving absolution PRAYER REQUEST: Msgr. Ignacio Barreiro Statements from US Bishops about Pres. … Read More
Card. Dolan on Pres. Obama’s attack on YOUR freedom of conscience and the 1st Amendment
Cardinal-To-Be Dolan, Archbishop of New York, had an Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal which is worthy of your attention. Here is an excerpt, the last part with my emphases: […] The rule forces insurance companies to provide these services … Read More
QUAERITUR: Kissing the priest’s stole after receiving absolution
From a reader: I’ve encountered the custom of the penitent kissing the sole of the priest after he is given absolution. I have been unable to find any information about the origins or the application of this practice. I have … Read More
Statements from US Bishops about Pres. Obama attack: Your Reports
People from all over are writing to me about what their local bishop is writing or saying about Pres. Obama’s attack on the 1st Amendment, on religious freedom, and on the Catholic Church. I posted entries about the great Bp. … Read More
Bp. Zubik (D. Pittsburgh) on Obama to Catholic Church: “To Hell with You.”
His Excellency Most Rev. David A. Zubik, Bishop of Pittsburgh has issued a powerful statement about Pres. Obama’s attack on religious liberty, the 1st Amendment, and the Catholic Church. Here are some excerpts. I am NOT making this up. […] … Read More
Bp. Sample: “We cannot – we will not – comply with this unjust law.”
His Excellency Alex Sample, Bishop of Marquette, has made a powerful statement in the face of the Obama Administration’s open attack on the Catholic Church, the 1st Amendment, and the religious freedom of all Americans. My friend Fr. john Boyle … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Brick by Brick, Fr. Z KUDOS, Mail from priests, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged 1st Amendment, Bp. Sample, conscience, D. Marquette, HHS, Pres. Obama, religious liberty
33 Comments
33 Comments
QUAERITUR: Formula for distribution of Communion in Ordinary Form
From a priest: Do you know when exactly the formula for giving Communion to the faithful was changed? In the Ordinary Form the minister says “Corpus Christi… The Body of Christ” and the communicant responds “Amen”. In the Extraordinary Form … Read More
Pray for Bishops!
The US Bishops are going to need steel… spines in the upcoming battle for religious liberty. Bishops, however, remain human beings, sinners, susceptible to many negative pressures. And do not forget that the Enemy of the Soul hates bishops with … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged bishops, prayer, rosary
12 Comments
12 Comments
USCCB on Obama Administration’s attack on Catholic religious freedom
Check out a blog entry from Sr. Mary Ann Walsh of the USCCB’s media office. Here is the first part. HHS ABC RULE: ANYBODY BUT CATHOLICS HAS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM Health and Human Services’ recent attacks on freedom of religion show … Read More
Statue of Our Lady at 1571 Battle of Lepanto comes to light!
An alert reader sent me to an interesting article in Spanish at ABC about the original statue of Our Lady given by Venice to don Juan de Austria that was on the quarterdeck of his flagship (more properly “lantern galley”) … Read More
Another confirmation that NeoCats must follow official liturgical books for Mass
From CNA comes this about the NeoCats and their liturgical variants. Rome, Italy, Jan 25, 2012 / 01:56 pm (CNA).- Father Ricardo Reyes Castillo, a member of the Neocatechumenal Way, said Pope Benedict XVI’s approval of the movement’s non-liturgical celebrations … Read More
Posted in Linking Back, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged NeoCat, Neocatechumenal Way
25 Comments
25 Comments
QUAERITUR: The traditional Roman Ritual and “reserved blessings”: can priests use them?
From a priest (slightly edited): Dear Fr. Z, I was talking to a fellow priest the other day regarding blessings. I was relating to him how I loved using the Extraordinary Form blessings from the 3 Vol. set [translated by … Read More
Again Governor of Maryland pushes same-sex marriage
From EWTN: Maryland governor renews push for same-sex marriage Gov. Martin O’Malley, a Catholic, has renewed his efforts to legalize same-sex marriage in Maryland. Same-sex marriage legislation passed in the state senate last year but failed in the state house. … Read More
Posted in One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged homosexuals, marriage, One Man and One Woman, same-sex marriage
17 Comments
17 Comments
Vespers for Feast of St. Paul (BrevRom)
For Vespers at St. Paul’s Outside-The-Walls nearly all the cardinals wore their birettas while seated. They should do it over. Here is no frills vespers for today’s Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul from the Breviarium Romanum. Follow along, … Read More
Fr. Z endorses idea from NcFishwrap. Sky to Fall. Lord to Return. Film at 11.
Was that booming CRACK I just heard the opening of the Fifth Seal? You know that things are getting pretty serious when Fr. Z endorses an idea from the National catholic Fishwrap. But it was a good idea, and around here … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Biased Media Coverage, Brick by Brick, Emanations from Penumbras, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged Fishwrap, HHS, Kathleen Sebelius, Michael Sean Winters, Obama Administration, Pres. Obama
23 Comments
23 Comments
SSPX Bp. Williamson says, “I would rather be a schismatic sedevacantist than a Roman apostate”.
“I’d rather be in the ditch off the left side of the road than off the right side!”, quoth Jackson.* Noooo, Dear Jackson. You can also stop swerving around, avoid both ditches, and drive responsibly according to the law given … Read More
Posted in Dogs and Fleas, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill, Throwing a Nutty
Tagged Bp. Williamson, Jackson, SSPX
49 Comments
49 Comments
Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on So very cool that it needs its own post! VOYAGER 1 is TALKING AGAIN!: “Voyager 2 launched on 20 August 1977, from Cape Canaveral. Voyager 1 launched from Cape Canaveral on 5 September 1977.…”
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