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gaudete on Daily Rome Shot 50It's a very nice shot of the "Cappella del Transito di Santa Caterina da Siena" (Chapel of the Passage) in...
Clinton R. on WDTPRS – 2nd Sunday after Epiphany (TLM) & WDTPRS – 2nd Ordinary (NO): God knows our needs better than we doThank you, Father. We are in a time of great turmoil and we need to beg the Lord for His...
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Gab on WDTPRS – 2nd Sunday after Epiphany (TLM) & WDTPRS – 2nd Ordinary (NO): God knows our needs better than we doExcellent fervorino on the meaning and differentiation of Peace, Father!
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Gab on LIVE VIDEO – 16 Jan 2021 – 1200 NOON CST – Traditional Latin Mass – St. Marcellus, Pope, Martyr (Intention: benefactors)Many heavy sighs from you during the Rosary, Father. I know that feeling all too well. I will offer Mass...
Semper Gumby on LIVE VIDEO – 16 Jan 2021 – 1200 NOON CST – Traditional Latin Mass – St. Marcellus, Pope, Martyr (Intention: benefactors)Thank you Fr. Z on behalf of several friends for the mention of the Patriotic Rosary.
Semper Gumby on Another sign of the timesThen again, St. Peter's should be reconsecrated.
mo7 on Question for readers: book searchFather, your public library can get it for you to borrow here: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16737000
Gab on Daily Rome Shot 51@ThePapalCount. I really look forward to your explanations and information on these Daily Rome Shots. It's akin to having a...
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Rob83 on ASK FATHER: Why isn’t there a paper book with the Sunday propers in Latin and English?The closest I have seen to this was a 1961 St Joseph continuous Sunday missal, but that missal is mostly...
TonyO on ASK FATHER: Can I be a Catholic AND a Libertarian?I agree with the above: excellent answer, Fr. Z. In addition to what was already said: typical libertarianism - because...
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Patrick on ASK FATHER: Why isn’t there a paper book with the Sunday propers in Latin and English?There was a monthly publication several years ago called "Laudamus Te" that was like a Magnificat for the TLM. It...
Gerard Plourde on ASK FATHER: Can I be a Catholic AND a Libertarian?This is truly an excellent answer to a difficult question. You’ve put your finger directly the difficulty Libertarianism presents. You’ve...
Semper Gumby on ASK FATHER: Can I be a Catholic AND a Libertarian?Centesimus Annus 42.
Amateur Scholastic on ASK FATHER: Can I be a Catholic AND a Libertarian?The Encyclical Quanta Cura, which is infallible (see paragraph 6 of the document), would be worth reading. But I agree...
Semper Gumby on Daily Rome Shot 52Io Apro and Rick's Cafe: https://youtu.be/0bLFwh83vzQ (This clip is not on Rumble yet)
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- Another sign of the times
- Daily Rome Shot 51
- Question for readers: book search
- LIVE VIDEO – 15 Jan 2021 – 1200 NOON CST – Traditional Latin Mass – St. Paul, Hermit (Intention: benefactors)
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- Daily Rome Shot 50
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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Roman Sunday Lunch
A quick view from today in Rome. I met one of my best friends today after Mass at SS. Trinita dei Pellegrini (btw… my Mass was offered today, again, for benefactors… you know who you are), and had a chance … Continue reading
Your Good News
Do you have some good news? I am sure the readers would be happy to hear about positive things happening out there in the world.
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
21 Comments
Your Sunday Sermon Notes
Was there are good point from the sermon you heard while fulfilling your Sunday obligation? Share it here and help out those who did not hear a good sermon.
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
36 Comments
QUAERITUR: Child on the loose during Mass!
From a readerette: I am absolutely mortified right now! My fussy two year old wiggled out of my arms during daily low Mass today (READ: Lots of grey hair) and ran up into the sanctuary to the Altar during the … Continue reading
October Baby for October
October is a month when we have a lot of pro-life activities and focus. I bring to your attention that the movie October Baby is available on DVD and Blu-Ray now. US DVD HERE BLURAY HERE UK DVD HERE BLURAY HERE
Bp. Paprocki on voting and on parties which officially endorse intrinsic evil
Here is a follow up to my post about His Excellency Most Reverend Thomas Patrocki of Springfield in Illinois (the state in which then-State Senator Obama promoted infanticide) and his comments about thinking over your vote this coming November. You might … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged B, Bp. Paprocki, Catholic Democrats, D. Springfield, Democrats, intrinsic evil, voting
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An Evil Irony
From the most aggressively pro-abortion president there has ever been… from the man who even backed infanticide in Illinois…
Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, The future and our choices
Tagged abortion, November 2012, Pres. Obama
24 Comments
A new kind of discussion has begun about Vatican II and it cannot be stopped.
The other day I picked up at Ancora bookstore near St. Peter’s Basilica a copy of Serafino M. Lanzetta’s book Iuxta Modum: il Vaticano II riletto alla luce della tradizione della Chiesa. The author proposes a re-reading of the … Continue reading
Translators “often” accidently leave things out. This time the lacuna concerns the SSPX and the Novus Ordo.
Translation can be hard. Even when it isn’t, translators are sometimes rushed or tired. However, it is good to pay attention to get all the words, especially those pesky little words that can change completely the sense of a sentence. … Continue reading
NEW COMET! KABLAM! WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE! (Welllll? We are!)
There is a new and very bright comet out there. Which of course means that it is the end of the world as we know it… maybe. Maybe not. In any event, it should be bright! And we might need … Continue reading
Papyrus fragment gone wild!
Remember the ridiculous “Mrs. Jesus” papyrus fragment flap? L’Osservatore Romano, taking a break from commentary on The Simpsons, has offered a view. This time, however, the editor, they seem to be on target. A papyrus adrift “Harvard scholar’s discovery suggests … Continue reading
“He was going to be a major leaguer, absolutely”
The writing is a bit scrambled, but have a look at this story of a fellow who gave up a promising career in baseball (the sport God loves best) for a vocation with the Norbertines in Orange, California: SILVERADO, Calif. … Continue reading
Posted in Just Too Cool, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged baseball, Norbertines, St. Michael's Abbey
10 Comments
AP’s cheap shot coverage of the Pope’s Butler’s unbelievably unimportant Vatican Trial of the Century!!!
The Trial. Nay rather… the Trial of the Century! The earthquake provoking butler-who-done-it in the Vatican! The trial of the Holy Father’s document-leaking former-valet (keep repeating: the Butler, in the Office, with a Copying Machine), is comparable to what the … Continue reading
Posted in Biased Media Coverage
Tagged Associated Press, Holy See, Nicole Winfield, Vatican
17 Comments
Political cartoon distorts the Minnesota Marriage Amendment
My fellow Minnesotans will have the opportunity on election day this November to vote in favor of an amendment to the Minnesota state constitution which would define marriage as being between one man and one woman. Minnesota is ground-zero for … Continue reading
Recycling
This image is clearly aimed at discouraging panhandling. However… could it have another application?
Personal stroll
This morning I decided to take a bit of a stroll rather than go out to Castel Gandolfo for the Audience and other events. Instead, I went to look at a few places I hadn’t seen for a while and … Continue reading
YOUR URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS
Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! Continued from THESE. I get many requests by email asking for prayers. Many requests are heart-achingly grave and urgent. We should support each other in works of mercy. As long as my blog reaches … Continue reading
Now THAT’S Basil!
This is too cool not to post. You might remember that I posted about blessing basil in honor of the Cross? Basil is from the Greek word for “king”. A priest reader breathing mainly from the Eastern lung sent me … Continue reading