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- Gregg the Obscure on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 3rd Sunday of Advent “Gaudete” – 2025: “many good points. Gaudete! this is not the same as being entertained and comfortable in the world. the desert fathers…”
- on ASK FATHER: Why do the TLM Gospels switch between “Ierusalem” and “Ierosolyma”? Wherein Fr. Z drills and then rants.: “Thank you for that learned exposition, Father Z — very instructive. Although I cannot find any indication that Jerome and…”
- on ASK FATHER: What’s the difference between the “rejoice” of “Laetare” Sunday of Lent and “Gaudete” Sunday of Advent?: “Thank you, Father. This is a lovely exposition. Buona continuatione…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1503: “The story is that the switch to Calibri was based on the idea that it (and perhaps other sans serif…”
- on 12 December – The pivotal Feast of St. Lucy, the year’s “darkest day”: “More on the Julian calendar that is very interesting. The creation the image of Our Lady on the tilma of…”
- on 12 December – The pivotal Feast of St. Lucy, the year’s “darkest day”: “Father I try in my incomplete way to pray the office especially during advent and lent. It is the office…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1504 – Tilma and bonus: “Paul Augustin Card. Mayer, OSB. One of the holiest souls I’ve ever encountered. Amazing man.”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1504 – Tilma and bonus: “1. R-b6 Black has few choices If . . . . . . a7-a6 2. R×a6# If . . .…”
- on I INSTANTLY added this book to my list! (Fr. Z POLLS): “Have read LOTR and The Hobbit so many times that last year my children gave me the hardbound set because…”
- on 9 December – Feast of St. Juan Diego. The AMAZING miracle for his canonization!: “So, a couple of Dominican nuns were ignorant of something well known to many others and this makes it fishy?…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1503: “@gsk: You can count me among those who are barely aware of the associations which are intimated by typefaces. I…”
- on I INSTANTLY added this book to my list! (Fr. Z POLLS): “Macarius, I still have not attempted Mark Walker’s translation, Hobbitvs Ille (2012) – might a New Year’s Resolution help, I…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1503: “@Not (above): I was open to the fake Sister Lucy thesis for a good while, but this put that theory…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1504 – Tilma and bonus: “White should play 1. Rb6, which puts Black into Zugzwang: If Black takes the Rook with his pawn, 2. Qa2+…”
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Daily Archives: 31 December 2013
BREAKING! SCOTUS Justice Sotomayor BLOCKS Pres. Obama’s HHS Mandate
Hmmm…. Maybe I should name Justice Sonia Sotomayor Fr. Z’s Person of the Year. From Politico: Justice [Sotomayor] delays health law’s birth control mandate Justice delays health law’s birth control mandate By: Associated Press December 31, 2013 10:34 PM EST … Read More
YOUR URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS
Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! Registered or not, will you in your charity please take a moment look at the requests and to pray for the people about whom you read? Continued from THESE. I get many requests by … Read More
Every word s/he says is a lie, including “and” and “the”.
From CrossMap: Congressman Chris Smith: The Big Three Obamacare Abortion Lies of the Year WASHINGTON, Dec. 30, 2013 — Even as President Obama’s now infamous claim, “[i]f you like your plan you can keep it,” is being recognized as the … Read More
This isn’t 1 April: Vatican spokesman clarifies that Pope Francis hasn’t abolished sin.
Sometimes the truth is weirder than fiction. I saw it first at Newsmax and hunted up the links. On 30 December atheist editor of La Reppublica, Eugenio Scalfari, wrote in an editorial piece entitled “La Rivoluzione di Francesco – Ha … Read More
Fr Z’s Predictions for 2014
Fr. Z’s Predictions for 2014 1. Israel will attack Iran (still waiting for this one) 2. SCOTUS will rule in favor of the Bishops on the HHS Mandate (still waiting on this too) 3. The “AFFORDABLE” Care Act will continue … Read More
Gain Plenary Indulgences on 31 Dec and 1 Jan
We should develop the good habit of gaining indulgences. Holy Church provides many opportunities to gain these spiritual gifts from the treasure of the merits of Christ and the saints. Keep in mind that in addition to the work to … Read More
Pope Francis ‘shocked’ by ‘gay’ adoption, urges bishop to speak against it, boldly
From CNSNEWS… I am posting this here because you won’t see it at the National Schismatic Reporter (aka Fishwrap). Hey! We are still in the Octave of Christmas! My emphases and comments: Bishop: Pope ‘Shocked’ By Gay Adoption, ‘Encouraged Me … Read More
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, "But Father! But Father!", Fr. Z KUDOS, Francis, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Just Too Cool, Liberals, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Sin That Cries To Heaven
Tagged ¡Hagan lío!, adoption, gay adoption, homosexual activists, homosexuality, Pope Francis. Bp. Scicluna
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A Christmas gift I didn’t get!
Because of my long involvement with the über-ultra-hyper secret Vatican Vampire Assassin Squad (and I can’t tell you who is assassinating whom!), I was intrigued by the photo sent me by a priest friend of a vampire hunters kit!
Posted in Just Too Cool, Lighter fare
Tagged Secret Vatican Vampire Assassin Squad, vampires
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Gregg the Obscure on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 3rd Sunday of Advent “Gaudete” – 2025: “many good points. Gaudete! this is not the same as being entertained and comfortable in the world. the desert fathers…”
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