Monthly Archives: February 2023

From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 23-02-28 Encounter the Encounter

Feb 27th, 2023 Dear Diary, Push-back on the new program “Encountering the Encounter”.  Their main grousein the finance meetings is the money for hiring those two gals to do some online site for it, plus printing pamphlets and “worship aids” … Read More

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Photo by The Great Roman™ Welcome new registrant: Mrs The wonderful nuns of Gower Abbey, the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, have a beautiful disc and digital download: Tenebrae at Ephesus US HERE – UK HERE These are the RESPONSORIES of Tenebrae … Read More

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These numbers suggest a seriously unhealthy Church. UPDATED

From this new study about vocations to the priesthood and ordinations in these USA: HERE I was told by a bishop that bishops say they do not hear that men have been inspired toward priesthood by Francis.  Of course the … Read More

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From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” 23-02-27 – Ad Lumina visit to Rome

February 27th 2023 Dear Diary, It chaps my hide, as my dad always said, that I’ve only been on one Ad Lumina visit to Rome. The pandemic messed so much up. So they’re talking about our region getting over there … Read More

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27 Feb – St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows: Patron of seminarians, hand-gunners, marksmen

Today we celebrate a wonderful saint. 27 February is the feast of St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, Gabriel Possenti, according to the calendar of the Novus Ordo. In the older, traditional Missal we find that 28 February was … Read More

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From a friend in Rome. Open in new tab for larger.  It’s nice.  Right click… Please use my links when using Amazon?  The income is important, especially as we get to the end of a month.  Thanks in advance.  US HERE – … Read More

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“Be perfect.” “How’s that, again?!?”

Quoted from Robert Royal’s latest column at The Catholic Thing: St. John Henry Newman explains in his “simple rule of life”: It is the saying of holy men that, if we wish to be perfect, we have nothing more to do … Read More

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Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 1st Sunday of Lent 2023

Historically, today, the 1st Sunday of Lent, was the beginning of Lent.  Ash Wednesday and the intervening days were added later. That makes this Sunday historically and theologically important. Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the … Read More

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From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 23-02-26 – Saturday Vigil Mass

This just in. February 26th 2023 Dear Diary, Annoying Finance Council meeting Friday. Aren’t they all. Why they scheduled it for a Friday beats me. But anyway, we’re rolling in it. Or at least I think we are? Anyway, I’ve … Read More

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From a friend in Rome, at my usual flower stand run by “Pippo” where I have bought flowers for some 30 years. Welcome new registrants: PHILAPOL6464 CaptainH From the 1969 musical version of Goodbye, Mr. Chips. What a lot of … Read More

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