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“This blog is like a fusion of the Baroque ‘salon’ with its well-tuned harpsichord around which polite society gathered for entertainment and edification and, on the other hand, a Wild West “saloon” with its out-of-tune piano and swinging doors, where everyone has a gun and something to say. Nevertheless, we try to point our discussions back to what it is to be Catholic in this increasingly difficult age, to love God, and how to get to heaven.” – Fr. Z
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- Gregg the Obscure on 21 September – St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist: Wherein the Feast begat a blog post: “thank you for this excellent encouragement Fr. Z! i tend to get downhearted remembering how i have failed so many…”
- on From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-09-13 – Closing St. Casimir: “This hits too close to home for me. Been through it, initially albeit at a distance…but the difference is, I…”
- on From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-09-13 – Closing St. Casimir: “This one hit home, hard.”
- on NEW BOOK about how the Novus Ordo Lectionary came to be with its cycles and edits of Scripture: “It’s startling to think that the mere re-translation of the modern missal took a solid ten years (if we date…”
- on Recent report of the “gift of tears” during Mass that was being live streamed: “I’m with Fr. Z. on this one. I have seen this in the pews in the past. I am sure…”
- on 21 September – St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist: Wherein the Feast begat a blog post: “St. Matthew’s Gospel is divided in half, in a way reminiscent of Roman account books kept by families. The first…”
- on From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-09-13 – Closing St. Casimir: “Someone tell the Bishop about the Shrine of Christ the King in Chicago. It had been “de-consecrated” and was ready…”
- on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 17th Sunday after Pentecost (N.O.: 25th Ordinary): “Annual Yom Kippur themed service. You might have enjoyed the sermon, it was about repair and repentance. I was asked…”
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- Fr. Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment
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Useful WDTPRS References
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis ONLINE
- Acta of the Second Vatican Council
- Ages of US Bishops & Empty sees
- Benedict XVI’s letter about SSPX excomm’s
- Catechism of the Catholic Church
- CDF Decree – Cum sanctissima
- CDWDS – NOTITIAE
- Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
- Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine by Ernout & Meillet
- Enchiridion Indulgentiarum in Latin
- Evil Overlord List
- Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma by Ludwig Ott
- Gildersleeve’s Latin Grammar
- Holy See’s response to clerical abuse of minors
- Iota Unum by Romano Amerio
- Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary
- Lexicon latinitatis medii aevi: Praesertim ad res ecclesiasticas investigandas pertinens
- NOTITIAE RESPONSE DATABASE
- NOTITIAE Responses
- PATROLOGIA GRAECA
- PATROLOGIA GRAECA (bis)
- PATROLOGIA LATINA
- PATROLOGIA LATINA (bis)
- Pont. Comm. Ecclesia Dei (site)
- Pres. Obama's PRO-ABORTION record
- Real Time USA National Debt Clocks
- Souter’s A glossary of later Latin to 600 A.D
- The Spirit of the Liturgy by Joseph Ratzinger
- Universae Ecclesiae
- Year for Priests Indulgences
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Some Useful Liturgical Books
- ACTA SANCTORUM
- CDF Decree – Cum sanctissima
- Ceremonies of the Liturgical Year: According to the Modern Roman Rite: A Manual for Clergy and All Involved in Liturgical Ministries [Elliott]
- Learning To Serve [Illustrated] [Carmody]
- Manual of Episcopal Ceremonies (in 2 vols) [Rettger – Stehle]
- Rubrics of the Roman Breviary and Missal [Doyle]
- The Celebration of the Mass (A Study of the Rubrics of the Roman Missal) [O'Connell]
- The Ceremonies of the Roman Rite Described [Fortescue – O`Connell – Reid]
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