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YOUR RECENT COMMENTS
- Ariseyedead on Sonnet about the papal funeral procession: “As Bryan D. Boyle notes, a pickup truck. Really? A Dodge Ram pickup truck? Don’t they have proper hearses in…”
- on Sonnet about the papal funeral procession: “How fitting, on the back of a pickup truck, not even proceeding at a dignified speed, for the Vicar of…”
- on ROME 25/4– Day 20: Tolling and rolling: “Probably in the early 50’s, we got out of class to sing the funeral masses. I remember singing the Requiem…”
- on ROME 25/4– Day 20: Tolling and rolling: “Where did they get a Tripple Crown for the Catafalque….???”
- on Orationes pro eligendo Romano Pontifice – Prayers for the Election of a Roman Pontiff (Fr. Z’s and Card. Burke’s): “… Or, from the Missal: Collect of the Votive Mass for the Election of a Pope (Via SSPX) Orémus. SÚPPLICI,…”
- on Orationes pro eligendo Romano Pontifice – Prayers for the Election of a Roman Pontiff (Fr. Z’s and Card. Burke’s): “Thank you Fr Z for this powerful prayer. Hoping for a Marian Apparition next week in the Sistine Chapel.”
- on PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 54: Low Sunday – “scandal, hypocrisy, bland liturgies, false teaching, broken families, sin and sinners everywhere.”: “It’s nice to have a “thank you”. Thank you for that.”
- on Sonnet about the papal funeral procession: “Pasquino, in the anguished pose of an introvert who is eternally embarrassed for being required to live out his days…”
- on Orationes pro eligendo Romano Pontifice – Prayers for the Election of a Roman Pontiff (Fr. Z’s and Card. Burke’s): “Thank you, Father Z, for posting these and other prayers to help your readers join together to do their part…”
- on ROME 25/4– Day 19: Low Sunday – with a grand digression: “Yesterday for Low Sunday we had a wonderful Solemn Mass. We are truly blessed at our parish with currently 4…”
- on PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 54: Low Sunday – “scandal, hypocrisy, bland liturgies, false teaching, broken families, sin and sinners everywhere.”: “Thank you Father for these podcasts which have been part of my morning breakfast routine since Lent began.”
- on ROME 25/4– Day 17: Easter Friday: “For you who commented on the chess puzzle, see the main entry again for more information.”
- on ROME 25/4– Day 16: Easter Thursday: “thank you Suburbanbanshee. i looked around. i couldn’t find Clement X’s cardinalatial rank when he was elected, but with that…”
- on ROME 25/4– Day 19: Low Sunday – with a grand digression: “The rock band Rush starts a song with the 3 letter identifier for Toronto Airport in Morse Code – Y…”
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Daily Archives: 12 January 2018
Wherein Fr. Z comments on a @RorateCaeli post about priests, permissions and exorcism prayers. Then @fatherz rants.
At Rorate there is a post especially for priests about the proper and improper use of the exorcism prayers in the older Rituale Romanum. It’s a good service. After providing images of a 2009 letter from the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” … Read More
Wherein @MassimoFaggioli tosses another nastygram at the “rigorist” straw man
Massimo “Beans” Faggioli … what a puzzle. He seems to be bright, but he constantly tweets dopey things. The diocese in Albano, Italy is setting up a shelter for separated or divorced fathers who, having to pay monthly livelihood to … Read More
ASK FATHER: URGENT EMERGENCY PREDICAMENT! Mass in Presence of a Prelate but we don’t have a Pax Brede!
When I see the word “brede” I can’t help but think of the novel In This House Of Brede by Rumor Godden (US HERE – UK HERE). From a reader… QUAERITUR: Our little EF congregation would like to invite our Bishop to attend … Read More
How bad is the situation of vocations to the priesthood tragic Germany?
How bad is the situation of vocations to the priesthood tragic Germany? “In 2017, only 76 priests were ordained in Germany; in 2000 there were still about twice as many, namely 154. When the German Bishops’ Conference tallied this number … Read More
Posted in Liberals, Lighter fare, Seminarians and Seminaries, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices
Tagged Germany, vocations
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Esolen on virtue and chastity in “Wonder Woman” (not the one you immediately thought of)
When I would explain the Decalogue to children, I’d say something like: God didn’t give us rules because he wanted to ruin our fun. These rules are God’s way of saying, “Don’t hurt yourself. You are made in my image. … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, The Drill
Tagged Anthony Esolen, chastity, Shakespeare, The Tempest, virtue
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Ariseyedead on Sonnet about the papal funeral procession: “As Bryan D. Boyle notes, a pickup truck. Really? A Dodge Ram pickup truck? Don’t they have proper hearses in…”
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