Monthly Archives: June 2022

Vatican Synod’s (“walking together”) on spirituality of synodality (“walking togetherality”) is coming: The merciful heart loves… demons.

This isn’t satire or parody or Fr. Z’s version of the Babylon Bee. The Vatican’s Synod (“walking together”) on Synodality (“walking togetherality”) is coming.    They produced a document on the spirituality of synodality.   HERE and PDF of the actual … Read More

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ASK FATHER: What if 100 priests wanted to leave a diocese because of the bishop?

From a reader… QUAERITUR: What if… How hard is it for a priest to move away from one diocese and be incardinated in another? Wouldn’t it be a loud and stunning message if, say, 100 or so priests decided to … Read More

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LOOK! UP IN THE SKY!

I read at Spaceweather.com … MORNING PLANET SHOW: For the first time in almost 20 years, five naked-eye planets have lined up in the morning sky in order of their distance from the sun: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. This week the … Read More

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ASK FATHER: Bishop bully: You have the right to kneel, but not to a kneeler.

From a reader…. QUAERITUR: We had a kneeler for those who wished to kneel and receive on the tongue. The Bishop ordered kneelers removed from the three parishes in the diocese that allowed their use. This impacts the elderly and … Read More

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ROME 22/06 – Day 21: Different kinds of pawns

We are past the Solstice.   Sunrise was at 5:33 and sunset will be at 20:52.  The Ave Maria should ring at 21:15 One of the saddest lines in all of the New Testament, but also one leading to profound mysteries, … Read More

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“The point of entry must always be ‘situatedness’.”

A priest friend alerted me to the Vatican website link promising to inform us about a spirituality of synodality (“walking together”). https://www.synod.va/en/highlights/towards-a-spirituality-for-synodality.html Of course I rushed to that page, eager to read more about a spirituality of synodality (“walking together”), … Read More

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Too good not to post

Sicilian priests renounce their lace and give the Pope a new car.

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ROME 22/06 – Day 20: Field of flowers

Sunrise was at 5:33 and sunset at 20:51 and the Ave Maria, were it to chime in SCV, 21:15. The Summer Solstice occurred at 9:13 UTC.  It is the Feast of St. Aloysius Gonzaga in both the Novus and Vetus. … Read More

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ASK FATHER: If a Pope dies or resigns before a Consistory for the creation of Cardinals, are the designated men Cardinals or not?

Buzz buzz buzz. From his wheelchair Francis issues a list of men he would make cardinals. There are rumors about his bad and worsening health. Archbp. Gänswein sobs his way through a speech in Germany. Various documents are being issued, … Read More

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Online Conference with a good theme: Be Strong And Courageous – 18-22 July 2022

I warmly recommend considering signing up for the virtual participation in the St. Paul Center’s July Virtual Conference – HERE I’ve been to St. Paul Center conferences before, for priests, once “virtually”, and they had a big impact on me. … Read More

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