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“This blog is like a fusion of the Baroque ‘salon’ with its well-tuned harpsichord around which polite society gathered for entertainment and edification and, on the other hand, a Wild West “saloon” with its out-of-tune piano and swinging doors, where everyone has a gun and something to say. Nevertheless, we try to point our discussions back to what it is to be Catholic in this increasingly difficult age, to love God, and how to get to heaven.” – Fr. Z
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YOUR RECENT COMMENTS
- jaykay on ROME 25/5– Day 34: Heat death of the universe: ““My holiday plans, ruined!” Not quite, perchance. Try the Restaurant at the end of the Universe? The steaks from the…”
- on ROME 25/5– Day 34: Heat death of the universe: “Oh my! 10**78 years! I guess we need to drop our concerns with everything else and save the universe! :-)…”
- on ROME 25/5– Day 34: Heat death of the universe: ““the heat death and total stillness of the known cosmos is now projected to happen in 10*78 years rather than…”
- on ROME 25/5– Day 33: languid: ““What does a “lunatic catholic “New Red Guard” do when their reason to exist has gone ? Form another Protest…”
- on ROME 25/5– Day 34: Heat death of the universe: “If, after indulging in scandalous behavior, I were to go to Confession and neither acknowledge that I did much wrong…”
- on ROME 25/5– Day 34: Heat death of the universe: “I love Michael O’Brien’s books. I forced myself to read one chapter of this per night, to savor it longer.…”
- on ROME 25/5– Day 34: Heat death of the universe: “I have *strong* thoughts about Rose(ignoring his off the field trouble, which IMO should not count against him) I don’t…”
- on ROME 25/5– Day 34: Heat death of the universe: “Question? Ia there any definitive Church teaching on whether the End of Days covers the whole universe or just our…”
- on ROME 25/5– Day 33: languid: ““. . . It’s like . . . this huge weight is gone and now I just want to rest,…”
- on ROME 25/5– Day 34: Heat death of the universe: “a website had a blurb “MLB lifts lifetime ban”. seems to me like death took care of that.”
- on ROME 25/5– Day 34: Heat death of the universe: “I think including Jackson and Rose is a mistake, but then I’m not a fan of the tremendous amount of…”
- on ROME 25/5– Day 34: Heat death of the universe: “Shoeless Joe, the greatest White Sox hitter, finally gets mercy just days after a White Sox fan becomes Supreme Pontiff.”
- on ROME 13 May 609 – Exorcism, screaming demons, terrified people fainting – Dedication of the Pantheon as a church: “on a not real similar note… I’m fascinated with the baptism of bells. just interesting.”
- on ROME 25/5– Day 33: languid: “I find these words from Leo XIV in his speech to the Eastern Churches encouraging…”The Church needs you. The contribution…”
- on ROME 25/5– Day 33: languid: “Yes, tremendous sense of relief. It’s only been a few days, but there are already many good signs and portents…”
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Monthly Archives: April 2015
New SF Blog: One Mad Mom
I direct the readership’s attention to a blog post by a newcomer… She reacted to the attacks on the Star of the Sea parish and Frs. Ill and Driscoll by the liberal priests in San Francisco. She’s not happy. Go … Read More
ASK FATHER: Three questions from a sinner who wants to come home.
From a reader… QUAERUNTUR: I have been gone from the Church for about 10 years, and I am just starting the journey of coming home; I am a disgusting sinful mess… I have 3 questions [I usually take one at a … Read More
ASK FATHER: Baptized Greek Orthodox but left
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I was baptized Greek Orthodox but left the church for 10 years. I so want to return. Can I just start going again? This is unclear. Do you mean that you want to return to the Greek Orthodox … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged byzantine, Greek Orthodox
5 Comments
5 Comments
ASK FATHER: Can lectors still bless bread?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: We have lector and acolyte installations today and tomorrow here at the seminary. Some of us got into a debate about whether or not the old provision for lectors to bless bread and acolytes to bless … Read More
CNS: Feminist Steinem Touts Abortion, Ridicules Church at St. Norbert College (D. Green Bay)
The Cardinal Newman Society (see their live feed on my sidebar) has a story about a horrible event at a catholic college in Wisconsin. Parents, if you are thinking about paying lots of money for your children to go to … Read More
Posted in Blatteroons, Liberals, Our Catholic Identity, You must be joking!
Tagged Bp. Ricken, D. Green Bay, feminists, Gloria Steinem
26 Comments
26 Comments
Fr. Z’s Voice Mail or ¡Hagan lío! & ASK FATHER: Date of Easter in Holy Land
I get interesting voice mail. Remember, I don’t call back, but I listen to it. To the lady in S. Texas: By all means write to Card. Müller! If they determine that it is a matter for the Congregation for … Read More
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, ASK FATHER Question Box, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Reader Feedback, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged date of Easter, Julian Calendar, Status quo, voice mail
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Swiss Guard Armor Project – UPDATE
You know about our project to build armor for an officer of the Swiss Guard. Here is an update. What is this about? HERE This is from the Swiss Guard’s wife: We have just received photos of the final engravings … Read More
ASK FATHER: “Getting rid” of Hosts
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I am an instituted acolyte in a parish that does not properly understand the office. This past Holy Thursday, I served at Mass. My girlfriend and I arrived early to help the “liturgical director” in the … Read More
ASK FATHER: Maniple and zucchetto in the Novus Ordo
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Can Priests in the USA use the maniple in a N.O. Mass? Same question regarding the use of a black Zucchetto? The maniple? Yes, priests can use the maniple during Holy Mass according to the Novus Ordo, … Read More
ASK FATHER: Valid marriage in hospital room?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: My wife and I were married in my father-in-law’s hospital room. He was dying of stomach cancer and we wanted him to witness our marriage. We had planned on holding the ceremony in the chapel of … Read More
San Francisco MASS Mob Results
A while back I mentioned that there was going to be a “Mass Mob” at Star of the Sea parish in San Francisco to support the beleaguered priests. It seems to have been a success. I received a few photos. … Read More
IDAHO: City ordinance says pastors must “marry” homosexuals or go to jail
In the Washington Times I read this. Idaho city’s ordinance tells pastors to marry gays or go to jail Coeur d‘Alene, Idaho, city officials have laid down the law to Christian pastors within their community, telling them bluntly via an … Read More
National Morse Code Day… and….
… National Prime Rib Day! Try to contain the excitement! A frequent commentator on Ham matters here, LarryW2LJ has more. HERE To celebrate this day, here is the theme for Inspector Morse, one of the best TV series themes … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes
Was there a good point made in the sermon during the Mass you heard for your Sunday obligation? Let us know.
Heads up! Reactions to my post about destruction of Christian businesses still rolling in.
Reactions to my post When they come to destroy your business because you are pro-traditional family are still rolling in. It was cited quite a few news outlets and blogs. Today, Sunday, there is a piece in the local paper where … Read More
Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Liberals, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, Sin That Cries To Heaven, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged bakery, D. Madison, discrimination, Doug Erickson, homosexual activists, homosexual agenda, homosexualists, religious freedom, religious liberty, Wisconsin State Journal
32 Comments
32 Comments
CQ CQ CQ – Ham Radio Saturday
To all you Hams out there, some news. I decided the get the General License exam under my belt, so I am studying diligently every day. I haven’t seen math like this since physics about 30 years ago. Also, I received … Read More
Benedict XVI 10 years ago: “Pray for me…”
My friend Fr. Rutler reminded me today that 10 years ago yesterday, 24 April, Pope Benedict XVI, during his sermon for the beginning of his too brief pontificate, said, among other: […] One of the basic characteristics of a shepherd … Read More
Wherein Fr. Z is, again, in a SciFi novel
I received a note yesterday from Catholic blogger Jeff Miller of The Curt Jester. So I am reading through John C. Wright‘s new book and I came across this. In a Basilica on the moon in A.D. 11049: “A motto … Read More
Posted in Lighter fare, Linking Back
Tagged Chris Kennedy, John C. Wright, Say The Black - Do The Red
14 Comments
14 Comments
Feedback and a confessional story
From a reader… I went to confession! It had been 10 years. Your encouragement helped me get up the nerve to go. The hardest part was actually going to the church. I wrote down every single thing I wanted to … Read More
Posted in Fr. Z KUDOS, GO TO CONFESSION, Reader Feedback
Tagged absolution, confession, confessional, reconciliation, sacrament of penance
12 Comments
12 Comments
Notes on Eucharistic Prayer II
Every once in the while, when I was saying the Novus Ordo far more often than I do today (last Sunday was the first in several months, after the EF and before an EF baptism), why I used the Roman … Read More
Posted in Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, POLLS
Tagged 2nd Eucharistic Prayer, Fr. John Hunwicke, Louis Bouyer
57 Comments
57 Comments
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