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Monthly Archives: September 2019
Your Good News
Do you have some good news for the readership? We could all use some. For my part, I was able the other day to provide the last rites for a fellow who desired every single word in Latin in the … Read More
Our Lady of Sorrows Project: 2nd Sorrow – The Flight into Egypt
The first post in the series is 1st Sorrow – The Prophecy of Simeon Now we turn to the: 2nd Sorrow – The Flight or Escape into Egypt. (Matthew 2:13-23) Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the … Read More
Tech advice from readers about new computer
Apart from the back end of the blog, which is a nightmare for me, I have close to home tech issues. I’ve been running an HP Pavilion, with Windows 7, since 2009. Windows will end support for 7 soon. I … Read More
On “Bullshit” and the New ‘c’atholic Red Guards
Today there is an amusing and insightful piece at First Things about the “Theory of Bullshit”… no, it’s a real thing… proposed in the 80s by the distinguished Princeton professor and philosopher Harry G. Frankfurt. BTW… I usually write B … Read More
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Concerning Mutual Enrichment. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
I remember, years ago, some folks who were deeply attached to the Traditional Latin Liturgy of the Roman Church almost lynched me when I suggested that there was something that we could learn from the Novus Ordo. Over the years, … Read More
Our Lady of Sorrows Project: 1st Sorrow – The Prophecy of Simeon
Sunday, 15 September is, in the traditional calendar, the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows (2nd Class). For Holy Mass we will use the 14th Sunday after Pentecost with commemorations of the Feast. I believe that the Rubricae Generales of … Read More
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ACTION ITEM! 9 Sept is International Buy A Priest A Beer Day! #IBAPABD
NB: Scroll down for the Latin and English texts for the Blessing of Beer. You don’t want to miss this. It’s too important. And this has been a really tough year for priests, all things considered. Show a little love. … Read More
Article explains a lot about Bergoglio/Francis, Amazon Synod, connection with Liberation Theology
LifeSite has an important article for understanding more about Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Francis. The article stems from a 47 year old photo which shows a group who attended a conference in 1972, including Bergoglio, Liberation Theologian and now-laicized Leonardo … Read More
8 Sept – Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Stop for a moment. Consider what our eternal prospects were before the birth not only of Our Lord, but also before the birth of His Mother, from whom He took our human nature, the Blessed Virgin Mary. Ponder the state … Read More
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