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YOUR RECENT COMMENTS
- Tony Pistilli on Daily Rome Shot 1125: “Probably easy to get carried away here, but saw this morning Trump is visiting the National Shrine of Our Lady…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1125: “White to move and mate in 2. NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1124: “During a talk Fr. Malichi Martin told us that the Pope at that time, told Him to question the USCCCB…”
- on “Sin against synodality”: “New Liturgical Movement just did an article about this experimental type of group Confession. I was astounded that anyone, even…”
- on 16 Sept: Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian – endurance: “Part of me wants to believe he said “Thanks be to God” after hearing his sentence because death was starting…”
- on 16 Sept: Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian – endurance: ““Endurance”; that sounds like the correct word for what we need to do in the current clime of the Church…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1122: “In the upper left corner of the sign is something that resembles an American flag. What is that?”
- on ACTION ITEM! Ohio, W Pennsylvania, West Virginia! 12 October – Byzantine Catholic/Ukrainian “Oktoberfest: A Celebration of Mary’s Holy Protection”: “Thanks for the invite, Father. For what it’s worth, Pittsburgh is spelled with a final H.”
- on ACTION ITEM! Ohio, W Pennsylvania, West Virginia! 12 October – Byzantine Catholic/Ukrainian “Oktoberfest: A Celebration of Mary’s Holy Protection”: “Dear Father, as a Pittsburgher, I must in charity correct you in the spelling of our fair(ish) city’s name. The…”
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Monthly Archives: February 2017
ARRIVED! Clement XIV GANGANELLI mugs
In a fit of reverence, I created some drinkware in honor of Pope Clement XIV (Ganganelli), of happy memory. Don’t worry, I am not hoarding it. On the contrary! It is available to all comers. Today I received my own concrete … Read More
Remember! Tomorrow is #AshWednesday – Fast and abstinence!
Remember that tomorrow is Ash Wednesday. Keep in mind the regulations for both abstinence and fasting. Tomorrow is not just a day of abstinence but also of fasting. According to the 1983 Code of Canon Law for the Latin Church, … Read More
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28 Feb 2013: Four years ago, Pope Benedict abdicated
It has been four years. It seems longer. I captured quite a few images from the live coverage HERE.
How bad can the LA Religious Ed Conference (aka Three Days Of Darkness) be?
How bad can the LA Religious Ed Conference (aka Three Days Of Darkness – 3DOD) be? This bad. The priest involved is one Daniel P Horan, OFM whom the Fishwrap (aka National Schismatic Reporter) coos over: “Daniel Horan is one … Read More
“If you still attend the Novus Ordo, murmur ‘Ganganelli’ as you exchange the Grope of Peace.”
The inimitable Fr. Hunwicke, who feverishly awaits the arrival of his new Clement XIV Ganganelli drinkware which I have sent with my compliments, has this to say over at his indispensible blog Mutual Enrichment: Have you got your spectacular Clement XIV … Read More
Brick By Brick: Terrific News! NEW Benedictine Monastery Established in IRELAND – ACTION ITEM!
UPDATE BELOW! Photos ___ Originally Published on: Feb 25, 2017 Here is news to warm the cockles of my beady-black heart. This comes from the Benedictines of Silverstream Priory in the Diocese of Meath. HERE On 25 February 2017, they were … Read More
New Registrants, welcome!
There has recently been a flurry of new registrations to comment. Great! Keep in mind that I am not always near my computer and, therefore, I am not always able to review and approve registrations swiftly. It is rare that … Read More
SSPX progress!
UPDATE 4 March 17: The SSPX issued a statement about the “news” that they were to acquire a church in Rome. HERE ….there is no plan to purchase a building complex at Santa Maria Immacolata all’Esquilino, as Matteo Matzuzzi writes. … Read More
Latin Contest Announcement: Prize €20000
The Pontifical Council for Culture and the Pontificia Academia Latinitas will issue a prize of €20000.
Hollywood… La La Land
I gave up on prestige awards such as the Oscars and the Nobel a long time ago. They have become ridiculous. This morning I awoke to news and video from the Oscars, the Academy Awards, of the wrong movie being … Read More
FANTASTIC New Sacred Music disc from The @LondonOratory Schola Cantorum Boys Choir!
UPDATE 26 Feb: Today, as I get ready for a clerical supper, I’ve been listening to this. It’s great on the big speakers, in the car, in my ear buds. Wow. Originally Published on: Feb 14 The London Oratory Schola Cantorum … Read More
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Your Sunday Sermon Notes
Was there a good point made in the sermon you heard for your Mass of Sunday Obligation? Let us know!
To a priest who learned the Traditional Mass and then quit because it was hard.
I have often written about how priests are never the same after having learned how to say the older, traditional form of Holy Mass in the Roman Rite. Many priests have related to me about how, once they learned, or … Read More
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Pope Francis helps SSPX take over church, complex, in heart of Rome
Il Foglio today as a story about how Pope Francis was a decisive factor in handing over a neo-Gothic church in the center of Rome, Santa Maria Immacolata all’Esquilino, to the SSPX. It is going to be a center for studies and, … Read More
Loony-tune “witches” to hex Pres. Trump. Wherein Fr. Z has an idea!
The New York Daily News informs us that … [Fake] Witches of the world will cast a mass spell on President Trump on Friday night The next four years could spell double, double, toil and trouble for President Trump. [Fraudulent] … Read More
DENMARK: Man prosecuted under old blasphemy law for burning a Koran
From Breitbart: Danish Man who Set Fire to Quran Charged with Blasphemy A man who burned the Islamic holy book in his backyard has been charged with blasphemy, in a move his lawyer speculates was driven by fear of Muslim … Read More
The Three Days Of Darkness begin again
I didn’t want any of you to miss it, in case it slipped your mind. The Religious Education Conference (aka The Three Days Of Darkness) is on in Los Angeles! I’m sure there will be inspiring “liturgies” and talks replete … Read More
Tony Pistilli on Daily Rome Shot 1125: “Probably easy to get carried away here, but saw this morning Trump is visiting the National Shrine of Our Lady…”
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