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Monthly Archives: February 2017
Make Church Great Again! “Free Our Churches From the Ugly and Stupid”
So I’m reading my email. A reader sent the text of a Wall Street Journal piece (they have an evil paywall) entitled “Free Our Churches From the Ugly and Stupid“. “This hath potential”, quoth I, and in did I delve. … Read More
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, "How To..." - Practical Notes, Be The Maquis, Cri de Coeur, Decorum, Fr. Z KUDOS, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Just Too Cool, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, The future and our choices, Turn Towards The Lord
Tagged Anthony Esolen, restoration, wreckovation
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ASK FATHER: Is there a good, conservative RCIA program?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I attend a Maronite church and our priest has decided he wants to offer an RCIA type program (Maronite Rite doesn’t technically have one). He’s a generally conservative priest and I was hoping you might suggest … Read More
ASK FATHER: Faculties of the Missionaries of Mercy after the Year of Mercy
From a priest… QUAERITUR: Do the missionaries of mercy still have the faculty to remit censures arising from reserved delicts? I’m working with a priest who is worried (I think he’s ok actually). But if a trip to the missionary would be able … Read More
NEW Fr. Z Swag Available: Pope Clement XIV Ganganelli (1769-1774)
Slowly but surely I’d like to build up more pontifical coffee mugs. I have some selections with Pius XII, Leo XIII (that’s a good one), etc. Today, I make available also For all the selections click >>HERE<< Enjoy in your … Read More
“For, amen I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed…”
From the Gospel according to Matthew And when he was come to the multitude, there came to him a man falling down on his knees before him, saying: Lord, have pity on my son, for he is a lunatic, and … Read More
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, Cri de Coeur, Hard-Identity Catholicism
Tagged Matthew 17, mustard seed
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ACTION ITEM! Birettas for Seminarians Project! UPDATES
Sometimes the small things really help. Today I received a note from a seminarian. He is the recipient of a biretta, bequeathed through our BIRETTAS FOR SEMINARIANS PROJECT: I am a seminarian who recently received a biretta from your recent Birettas … Read More
Head of the Jesuits: “Doctrine is a word that I don’t like very much”
Yesterday I posted an entry with the title: Has the head of the Jesuits jettisoned doctrine and the words of the Lord in Scripture? The General of the Jesuits effectively said that doctrine has no fixed meaning and that we … Read More
Posted in One Man & One Woman, Pò sì jiù, You must be joking!
Tagged Arturo Sosa Abascal, Jesuits, Society of Jesus
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68 Comments
I am too angry for words. Wherein Fr. Z… grrrrrr
I am so angry I could spit. There are already so many problems with modern baseball… now this. Is the Novus Ordo age of baseball upon us? From Hot Air: Another bad idea from MLB: Intentional walks will now be … Read More
Has the head of the Jesuits jettisoned doctrine and the words of the Lord in Scripture?
There are a lot of problems in the Church today, and nearly all of them are coming from a certain sector. Here is something disturbing from Catholic Culture, which I shall simply reproduce with my emphases and comments. The superior general of the … Read More
Posted in Liberals, One Man & One Woman, You must be joking!
Tagged Arturo Sosa Ascobal, Jesuits
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60 Comments
22 February 1980!
In addition to this being the Feast of the Cathedra of Peter, it is also the 37th (can you believe it) anniversary of the Miracle on Ice. This was one of those moments which you remember so well that you … Read More
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