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- L. on Your Sunday Sermon Notes: 3rd Sunday after Easter (N.O. 4th of Easter) 2024: “I remember only the joke at the beginning of the homily: Priests get four weeks of vacation per year. Some…”
- on “you must not remember your forefathers…” Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “My children at one of the solid Chesterton Academies have been taught science and theology by an amazing young Catholic…”
- on Three items of interest: a conversion, a connection, and a con job: “What is it that changed about the Catholic Herald? Interesting interview by George Farmer. (If only the faithful could be…”
- on Three items of interest: a conversion, a connection, and a con job: “Wonderful news about Candace Owens and George Farmer. Thank you for continually pointing out that Holy Orders is one Sacrament.…”
- on ROME 24/4– Day 31 (-10): The Parish™…. what’s next?: “Just Some Guy: Perhaps others will get back to you before twilight’s last gleaming.”
- on ROME 24/4– Day 31 (-10): The Parish™…. what’s next?: ““This beautiful sunny yet cool Roman day started by the sun’s rising at 06:19 and it will end at 19:59.”…”
- on Your Sunday Sermon Notes: 3rd Sunday after Easter (N.O. 4th of Easter) 2024: “We are in the process of moving to the Lehigh Valley so this Sunday after the closing on our new…”
- on Your Sunday Sermon Notes: 3rd Sunday after Easter (N.O. 4th of Easter) 2024: “So, I usually attend a TLM at an FSSP parish at home. I was traveling this weekend, however, and opted…”
- on ROME 24/4– Day 32 (-9): Happy Birthday Rome!: “acard: That’s fettucine alla bolognese. And they were good with a Lazio Syrah. The addition of the rosemary was a…”
- on ASK FATHER: Kissing the priest’s hand in the Latin Mass v. the liturgical spirit of Judas. Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “It seems more likely that medieval court rituals were based on the Mass, rather than the other way around. That…”
- on ASK FATHER: Kissing the priest’s hand in the Latin Mass v. the liturgical spirit of Judas. Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “Excellent overview Fr. Z! For those who are interested in a defense of the royalism or courtliness of the TLM,…”
- on ROME 24/4– Day 32 (-9): Happy Birthday Rome!: “That pasta dish looks yummy! What is the name of that and ingredients?”
- on Faith practice declining far and wide…. except…: “Charivari Rob – Unfortunately I have been forced to switch computers twice recently and have lost the reference. The numbers…”
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Monthly Archives: February 2013
Interesting papal trivia
At the improving Catholic News Service there is an interesting papal trivia post. Check it out HERE. As with baseball, the accumulation of small pieces of information can be of critical importance in that moment of greatest need! Here is … Read More
Papal spokesman on SSPX, last minute gesture from Pope Benedict
There has been some chatter about the possibility that before 28 February Pope Benedict would do something for the SSPX. An 11th hour sign of benevolence, perhaps. I doubted that. Today the papal spokesman, Fr. Federico Lombardi, SJ, mentioned this … Read More
Re-Elect The Pope gear “in the wild” – BUTTONS AVAILABLE
The Committee To Re-Elect The Pope was formed on the day Pope Benedict announced his resignation. We all, I think, want a man who stands in continuity with Benedict and understands and share his vision about a range of things, … Read More
Posted in Benedict XVI, Lighter fare
Tagged Benedict XVI's resignation, Committee To Re-Elect The Pope
23 Comments
23 Comments
Question to readers for clarity’s sake: Girl Scouts and Planned Parenthood – What’s up?
I have found that when I place a question here to the readership, experts (and non-) come out of the woodwork. So, I put a question to the readers. Do you know what the situation is right now with the … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, The Drill
Tagged Girl Scouts, Planned Parenthood
42 Comments
42 Comments
Wherein Fr. Z considers doing something questionable
I am – horribile scriptu – considering subscribing to the online New York Times (aka Hell’s Bible) for the duration of all the papal stuff going on. Know your enemy, after all. Even as I think about this, I keep … Read More
Blog problem today. Coincidence?
The blog was down in a strange way today. It would not load. Perhaps one of the web processes had a problem. Server reboot. Fixed. However, both Free Republic and Drudge were down today too. And now that the blog … Read More
In honor of Ember Wednesday in Lent
As I explained in today’s LENTCAzT there is a connection between today’s Ember Day observance and Japanese food. In honor of that connection … tempura!
Posted in LENT, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged Ember Days, LENT, tempura
8 Comments
8 Comments
Wherein Fr. Z makes a suggestion to Cardinal Electors
Here is a point that is so obvious that I am surprised no one has made it yet. Some people are talking – as they did in 2005 – about the election of a cardinal from the “emerging” Church. Several … Read More
Posted in Cri de Coeur, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Cassandra, conclave, emerging churches, papabili
77 Comments
77 Comments
Laudamus Te Magazine. Fr. Z makes a proposal.
Sometime ago I wrote about the a fairly new publication called Laudamus Te, HERE. You can find readers’ comments about it under that entry. One year subscription is $32 per year. They have a volume rate, which will help parishes and … Read More
POLL: What name will (not should) the next Pope choose?
One of the more entertaining aspects of a papal election is speculation not only about whom the Cardinal Electors will choose, but what the new Pope’s name will be. Entertaining, yes, but there is a serious side to it. John … Read More
Posted in Benedict XVI, Lighter fare, POLLS
Tagged Benedict XVI's resignation, conclave, poll, pope
186 Comments
186 Comments
Chinese inspired “flying confessors”
Great missionaries once went to mission countries such as China. These U.S.A. are now mission territories. I was inspired by something I read at NEWS.VA. Is this an idea for the weathly, formerly Christian lands in which most of you … Read More
Show your support for Pope Benedict
Reminder: Help each other out by checking “Your Urgent Prayer Requests” Also, earlier today I wrote about a nice project for 28 February. HERE. Re-Elect Pope Benedict SWAG!! You can also decorate your ride home (and other things) with bumperstickers … Read More
An examination of conscience to help make a better confession by a really sound priest
Last year I posted about some sheets developed by my friend the great Fr. Finigan, His Hermeneuticalness, to help people with an examination of conscience before going to confession. He made them available at the blog of his parish, Our … Read More
Pres. Obama to Pope Benedict: “I… I… I… I…”
When Pope Benedict announced his impending departure into the sunset, the first thing that stood out in Obama’s statement was that he made the situation about himself. Someone else had the same reaction I picked this up from The … Read More
Solidarity with an initiative in Rome of support for Benedict XVI on 27 Feb
My friend the great Roman Fabrizio sent me an article about an initiative of support in Rome for Pope Benedict in his last days as Bishop of Rome. At CulturaCattolica.it we read: On 27 February, His Holiness Benedict XVI’s last … Read More
@Pontifex Project: Week 7
Benedict XVI is STILL POPE. I suggested a project using Twitter HERE. Let’s create a “stack” of tweets during the day. Concentrate your effort on a day and single theme instead of various scatterings over days when they might not be noticed. … Read More
Posted in @Pontifex Tuesday Project, Benedict XVI
Tagged @Pontifex Tuesday Project, Benedict XVI, Twitter
3 Comments
3 Comments
Cooking for the Pope
I saw a wonderful article on the site of Catholic World Report: Mother who cooked for Pope recalls his paternal care Madrid, Spain, Feb 18, 2013 / 12:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A woman who helped cook for the Pope during … Read More
Posted in Benedict XVI, Just Too Cool
Tagged Benedict XVI, cooking, CWR, Fuenllana, salmorejo
18 Comments
18 Comments
QUAERITUR: Good Friday prayer for the Pope during “Sede Vacante”
When there is no Pope, priests and bishops have to pay attention during the Eucharistic Prayer to omit the name of the Pope. I received a question today: If we are still Sede Vacante on Good Friday, is the intercession … Read More
QUAERITUR: Is it an insult for deacons to kneel during the consecration? (I’m not making this up.)
From a deacon: I was reprimanded today for kneeling at the altar during consecration and told there is an insult in the US church against this -I can find no documents that lead me to believe this is true. Any … Read More
Cardinals and their doctorates… or not.
It was once customary for bishops to sport after their names the “D.D.” of the “Doctor of Divinity” degree. Whenever I see that designation I think of a limerick I learned from the late Msgr. Richard Schuler… There once was … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, The Drill
Tagged bishops, can. 378, cardinals, degree, doctorate
66 Comments
66 Comments
L. on Your Sunday Sermon Notes: 3rd Sunday after Easter (N.O. 4th of Easter) 2024: “I remember only the joke at the beginning of the homily: Priests get four weeks of vacation per year. Some…”
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