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Monthly Archives: July 2019
Day 1 – St. Paul Center Priesthood Conference
I’m in WV for the St. Paul Center (East Coast) conference/retreat for priests in West Virginia. The trek from PIT by shuttle van was uneventful, if a little bumpy. The location for this conference, Oglebay Resort and Conference Center, is impressive. … Read More
Mark Shea is sad because seminarians are Catholic
UPDATE 19 July: Another voice chimes in about Mark Shea. HERE ___ I was amused by this, which provoked some interesting twitter comments. Mark Shea strikes me as… bumfuzzled. Too bad. He had promise. The left has had its time. … Read More
Amazon Prime Day Discounts
A public service announcement for those of you who shop online. At Amazon there are “Prime Day” deals today and tomorrow. You would think that they would call this “Prime Days”. But no. PRIME DAY DEALS For example… And, … Read More
My View For Awhile: To the East and to priests
I’m heading to a conference for priests held by the St. Paul Center. We shall see. More to come.
Good VIDEO for people who aren’t familiar with the TLM or with our traditions
I occasionally catch video interviews that Taylor Marshall has with folks who interest me. Today I saw most of a video he did with Fr. David Nix, a good young priest in Denver whom I’ve met. They both are both … Read More
ASK FATHER: Sex before Communion
UPDATE 15 July 2019: Rev. Mr. Kandra remarked at his blog about this post. He disappoints. The non-canonist deacon disagrees with the canonical arguments of the esteemed canonist Ed Peters. Fine. Kandra can state a position and attempt to defend it. So … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Canon Law
Tagged abstinence, can. 277, Roman Catechism
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25 Comments
Your Sunday Sermon Notes – GO TO CONFESSION! – VIDEO
Was there a good point made in the sermon during your Mass of Sunday obligation? Let us know. For my part, I had a note early this morning from the scheduled celebrant, our VG, who succumbed to some ailment (get … Read More
SSPX video of their amazing new US church project.
There is an amazing video available of an amazing project mounted by the SSPX in these USA. They are building a huge and beautiful new church. One of the things I find interesting about this video is the intelligent commentary … Read More
Posted in SSPX, The future and our choices
Tagged Fr. James Jackson, Nothing Superfluous, SSPX
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19 Comments
BOOK: In Praise of the Tridentine Mass and of Latin, Language of the Church
What a great title! The nice folks at Angelico Press sent a copy of In Praise of the Tridentine Mass and of Latin, Language of the Church by Fr. Roberto Spataro, Secretary of the Pontifical Academy for Latin. US HERE … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, REVIEWS
Tagged Fr. Roberto Spataro, Latin, TLM, Vetus Ordo
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18 Comments
WDTPRS – 15th Ordinary Sunday: Too far right or too far left, we wind up in the ditch in the dark
This week, the 15th Ordinary Sunday in the Novus Ordo calendar, we have a good example of the dramatic difference between the old, Obsolete ICEL version we suffered with for decades, and the Latin with the Current ICEL version. The Collect … Read More
