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Monthly Archives: December 2012
National Catholic Reporter teams up with Ford Foundation backed entity to hide the truth about the Holy See’s ‘Doctrinal Assesment’ of the LCWR
Every year around Christmas and Easter, the usual hyenas emerge from the brush to worry at the Church’s heels. This year, as a little gift to the Christ Child, the National Catholic Reporter (aka Fishwrap) has teamed up with an … Read More
Christmas Supper
The old phrase is “Anything worth doing, is worth over-doing.” UPDATE
Posted in Fr. Z's Kitchen, Just Too Cool, On the road, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged Christmas
19 Comments
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And another thing about the Holy Father’s Mass for Christmas… GRADUAL!
During the Holy Father’s 1st Mass of Christmas last night, something happened which everyone should know about. Instead of a “Responsorial Psalm”, the schola and a cantor sang the Gradual. No congregational singing for that. People were given the opportunity to … Read More
Happy anniversary to me!
Last night happened to be the 30th anniversary of my 1st Holy Communion. As you will recall, I am a convert. That took place at St. Agnes in St. Paul, Minnesota also at an orchestral Mass of the Viennese school … Read More
Your Christmas Sermon Notes
Was there a good point in the sermon you heard for Christmas Mass? Or Masses? Let us know! It is always interesting to hear what is being said and there are so many angles to explore. And some people don’t get … Read More
To the readers – Happy and Holy Christmas! Exchange of greetings
Merry Christmas to all of you readers, near and far! Whatever is going on in your lives, make this one as simple as you can: thank the Lord for His humble birth as our Savior, tell Him you love Him, … Read More
Clerical Caroling Convivium!
We have a Christmassy clerical caroling convivium going on. Old school! MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Benedict XVI’s sermon for 1st Mass of Christmas
The Holy Father’s sermon for the 1st Mass of Christmas with my emphases and comments. I get the sense that not all of this sermon was composed by His Holiness. Just a guess. Let’s see for ourselves: Again and again … Read More
Posted in Benedict XVI, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged Benedict XVI, Christmas, Ephesians 14:17, Isaiah 2:4, John 1:11, Luke 2:16, nous, transeamus
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6 Comments
Fanon Alert! Benedict XVI and Christmas Mass
His Holiness has his fanon again for the First Mass of Christmas. Nice to see. More on the fanon, hated by liberals and the ungodly, HERE.
Posted in Benedict XVI, Brick by Brick, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged Benedict XVI, fanon
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13 Comments
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