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- Charles E Flynn on 15 April 2019 – Notre-Dame de Paris: “@ Tom of John of God and Raphael OSB Obl. There are some photos here: Inside Notre-Dame: Guillaume Bardet’s furniture…”
- on Your Sunday Sermon Notes: 2nd Sunday after Easter (N.O. 3rd of Easter) 2024: “I have a particular love for this parable…and in fact, all the “sheep” parables. I spent thirty years raising a…”
- on 15 April 2019 – Notre-Dame de Paris: “I’m almost more horrified over what the interior designers will have come up with for inside the cathedral, frankly. I’ve…”
- on Your Sunday Sermon Notes: 2nd Sunday after Easter (N.O. 3rd of Easter) 2024: “The padre had an interesting point on the gospel of the Good Shepherd yesterday- The sheep know the shepherd, but…”
- on Your Sunday Sermon Notes: 2nd Sunday after Easter (N.O. 3rd of Easter) 2024: “I would say, Why have a Generic Cola, when you can have COKE the real thing.”
- on Your Sunday Sermon Notes: 2nd Sunday after Easter (N.O. 3rd of Easter) 2024: “Saturday night I was as a Novus Ordo mass (as the KOC was having an exemplification after). The Pastor preached…”
- on Your Sunday Sermon Notes: 2nd Sunday after Easter (N.O. 3rd of Easter) 2024: “At our NO parish, Father spoke on forgiveness, telling the story of Maria Goretti, and giving us the things to…”
- on ROME 24/4– Day 24: Fave and vongole with The Great Roman™: “Wow. That happened to me too! I woke up one day, and had lost the ability to hear in my…”
- on WDTPRS – 2nd Sunday after Easter (Vetus Ordo): descent and ascent, exit and return: “For those of you who enjoy distinctions, a newly-published work: Dictionary of Fine Distinctions: Nuances, Niceties, and Subtle Shades of…”
- on ROME 24/4– Day 23: AT LONG LAST!: ““Well? What do you think?” AO!! Chi è bella se vede, chi è bona se sa”
- on ROME 24/4– Day 24: Fave and vongole with The Great Roman™: “I am currently reading the life of Baronius. My wife bought it for me. From what I understand, the Pacelli…”
- on WDTPRS – 2nd Sunday after Easter (Vetus Ordo): descent and ascent, exit and return: “I have had the privilege of seeing and hearing the prayers while the Priest Vests in both the Byzantine Rite…”
- on ROME 24/4– Day 23: AT LONG LAST!: “My Parish Priest speaks on this occasionally. His stance is that it is between the begger and God how that…”
- on ROME 24/4– Day 24: Fave and vongole with The Great Roman™: “Fabi said in a recent interview that at age 10.ge had a distinct dream that he’d become chess world champion.…”
- on ROME 24/4– Day 23: AT LONG LAST!: “If I had read this first, I would not have needed my prior post. God Bless https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2024/04/the-newly-restored-facade-of-trinita.html”
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Monthly Archives: February 2015
25 years ago, from 4 billion miles away… a glimpse of your planet
From APOD comes this marvelous image: Explanation: On another Valentine’s Day 25 years ago, cruising four billion miles from the Sun, the Voyager 1 spacecraft looked back one last time to make this first ever Solar System family portrait. The … Read More
Where Fr. Hunwicke explains “Festum Ovorum”
The intimitable Fr Hunwicke at his place has a brilliant post which I’ll reproduce here with the urgent admonition that you visit his place, over THERE: FESTUM OVORUM Well, that’s how they describe the Saturday before Quinquagesima year by year … Read More
Posted in Fr. Z KUDOS, Lighter fare
Tagged Egge Satterday, Falstaff, Festum Ovorum, Fr. John Hunwicke, muscadines, Oxford University
15 Comments
15 Comments
“The liturgy is a permanent workshop.”
At the blog Musings of a Pertinacious Papist, there is a post you must see and remember. I’ll post the whole thing here, simply because I want many people to see it and because I also want to archive it … Read More
“Juventutem” News: Bp. Schneider Mass in DC Sunday 15 Feb, and new chapter in NYC
I am delighted to report something that I knew about, but didn’t post on, alas. In NYC a “Juventutem” (I wish they didn’t use that “J”) has a new chapter situated at… yes… that vibrant parish Holy Innocents. They met … Read More
Posted in Brick by Brick, Events, The Campus Telephone Pole
Tagged Holy Innocents, Juventutem, Paulus Institute
2 Comments
2 Comments
The attack on non-existent Catholic “libertarians”
Please check out this piece by Austin Ruse, head of C-FAM, over at Crisis. HERE He looks into the truly bizzare claims from the catholic Left that anyone who doesn’t agree with them about redistribution of wealth and Pope Francis’ every … Read More
Posted in Liberals, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices
Tagged Acton Institute, Austin Ruse, C-Fam, libertarian
32 Comments
32 Comments
Hugh Hewitt’s interview with David Axelrod
If you have a little time today, go to Hugh Hewitt’s page and listen to the audio of the interview he did yesterday with David Axelrod (advisor to Pres. Obama). HERE I can’t stand Axelrod’s politics, but he is a … Read More
Posted in The Campus Telephone Pole
Tagged David Axelrod, epilepsy, Hillary Clinton, Hugh Hewitt
4 Comments
4 Comments
Defending Archbp. Cordileone (Archd. San Francisco)
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco is taking flack from the usual suspects for his support of an initiative at Star of the Sea to build a corps of altar boys (not girls – HERE) and for having an entirely reasonable … Read More
Link between German Church Tax and Germans pushing for changes?
At CNA we see a connection. Could it be that the Germans are leading in the charge in watering down the Church’s discipline and teaching about reception of Communion, because of big losses in revenue through the Church Tax, Die Kirchensteuer? As … Read More
Memento mori!
Just a reminder to GO TO CONFESSION! Why? You are all going to die one day. I direct this especially at you who dissent from some teaching of the Church: Don’t be on the wrong side of the Church when … Read More
Posted in Four Last Things, GO TO CONFESSION
Tagged confession, Memento mori, sacrament of penance
29 Comments
29 Comments
2nd anniversary of Benedict XVI’s resignation
Today is the 2nd anniversary of one of the saddest days I can recall in the life of the Church. Benedict XVI announced his resignation. At first, I didn’t believe it. Then I watched the video. The Catholic Herald has … Read More
Paprocki and the Canons!
After the March for Life in Washington DC this year, we had a Pontifical Mass at the Faldstool with His Excellency Most Rev. Thomas Paprocki, Bishop of Springfield in Illinois. You will also recall His Excellency’s reaction to the State of … Read More
What’s up with your Sun?
Folks, I hate to break it to you like this, but your Earth’s yellow Sun has a filament. A really big filament. From APOD: This is one of the longest filaments recorded. The description of it involves phrases like: ” … Read More
Beware of posters glued to poles!
I received this from an intrepid reader: Father, I have an interesting ‘quick hit’ possible picture post for the blog: While walking in downtown Toronto I noticed the attached poster splashed all around. The subject matter does not match the … Read More
Death in Belgistan
I point the readership’s attention at a blog which lead me to a piece in the Italian Il Foglio. The situation in Belgium is described. Belgium has nearly completely abandoned the Catholic Faith. Giulio Meotti: Belgium is Committing Suicide … Read More
The Last Altar Boy
The often amusing Eye of the Tiber has this: The last male altar server in the United States has officially called it quits, the boy’s family is reporting this morning. The 3-year altar server veteran, who remained at his post as cross bearer despite pressure … Read More
Posted in Lighter fare, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged altar boys, altar girls, servers, vocations
12 Comments
12 Comments
Card. Marx: Tradition… clear in their positions… growing populism… terrorism.
Remember a while back when Card. Marx pulled a fast one with the text of Evangelii gaudium? HERE Over at LifeSite News, Hillary White offers another facet of Marx’s interview with Jesuit-run America Magazine. America is leading the charge in … Read More
Wherein Card. Burke clarifies what reasonable people already knew.
My post and comments about what Card. Burke said in a French TV interview received some vigorous responses, some which I declined to post. His Eminence responded to a hypothetical question … always a little dangerous … about what he might do were … Read More
28 FEB – NYC – Holy Innocents Church – Card. Dolan Requiem for Fr. Groeschel
His Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of the New York, will visit the Church of the Holy Innocents on Saturday 28 February 2015. At 10 AM, His Eminence will celebrate a Mass for the Dead (Ordinary Form) for Fr. Benedict … Read More
Posted in Events, The Campus Telephone Pole
Tagged Card. Dolan, Fr. Benedict Groeschel, Holy Innocents
9 Comments
9 Comments
What on earth is Pope Francis up to and why?
One of my go-to guys for commentary on things Vatican is now Andrea Gagliarducci at his weekly Monday Vatican post. This week Andrea tackles the questions (my wording): What on earth is Pope Francis up to and why? Let’s see … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes
Was there a good point or two in the sermon you heard for your Sunday Mass of obligation? Let us know!
Charles E Flynn on 15 April 2019 – Notre-Dame de Paris: “@ Tom of John of God and Raphael OSB Obl. There are some photos here: Inside Notre-Dame: Guillaume Bardet’s furniture…”
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