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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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Gregg the Obscure on ROME 26/10– Day 04: Less rocky now: “ah. the Salve. i know ive posted this before, but there may be those who missed it. July 2021. my…”
CasaSanBruno on 4 October 2019: demon idol venerated in the Vatican Gardens: “And as a result, God’s wrath took the shape of Covid. Over 7 million dead. So, yeah, get over it.”
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- ROME 26/10– Day 04: Less rocky now
- 4 October 2019: demon idol venerated in the Vatican Gardens
- Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 19th Sunday after Pentecost (N.O.: 27th Ordinary)
- From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-09-29 – Chester pontificates
- ROME 26/10– Day 03: Still rocky
- INDULGENCE 1st Sunday of October – Supplication to O.L. of Pompeii
- Blog Update – Technical Stuff
- St. Peter’s Basilica… Archpriest Card. Gambetti is out. Who will be next?
- The Old Guardian Angel Prayer…
- ROME 26/10– Day 02: A rocky beginning continues
- What Does The Prayer (Hymn) Really Say? “Custódes hóminum, psállimus Angelos”
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- ROME 26/10– Day 01: A rocky beginning
- My View For Awhile – Flight Day
- A Roman Mystery: The Lost Tomb of St. Jerome
- ASK FATHER: WDTPRS – “What to do when the new and old Vulgates differ, the entire context is changed?”
- Feast of St. Michael the Archangel, and old project, and a plot
- Full contact martial arts as mandatory seminary training.
- Asking for a friend….
- Daily Rome Shot 1078
- ASK FATHER: “Are limits to the trope-ability of the Kyrie?”
- From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-09-22
- Some recent posts and thanks to benefactors and a chasuble possibly for sale
- Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 18th Sunday after Pentecost (N.O.: 26th Ordinary)
- ASK FATHER: “While I don’t like seeing female Eucharistic ministers, from a spiritual perspective how can it be worse than lay men?”
- WDTPRS – 18th Sunday after Pentecost: Who says mercy has to be gentle?
- Daily Rome Shot 1077
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Monthly Archives: August 2018
Wile. E. Defarge goes to the zoo.
Something is screwy in the head of Madame Wile E. Defarge. To wit, in his recent twirl into sycophantic papalotry, he compares those who are calling for Francis to make things clear and help us properly to deal with the … Read More
Petition to His Holiness, Pope Francis: INVESTIGATE!
Some interesting petitions are being created and posted online. There is one at popefrancispetition.com The petition does not ask for Francis to resign. However, those of you who strongly favor his resignation should still at least have a look at … Read More
ASK FATHER: Mass for the Space Force in the Extraterrestrial Form
This comes from a reader… QUAERITUR: On a somewhat lighter note, what liturgical changes do you think would have to be made for chaplains of a hypothetical Space Force to celebrate Mass in the Extraterrestrial Form? In particular, the Precious Blood seems particularly … Read More
Wherein homosexualist activist @JamesMartinSJ tries to deceive you
Scandalous Jesuit and homosexualist activist James Martin has a 1700 word deceptive whine at Jesuit produced Amerika Magazine. Let’s have a look. First, a few comment to hold in mind as you sort through Martin’s claims, bad premises, and distortions. Above … Read More
IMPORTANT: Letter To Pope Francis From Catholic Women
I encourage all the women who read this blog to read and consider signing this Letter to Francis. This is important. I’ll post the text below, but you have to click the link and go to the site to sign. … Read More
30 Aug 1568 – St Pius V’s Bull against “gay” clergy
At The Josias, which a friend and patron of this blog told my about recently there is this post. It is perhaps a coincidence that today is the anniversary of the promulgation of this document, even as the Roman … Read More
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Francis, generally voluble, now surprisingly mum
Ubi loqui et debet et potuit, qui tacet consentire videtur. Washington Examiner: Pope Francis normally won’t stop talking. He’s picked a funny time to go silent by Becket Adams | August 30, 2018 01:08 PM For a guy who loves … Read More
Francis dismissed Card. Müller who disagreed about abuse cases
LifeSite says: Pope dismissed Cdl Müller for following Church rules on abuse cases August 29, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – A highly placed Vatican source told LifeSiteNews that Cardinal Gerhard Müller, together with his much-experienced three CDF priests, was dismissed by Pope … Read More
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“Gay” Parade in Rome with @JamesMartinSJ and a bishop close to the papal inner circle
Have you ever worked on a jigsaw puzzle where you didn’t have the finished photo? Slowly enough pieces fit together and you see what is the intended result. This is in today’s La Verità, which broke The Viganò Testimony. … Read More
Disquiet in Hell over The Present Crisis
Take this story with a grain of salt. From The Onion. Satan Refuses To Accept Any More Catholic Priests In Hell NINTH CIRCLE, HELL—Stressing that the situation in the underworld was quickly spiraling out of control, Satan, the Great Tempter … Read More




















