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Monthly Archives: June 2019
Mail from a priest: “It finally dawned on me that the dysfunction could be demonic.” Then a short rant from @FatherZ
A priest sent an interesting email, in the wake of what I wrote HERE about the need to perform exorcisms of all church properties. I short, I wrote: […] If I were a diocesan bishop, I would immediately go through my entire … Read More
WDTPRS – 3rd Sunday after Pentecost: The dangers of worldly things
In the older, traditional calendar of the Roman Rite, today is the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost. Let’s have a look at the… COLLECT (1962MR): Protector in te sperantium, Deus, sine quo nihil est validum, nihil sanctum: multiplica super nos misericordiam tuam; ut, te … Read More
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ASK FATHER: Can a deacon serve as acolyte in the Extraordinary Form Mass?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Can a deacon serve as acolyte in the Extraordinary Form Mass? Sure. If there are not enough servers for the sake of a Solemn Mass, and for some reason you have a plethora of deacons and … Read More
WDTPRS – 13th Ordinary Sunday: error binds and truth frees
At work in the Collect for the 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time are themes of divine adoption and the splendor of truth. Our prayer connects being wrapped up in error with separation from God. It joins divine adoption with coming … Read More
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Listen for their hearts.
I wrote this for the current issue of the Catholic Herald, now published in both the UK and these USA. Each week I write 400 words for the issue. ___ As this number of the weekly you now peruse was issued, … Read More
VIDEO: “A Moment With The Bishop” – ACTION ITEM!
People have been writing to ask, “How’s the new bishop?” They refer, of course, to the newly installed successor to the late Bp. Morlino of Madison. Bp. Donald Hying, late of Gary, officially took his crook and cathedra in Madison … Read More
ASK FATHER: Hard time getting kids confirmed with traditional rites. Can you go to another diocese?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I wonder if you can help me out here. I have a good old friend who is having the dickens of a time with the confirmation of his children. He and his wife and children really … Read More
A Cardinal examines the underlying vision of the upcoming Synod’s Instrumentum Laboris
The Pan-Amazonian Synod is coming up in October. Expect it to be highly engineered toward the expectations inhering in the Instrumentum Laboris, now available also in English. HERE Meanwhile, the experts of organization – who put faithful, traditional Catholics to shame … Read More
ASK FATHER: A soul in anguish about the state of the Church. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Dear Father, I feel [unsafe] going to Church, which I unfortunately cannot bring myself to do. I firmly believe in the Catholic Faith and all of its traditional teachings. However, going to Mass anywhere has proved … Read More
Aftermath: the modernist star-trek altar from Notre-Dame de Paris
You might recall that the fire in the roof of Notre-Dame de Paris brought down part of the roof precisely over the modernist star-trek altar set up in the crossing of the nave and transepts. A massive rubble smashed down … Read More
Clerical beards.
I saw at Pathetic from the esteemed Rev. Mr. Kandra a fluffy bit about more and more seminarians and priests – of the Latin Church – sporting beards. HERE A couple things. It has not been the custom of Latin … Read More
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PARODY SONG ALERT: Amazoniana Synod
The other day, I posted about the upcoming Pan-Amazonian Synod at which the members will among other things discuss married priests as a solution to the shortage in that mission territory. I wrote that “I try try try to give … Read More
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Shades of Windswept House – UPDATED with a new interview about the late Card. Bernardin
UPDATE: There is MORE. McCarrick’s victim was also abused by Bernardin. He’s on the record in a video interview with Michael Voris. HERE Do NOT watch any of this with children present. And if you are at all hesitant on … Read More
Earthquake at near Rome – 20:43:47 (UTC) Magnitude 3.4 at a depth of 5 KM – @ Colonna, Italy
There was just an earthquake 1 KM north of Colonna, Italy, in the Castelli Romani 24 KM SE of Rome. 20:43:47 (UTC) Magnitude 3.4 at a depth of 5 KM. This is near well-known places such as Frascati and other … Read More
VIDEO Fr @GeraldMurray8 and Dr @RobertSRoyal analyze hot-button issues
My friends Fr. Murray and Dr. Royal were on EWTN with Raymond Arroyo last Friday, 21 June. They spoke at length about the upcoming Synod, about the new document from the Cong. for Catholic Education on “gender theory”, about ongoing … Read More
ASK FATHER: Can I really fulfill my Mass obligation at an SSPX chapel?
UPDATE 24 June I had a note from Peter Vere which, with his permission, I should add to the post. A number of folks have sent me the following link, in which you mention my name directly, regarding the SSPX. … Read More
Concerning the upcoming Synod, Germans and Tapirs
I try try try to give these Synod (“walking together”) guys the benefit of the doubt, but does anyone sincerely believe that talking about married clergy is really about shortage of priests in a mission country? Really? I can’t say … Read More
ACTION ITEM: How you can help defend the Seal of Confession in California
Every once in a while, some legal case pops up whereby one side tries to undermine the Seal of Confession. These attempts usually go down in defeat. However, each time they are advanced, the needle is bumped ever so slightly … Read More
“This ‘Communion in the hand’ thing needs to stop.”
I received this from a priest… Dear and Reverend Father, I thought that you may find the attached image useful, as heartbreaking and enraging as it is. Today, an elderly woman came into my office. She was very confused and … Read More
