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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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- Kathleen10 on WDTPRS: 4th Sunday of Easter (Novus Ordo) – Mighty humble Shepherd, humble mighty flock: “Fr Z you are an inspiration in your knowledge about and love for the things of God and the church.…”
- on ROME 24/4– Day 32 (-9): Happy Birthday Rome!: “Holy cow that pasta. I wish we had smell-o-vision and taste-o-vision.”
- on Three items of interest: a conversion, a connection, and a con job: “The German grind continues. It is in their nature.”
- on Three items of interest: a conversion, a connection, and a con job: “Scary about the women. What I mean is this: it would be disheartening enough just to find out that a…”
- on Three items of interest: a conversion, a connection, and a con job: “I wonder what’s going on with these women. Don’t they know that the greatest example of womanhood is Our Blessed…”
- on Three items of interest: a conversion, a connection, and a con job: “Fr.Z sez: It is really sad that some people still push this rock up the hill. Reminds one of Sisyphus,…”
- on Three items of interest: a conversion, a connection, and a con job: “Alas, those men pushing for ordaining women. STILL trying to get women to do all the work. My mother warned…”
- on Three items of interest: a conversion, a connection, and a con job: “Dear Dcn PB, I don’t see how the reality can be described differently than by saying that the one sacrament…”
- on Three items of interest: a conversion, a connection, and a con job: “Most people, whether pro or con, misunderstand the history and practice of the female diaconate. The deaconess was a separate…”
- on Your Sunday Sermon Notes: 3rd Sunday after Easter (N.O. 4th of Easter) 2024: “I remember only the joke at the beginning of the homily: Priests get four weeks of vacation per year. Some…”
- on “you must not remember your forefathers…” Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “My children at one of the solid Chesterton Academies have been taught science and theology by an amazing young Catholic…”
- on Three items of interest: a conversion, a connection, and a con job: “What is it that changed about the Catholic Herald? Interesting interview by George Farmer. (If only the faithful could be…”
- on Three items of interest: a conversion, a connection, and a con job: “Wonderful news about Candace Owens and George Farmer. Thank you for continually pointing out that Holy Orders is one Sacrament.…”
- 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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Monthly Archives: November 2017
ASK FATHER: Why don’t Catholics sing?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: When I go to Mass in the Ordinary Form, I notice that the congregation sings, even if it’s a more traditional parish that sings the ordinaries and the Pater Noster in Gregorian chant in Latin. Meanwhile, … Read More
INTERNET PRAYER UPDATE: GERMAN! Updated.
I always get excited when a new language version of the Internet Prayer I wrote some years ago arrives in my email. This time, however, it wasn’t a new language translation I received. It was a criticism and revision of … Read More
Benedictine Beer Monks and YOU!
I received a note from the Benedictine Monks of Norcia, in Italy. They are still dealing with the aftermath of the horrible earthquakes that shook the region, bring down their ancient church and other buildings in the area. They make … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged beer, Benedictine Monks, Norcia
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ASK FATHER: Where to get a decent cassock?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: My husband serves for the Traditional Latin Mass at our parish. He has mentioned that he’d like his own cassock and surplice for Christmas. Do you know of a good place to get a nice looking … Read More
Questions? ASK FATHER. Contact? Voicemail? Snail Mail? Christmas cards?
For years I had a site called the “Ask Father Question Box”. Several priests with expertise in various fields took and answered questions. We had many thousands of pages of Q&A. I am thinking of reviving the project. I still … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes
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Church Sign: “Welcome! We are heavily armed!
Since it’s Sunday… a friend forwarded this to me from Right Wing News: Tampa church warns: We are armed & ready to use deadly force if a shooter attacks us The churchgoers at River at Tampa Bay Church are taking their … Read More
ASK FATHER: Can the priest receive Precious Blood by intinction?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Is it permissible for the celebrating priest to receive communion via intinction? Or must they physically eat the host and drink from the chalice? Thank you very much for all you do. I am not sure … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged GIRM 245, GIRM 249, intinction
9 Comments
9 Comments
Robert Mickens – Scaredy Cat
The analogy has been offered before. Once upon a time there were only a few news outlets which had a strangle hold on news, which was pitched from only one, liberal, view. Then came talk radio and after that cable. There … Read More
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, B as in B. S as in S., Conclave, Liberals
Tagged New catholic Red Guards, Robert Mickens
7 Comments
7 Comments
ASK FATHER: Must I confess mortal sins which I honestly forgot in previous confession?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: After a valid confession, if we later remember a forgotten mortal sin, are we strictly obligated to mention it in our next confession, or is it optional? I have found contradictory answers by both priests and … Read More
Police Dept. offers “active shooter” training for clergy
A dear friend sent this nifty story from Philly.com! GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBS) — The Gloucester Township Police Department is hosting a free active shooter training event for local clergy next month. In a bulletin, police say they want to help … Read More
U.S. priest in L’Osservatore Romano promotes either dissoluble marriage or polygamy
You have to pay attention to language, especially in the hands of libs. They twist and they turn. They set you up with implicit premises which you might breeze right by. They lead you astray and into the dark places … Read More
Posted in Liberals, One Man & One Woman
Tagged Amoris Laetitia, Gerald Bednar, indissolubility, marriage, matrimony, polygamy
29 Comments
29 Comments
ASK FATHER: How to shop online with your Amazon thingy?
From a shopping reader… QUAERITUR: In order for you to get your kickback from the Amazon link, is it necessary to do each search from your link, or just when a purchase is made? I don’t buy that much (not … Read More
ASK FATHER: Emergency Baptism “in utero”
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Recently, a baby in Texas was temporarily removed from her mother’s womb for life saving spine surgery. After the 20 minute surgery, the baby was returned to the womb, and was born healthy several months later. … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged baptism, baptism in utero
5 Comments
5 Comments
The Four Last Things, False Paths, and @JamesMartinSJ
Homosexualist activist James Martin, SJ, tweeted this today. Gospel: Today Jesus talks about not only the end times, but the end of our lives. Is it morbid to think about your death? No, it can be clarifying. It helps you … Read More
Posted in Four Last Things, GO TO CONFESSION
Tagged Fr. James Martin SJ, homosexualist agenda, Jesuits
2 Comments
2 Comments
Fr. Z’s Kitchen: A lunch tribute to #MaximumBeans
Each time tweet attention hungry Massimo “Beans” Faggioli encounters a traditional or faithful person, position, or has a set back, he gets a little sour. He can’t really help it. He is angling for elevation as a cadre in the … Read More
Posted in Fr. Z's Kitchen, Liberals, Lighter fare, New catholic Red Guards
Tagged beans, Holy Rosary, Massimo Faggioli, New catholic Red Guards, Pò sì jiù
8 Comments
8 Comments
INDIANAPOLIS 17 NOV – YOUNG PEOPLE! Traditional Solemn Mass for the National Catholic Youth Conference
There will be a SOLEMN Mass in the traditional, Extraordinary Form at the NCYC (National Catholic Youth Conference) Solemn High EF Mass Friday, November 17th 2017 11:30 AM Indiana Convention Center Mass will be located in the adoration chapel in … Read More
The dying out of women religious, and the crisis of religious, priestly vocations. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
If anyone in the English speaking world knows what the status quaestionis is concerning American women religious it’s Ann Carey. She has written insightful books about, especially, why some orders are imploding from their own suicide pact with modernity. See … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, New Evangelization, PRAYER REQUEST, Priests and Priesthood, Seminarians and Seminaries, The future and our choices, Wherein Fr. Z Rants, Women Religious
Tagged Ann Carey, LCWR, Leadership Conference of Women Religious, nuns, Nuns Gone Wild, Sr. Donna Quinn, women religious
25 Comments
25 Comments
ASK FATHER: A prayer for protection while traveling
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I ride a Vespa PX150 around town as it’s quick and cheap to run. When I start the scooter each time I recite the Apostles’ Creed, Our Father, Hail Mary and Gloria while the engine is … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged blessing of vehicle, Itinerarium
2 Comments
2 Comments
ASK FATHER: Marriage licenses with “Spouse 1” and “Spouse 2”
From a Protestant clergyman reader… QUAERITUR: Thank you for your blog. Your courage and clarity motivate me. I am a Protestant clergy and am struggling with whether or not I should even morally be signing marriage licenses anymore. I had … Read More
Kathleen10 on WDTPRS: 4th Sunday of Easter (Novus Ordo) – Mighty humble Shepherd, humble mighty flock: “Fr Z you are an inspiration in your knowledge about and love for the things of God and the church.…”
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