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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Nifty video about Clear Creek Abbey in Oklahoma
There is a great 5 minute video about Clear Creek Abbey in Oklahoma. It is well worth your time. There is a brief, though annoying, ad before the video starts. Clear Creek Abbey Work Day from clearcreekabbey on GodTube.
The question every Catholic must ask before casting a vote
Kathryn Jean Lopez of National Review Online has a good piece wherein she looks at the GOP VP choice, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-W1) and what His Eminence Timothy Card. Dolan has to say about him, and about the “Catholicity” of … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged abortion, Archbp. Lori, Bp. Morlino, Card. Dolan, intrinsic evil, Kathryn Jean Lopez, November 2012, Pres. Obama, Rep. Paul Ryan, vote
51 Comments
51 Comments
QUAERITUR: Is absolution in Latin encouraged?
From a reader: I went to Confession the other day before a Tridentine Mass, and the confessor said the prayers of absolution in Latin. I know this is permitted, but is it encouraged in the same way as Latin in … Read More
QUAERITUR: Can a layperson expose the Blessed Sacrament?
From a reader: I have an adoration chapel nearby that presents the Blessed Sacrament in a beautiful tabernacle / monstrance with a hinged door that opens to showcase the Consecrated Host. It is behind a small altar on a raised, … Read More
“I collect books just as others store grain….”
From the Laudator comes something with which I can sympathize: Yuan Mei (1716–1797), Book Storage, tr. J.D.Schmidt: I collect books just as others store grain, And bitterly complain I don’t have enough granaries. In order to make space for a … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Just Too Cool, Poetry
Tagged bibliophiles, books, Laudator temporis acti, Yuan Mei
27 Comments
27 Comments
More on concelebration
At NLM I saw another photo of my preferred style of concelebration.
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged concelebration
12 Comments
12 Comments
Pres. Obama didn’t build that deli… this guy did!
Is a picture still worth a thousand words? Has there been inflation? Here is a shot of a deli-owner in Iowa who recently helped to cater a visit by Pres. Obama. In the WaPo story we learn that this is Ross … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, Lighter fare
Tagged 2012, Davenport, deli, November 2012, Pres. Obama, socialism
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48 Comments
FOLLOW UP: Blessing of Herbs and Flowers for Assumption – Your Reports
The other day I wrote about the special blessing for herbs and flowers in the Rituale Romanum for the Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady. Someone sent a photo and text. Since you have mentioned a couple of times … Read More
A reader’s liturgical observation and Fr. Z’s ironic ranting light-heartedly serious response
From a reader: Tonight [15 August], due to work, I was not able to attend mass at my parish for the Feast of the Assumption. That was not a problem, because my office is a block away from my diocese’s … Read More
Bp. Morlino (D. Madison, WI) defends Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI1) reputation
Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! NOTA BENE: At the bottom of this longish post, I make a pitch which I hope you will read. Rep. Paul Ryan’s (GOP VP candidate – R-WI1) congressional district overlaps with the Diocese of … Read More
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