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Monthly Archives: June 2012
GUEST POST: “the sisters chose to put this out there for the public”
I received this from a reader, which I share now with minor edits and some emphases: Fr. Z, I appreciate your information about these nuns that publicly dissent from Church teaching. It is sometimes humorous but what lies at the … Read More
Of ketones, coconuts and Alzheimer’s
I saw this interesting video about a treatment for Alzheimer’s.
Crossed stole v. crossed-up Catholic – or – Fr. Ted and “The Talky Woman”
Here is an interesting video. Protesters confront Fr. Ted Martin with a huge rally (about four people) in front of St. Augustine Cathedral (Kalamazoo, Michigan) on June 10, 2012. Here is an a-typical protester who has facts (wrong), issues (conflated), … Read More
PODCAzT 129: Of the solstice, and The Baptist, and summer poems
Here is a little PODCAzT after a long hiatus. Today, the Summer Solstice, I talk about the Summer Solstice, but in light of St. Augustine and St. John the Baptist. I mentioned this in another post, but I spin it … Read More
Posted in PODCAzT, Poetry
Tagged Carl Sandburg, Emily Bronte, Emily Dickenson, John Clare, PODCAzT, Richard Wilbur, Robert Louis Stevenson, William Blake
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“He must increase. I must decrease.” A note on the Summer Solstice
Today is the Summer Solstice. From now, our northern hemispheric days get shorter, as the world’s tilt starts changing our daily/seasonal clocks. I wonder if the LCWR leadership have special plans tonight! An ancient Augustinian sermon made a connection between … Read More
Nuns On The Bus UPDATE!
Oh… how I hope this Nuns On The Bus tour never ends! At the blog Laetificat a denizen of the Diocese of Madison (where the great Morlino reigns) has a report on Nuns on the Bus visit Sinsinawa and Janesville The writer … Read More
On altar rails and sanctuaries and proper liturgical roles
At Pray The Mass Fr Evan Harkins has a reflection on altar rails. Per force, he digs into what a “sanctuary” is. Here is an excerpt with my emphases: […] Practically, the rail is a help to people, both physically and … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Fr. Z KUDOS, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Mail from priests, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Drill
Tagged altar rail, Christus Totus, communion rail, presbyterium, sanctuary, St. Augustine of Hippo
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POLL: Should the “new” Prefaces be incorporated into the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite?
I urge interested readers to check out a “position paper” by the chairman of the Latin Mass Society in England, Mr. Joseph Shaw. He talks in brief here about his paper, which was posted in full by our friends over at … Read More
Bug Out Bags
Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! I just saw a government sponsored commercial showing people being tossed around. Then dad grabs the “bug out bag” and they head for the door. The slogan at the end: Get a kit. Make a … Read More
Posted in "But Father! But Father!", Global Killer Asteroid Questions, Linking Back
Tagged bug out, TEOTWAWKI, TSHTF
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