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Monthly Archives: August 2019
“Dario Viganò is getting bigger now. No, not that Viganò who is in hiding now!”
As a quondam but not-too-dedicated vaticanista, I watch now the goings on “oltratevere” (see… I can still bring the yiddish when I want to) in a combination of morbid fascination, as with glancing at road kill, and amusement, as with … Read More
VIDEO: Trailer for Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce as Benedict XVI and Francis in upcoming ‘The Two Popes’
Well, this is going to be … interesting. It will be interesting to see if their portrayal of Benedict (Hopkins is a great actor) is anything like the real Benedict. Back in the day, I had an awful lot of … Read More
Support a project of evangelization through beauty, music and the TLM
I thought y’all might want to know about this. This comes from the choir director at Sacred Heart Church in Grand Rapids, MI… which has an amazing school and a great liturgical program. I have visited the parish and celebrated … Read More
Posted in Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, New Evangelization, The Campus Telephone Pole
Tagged D. Grand Rapids
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NB: new registrations approved after a delay
I’ve been on the road for a couple of days, and so not able to review and approve registrations. This morning I approved a whole raft of them. Thanks! BTW… I get emails from people who say that they’ve tried … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes
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Creepy, unsettling evil. Yes, a Jesuit was involved. UPDATED: Fr Z rants about idiotic false compassion.
UPDATE 30 August: This is a very important update, which, in justice, people should follow up on and read. Jesuit-run (of course) Amerika has an interview with the Jesuit who was the celebrant of “Bob’s” last Mass, where he seems … Read More
Posted in Jesuits, Pò sì jiù, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices
Tagged assisted suicide, Jesuits
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PODCAzT 176: How to sing Table Prayers in Latin
Today I talk about prayer before and after meals. What inspired me is the recent arrival of beautiful little books – new – for singing the table prayers in Latin. They are from the Monastery of St. Benedict, in southern … Read More
ASK FATHER: A man at work wants to be addressed as a woman.
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Dear Fr. I’m hoping for some advice as to how to charitably and prudently deal with a gender dysphoric coworker without giving a pinch of incense to Jupiter. Specifically, it is likely that I will need … Read More
ASK FATHER: If adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will end, why do we say, “without end” when we pray?
From a Sister… QUAERITUR: We are trying to revive the practice of Perpetual Adoration in our congregation. Previously (1882-1986), when there was a change of adorers the incoming adorer would say “Praised and adored be without end” and the outgoing … Read More
ASK FATHER: How to make a good confession, especially after many years
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Hello, Father. I have a request. Since you often exhort people to go to confession, and since many haven’t gone in years and have anxiety about the form it takes, what to do or what to … Read More
Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on Bishop Athanasius Schneider remarks on burning issues, Vatican II, SSPX.: “Not to mention knowledge and the obligation by state in life to have that knowledge. We have to tread carefully…”
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