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Ave Maria on ACTION ITEM: Good article at Crisis. Then Fr. Z rants.I am in a novus ordo parish but....we have a well attended Sunday TLM (rivaling the best attended N.O. of...
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Iacobus Mil on ACTION ITEM: Good article at Crisis. Then Fr. Z rants.I've had a number of priests tell me in recent years that they wished they knew Latin. There are any...
ChesterFrank on ACTION ITEM: Good article at Crisis. Then Fr. Z rants.The church that I attend is using a program called Rebuilt https://www.rebuiltparish.com/why to try and gain parishioners. The diocese is...
NOCatholic on “Here is a link to a Newsreel from 1949 that seems as if it is from another planet.”Very much different, from the blimp overhead, to the well-dressed (by modern standards) spectators, to say nothing of President Truman...
JonPatrick on CQ CQ CQ: #HamRadio – #ZedNet reminder – Sunday 24 Jan ’21Working on getting on the air. Got my radio codeplug configured and now have all the parts to set up...
JonPatrick on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 3rd Sunday after Epiphany (NO – 3rd Ordinary) 2021The theme of this NO Mass was repent and we don't have much time. Jonah reluctantly preaches at Nineveh that...
catholictrad on WDTPRS: 3rd Ordinary Sunday – Which is it? “unity and peace” or “abound with good works”?Is “unity and peace” ICEL-speak for “social justice”? Not that we should oppose actual social justice, but I believe what...
Rob Pryb on “Here is a link to a Newsreel from 1949 that seems as if it is from another planet.”Very touching how, after taking the oath of office, the oath-takers bow down to the Bible to kiss it.
Woody on Of Benedictines, Books and BeerAnd I would add that having read Everyday Saints, I can highly recommend it. In the English translation it is...
Woody on Of Benedictines, Books and BeerVery interesting list of books that I will certainly consult for reading in 2021. Noting Everyday Saints by then- Archimandrite...
semperficatholic on ASK FATHER: Coming late to Mass and reception of Holy CommunionEveryone should read this Inaestimabile Donum Instruction Concerning Worship Of The Eucharistic Mystery
Iacobus Mil on WDTPRS: 3rd Ordinary Sunday – Which is it? “unity and peace” or “abound with good works”?Funny how the ICEL translations always manage to be more vague and abstract than the original, and at the same...
Semper Gumby on “Here is a link to a Newsreel from 1949 that seems as if it is from another planet.”From the post above: "...wake people up to reality and commonsense again." A never-ending task, and no one is perfect...
jhogan on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 3rd Sunday after Epiphany (NO – 3rd Ordinary) 2021Our pastor had a timely message. He stated he noticed an increase in a malaise that was endangering people’s spiritual...
Gregg the Obscure on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 3rd Sunday after Epiphany (NO – 3rd Ordinary) 2021today was good. serious exhortations to increase the priority of prayer and Scripture and to leave behind those things that...
Semper Gumby on “Here is a link to a Newsreel from 1949 that seems as if it is from another planet.”In his 1949 Inaugural Address Pres. Truman used the word "democracy" or "democratic" 12 times. The usage of "democracy" rather...
roma247 on Daily Rome Shot 58Aha! If I am not mistaken, this is the passageway that leads from the Campo de' Fiori through the semicircle...
Sid Cundiff in NC on Daily Rome Shot 58What is this? Where is it in Rome?
chuckharold on ASK FATHER: Coming late to Mass and reception of Holy CommunionIn the time of my youth, the general rule of thumb was that you had met your "Sunday obligation" if...
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- The Popes’ guts, martyrdom and YOU
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Daily Archives: 12 March 2013
Wherein Fr. Z reveals super-double-top-secret inside-the-Conclave SECRETS from a mole!
This comes from CNA. My emphases and comments. Vatican details how new smoke signals are produced Vatican City, Mar 12, 2013 / 05:19 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Varying chemical compounds have replaced wet straw and pitch to produce the Vatican smoke … Continue reading
Posted in Conclave, HONORED GUESTS, Liberals, Lighter fare
Tagged conclave, Fishwrap, National Schismatic Reporter
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RECENT POSTS and THANKS and NEWS (and Mass for Benefactors)
What a whirlwind. First, help each other out by checking… daily… YOUR URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS Then, also daily for a few more days… just a few seconds of your time… HELP! 2013 About Catholicism Readers’ Choice Awards And… POLL: Which … Continue reading
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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. As long as my blog reaches so many readers in so many places, let’s give … Continue reading
POLL: Which U.S. major secular network has the best Papal Conclave coverage so far?
Which U.S. major secular network has the best Papal Conclave coverage so far? I am hearing great things about what CBS is doing this time around. What are you hearing and seeing? What are your reactions to the commentary? Use … Continue reading
“Non habemus Papam!”, tonight, but “Habebimus flava hyperdulcia crustula spongiosa!”
Conclave? Smoke? Pfft. Here’s big news! From ABC: ABC News’ Aaron Katersky reports: Buyout firms Apollo Global Management, LLC and Metropoulos & Co. have agreed to purchase the Hostess and Dolly Madison cake brands, including Twinkies. The iconic snacks have … Continue reading
Just how tone deaf is the National Schismatic Reporter?
Just how tone deaf is the National Schismatic Reporter (aka Fishwrap)? Classly as ever, on the eve the conclave they suggest: […] No matter from what part of the world he hails, no matter what his theological or ecclesiastical pedigree, … Continue reading
Posted in Conclave, Liberals, Our Catholic Identity, Throwing a Nutty, Vatican II
Tagged Fishwrap, National catholic Fishwrap, NCR, NSR, Romanorum coetibus
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Asking the Poor Souls to help with the election of the new Pope
Our friends at Rorate have a great idea. As I promote a revival of confession, they promote prayer for poor souls. They have a prayer for the poor souls to interceded for the Cardinal Electors. I think we all want, … Continue reading
The rites for the Conclave begin: The entrance procession of the Cardinal Electors
And so it begins. The procession leaves the Pauline Chapel to go around the corner into the Sistine Card. Re, the senior Cardinal Elector, guides the process. At the beginning of the procession he prays: Venerabiles fratres: Cum sacris litaverimus, … Continue reading
POLL: SECOND ROUND – What name WILL (not should) the next Pope choose?
We had a first poll HERE. I took the top 15 results and offer them again for your opinion as the conclave begins today! The combox is open for your explanations. Anyone can vote, but you have to have an … Continue reading
A amusing Roman moment
Sometimes shops or businesses or other places have to close up at times outside their usual schedule. Yesterday, after my hit with EWTN, I stopped in at the library of my school, the Augustinianum, to do some work in the … Continue reading
Posted in Conclave, Lighter fare, SESSIUNCULA
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URGENT PRAYER REQUEST: Fr. Z’s pleads for prayers for good weather in Rome for the conclave
At the end of Pope Benedict’s pontificate Rome was blessed with unseasonably beautiful weather for his last appearances. Right now the weather is Rome is horrid and forecasts are grim. I was out the other evening and actually saw Noah … Continue reading
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The rites for the Conclave begin: Mass for electing a Supreme Pontiff
And so the rites as found in the Ordo Rituum Conclavis… the Order of Rites for the Conclave begin. The first thing the Cardinals do today is celebrate Mass in St. Peter’s saying special prayers for help in their task. … Continue reading