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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
- Fr. John Zuhlsdorf 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…”
- on Your Sunday Sermon Notes: 3rd Sunday after Easter (N.O. 4th of Easter) 2024: “Our independent Traditional Catholic priest’s sermon was on the 11th and 12th articles of the Apostle’s Creed. He expounded on…”
- on ASK FATHER: Kissing the priest’s hand in the Latin Mass v. the liturgical spirit of Judas. Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “A very thoughtful and inspiring article. Thank you for it. One of the many aspects of the Vetus Ordo that…”
- on ROME 24/4– Day 31 (-10): The Parish™…. what’s next?: “I am so enjoying “our” time in Rome with you Fr Z. Thank you for the pics, videos and continuing…”
- on WDTPRS: 4th Sunday of Easter (Novus Ordo) – Mighty humble Shepherd, humble mighty flock: “These mosaics helped Thomas Merton become a Catholic. See: The Seven Storey Mountain.”
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Monthly Archives: January 2016
Pope Francis! Restore the Feast of the Circumcision!
UPDATE: The video… Visita di Papa Francesco alla Sinagoga di Roma Un simpatico incontro all'esterno della Sinagoga e una richiesta particolare rivolta al Santo Padre. Posted by Tv2000 on Sunday, January 17, 2016 I found this anecdote from Crux’s John … Read More
Posted in Lighter fare, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged Circumcision, Feast of the Circumcision
30 Comments
30 Comments
Divine Praises … sung
On Sundays at my home parish in my native, St. Agnes in St. Paul, MN, the hour of Vespers has been sung in Gregorian Chant, using the Liber Usualis, at 3 pm for some 40 years… at least. Vespers followed by Benediction … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes
Was there a good point in the sermon that you heard for your Mass of Sunday obligation? Let us know what it was. For my part, I contrasted the “troubled times” theme in the Mass setting, Haydn’s Missa in angustiis, and … Read More
My View For Awhile: Ordinary Form Edition
I am in my chilly native place at the moment. Tomorrow, I’ll have the 10 AM Mass at my home parish, St. Agnes in St. Paul, where I have not been for a long while… too long. The music is … Read More
Posted in O'Brian Tags, On the road, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged Adm. Nelson, Joseph Haydn, Nelsonmesse, St. Agnes
20 Comments
20 Comments
WDTPRS 2nd Ordinary Sunday: the position of a beggar
In the reformed calendar, we have moved into the Time called “Ordinary”, by which we mean “ordered”, not “unexceptional”. In the traditional calendar of the Extraordinary Form, this is the “Time through the year”, divided into time after Epiphany and after … Read More
Little Red Riding Hood (Has a Gun)
Sometimes whimsical retellings of old yarns appear, such as Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Here’s something amusing from the NRA Family page. Little Red Riding Hood (Has a Gun) Here are a couple excerpts: Once upon a time, there was … Read More
To those who muse that “Such a thing could never happen again!”, I respond, “You’re idiots.”
Last night I finished Church of Spies: The Pope’s Secret War Against Hitler. It is engrossing. You might recall that the other day I posted – from the book – about a group of ex-priests who formed a unit with … Read More
Posted in Semper Paratus, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices
Tagged Albert Hartl, Nazism
36 Comments
36 Comments
Thief with a gun in a Milwaukee parish church
In a church in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, a man attempted to steal a couple purses, said he had a gun, and was taken down by an off-duty police officer. HERE […] Capt. Adlam said the robbery “would appear … Read More
Posted in Going Ballistic, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices
Tagged gun free zone
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1 Comment
“I have confronted a few priests, as politely as possible, and hated every second of it.”
Most of us have have struggled at one point or another, often to the the point where a little trickle of blood emerges from the corner of our mouths, to bite our tongues during sermons. Listening to at best pabulum and … Read More
Anglican Communion suspends US Episcopal Church over same-sex “marriage”
Before anything else let me say: Anglicanorum coetibus! Here’s something slightly interesting. From USA Today: Anglicans suspend Episcopal Church over stance on same-sex marriage The Anglican Communion suspended the Episcopal Church, it’s American branch, from voting and decision-making for three years … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Anglicanorum coetibus, Anglicans, Episcopalians, homosexuality, same-sex marriage
15 Comments
15 Comments
Concerning the death of David Bowie
At Crisis my friend Fr. Rutler reacts to the cloths-tearing grief provoked in some, including some in Rome, by the death of David Bowie. Here are a few of my favorite lines from Rutler: “…the Vatican, just wiping up from its … Read More
Giving Catholic children the gift of music
Yesterday I read in the newest issue of Sacred Music an article about the Ward Method of teaching Gregorian chant to the young. Today I received a note from a priest friend in Texas, Fr. Reynolds, about the music program for the … Read More
ASK FATHER: People “dunked” the Host in the chalice
From a reader… QUAERITUR: During Holy Communion at Mass on Sunday I observed two individuals who took (not received) the blessed sacrament in hand then proceeded to an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion an we’re allowed to “dunk”. the host … Read More
Card. Rodriguez: Pope Francis v. the homosexual lobby
UPDATE 15 Jan: In the combox, below, someone brought up a piece by John Allen at Crux about this. HERE I don’t look at Crux much anymore, so I was happy for the heads up. In his piece Allen … Read More
ASK FATHER: Can a bishop forbid open carry of guns in states where it is legal?
UPDATE 14 Jan: At A Blog for Dallas Area Catholics there is an interesting reaction to the Diocese of Dallas’ new policy about guns. A couple of the posts there touch on this topic, as a matter of fact. One … Read More
ASK FATHER: House cassocks
From a reader… QUAERITUR: What is a house cassock and what is the general etiquette regarding their use? Clerical decorum has nearly completely broken down. All you have to do is look at a group of concelebrants. There are hardly … Read More
Powerball: 1.5 Billion – POLL
The Powerball lottery is up to $1.5 Billion. That’s not what you get, but… what you get ain’t nothing. Sooo… how many chances/tickets did you buy? I suspect this might prompt some interesting discussions about statistics. The combox is also … Read More
Weigel on improvising priests. Fr. Z rants.
We had an honorable mention in a piece by George Weigel today, not by name, but pretty much everyone knows what’s what. In First Things, Weigel is rightly worked up about priests who, contrary to law and good sense, impose … 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
Jude Law to play fictional Pope in new TV series
From the best Catholic weekly in the UK (and not just I write for it), The Catholic Herald, comes this. Apparently, a new series is being filmed these days starring Jude Law as an American Pope Jude Law appears in ‘uncomfortable’ … Read More
Fr. John Zuhlsdorf 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.”
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