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Yearly Archives: 2018
PODCAzT 167: Reflection of Bp. Athanasius Schneider about The Viganò Testimony
I received this Reflection on the Viganò Testimony by Bp. Schneider. I read it aloud to help those who can’t always sit still to read on screens have access to the bishop’s reflection. Reflection about the “Testimony” of Archbishop Carlo … Read More
26 August 2018 Sermon of Fr. John Lankeit in Phoenix – BOOM! – mic dropped.
He makes a useful distinction about “clericalism”. Fr. Z kudos. Fr. Lankeit also touches on on something that I wrote about yesterday, about priests who force the Mass to their own will, rather than conforming themselves to Mass. He speaks … Read More
ASK FATHER: How do you say “gay lobby” in Latin?
Under another post I wrote, channeling my inner Cato, that the “gay lobby” must be destroyed. The Viganò Testimony is part of its demolition. They will fight back, as Madame Wile E. Lafarge is already doing. Right now there is … Read More
Some reactions to the Viganò Testimony. – UPDATED
UPDATE 27 August: CNN… what a bunch of dopes. Former Archbishop wants Pope to resign Newsroom In a statement seen by CNN on Sunday, former Archbishop and Vatican ambassador to the US Carlo Maria Vigano said he told the Pope … Read More
The Viganò Testimony: TRUTH
The reactions to the Viganò (pronounced vig-ah-NOH) Testimony vary as you might expect, along “party lines”. The papalatrous liberal Left, including not a few sychophants of simply stunning audacity, deny everything Viganò wrote. Their main tack right now seems to be … Read More
Wherein Fr. Z is intimidated and just a bit scared.
This began as a note under a weekly “Your Sunday Sermon” posts, in which I attempt to elicit from you, good points from the sermon you heard. That post turned into something else. Hence, I moved the text from there … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes.
I’ll bet that there were some really good sermons during your Masses of Sunday Obligation. Was there a good point or two you could share? For my part, I had no Sunday Mass assigned today! I was on my own. Relaxed … Read More
A hope filled note from an old friend.
From an old friend, a hopeful note. Also, he shows that Catholics can have a sense of humor. Dear Fr. Z, Everyone I spoke with after Mass today feels as I and many of your blogreaders do — we are … Read More
The Pope responds about the Viganò Testimony. What he said and what he, maybe, really said.
On the airplane returning to Rome from Ireland, the Pope responded with a non-response to a question from the press about the Testimony issued by Archbp. Carlo Maria Viganò. What he said… watch the body language with the words. “Read … Read More
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Pope John Paul – The Pope People Forget To Remember
Today is the anniversary of the 1978 election of Pope John Paul I, Papa Luciani. He is the Pope people forget to remember. Pray for him, who was Vicar of Christ for so few days. May God reward him. It … Read More
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