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YOUR RECENT COMMENTS
- Gregg the Obscure on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 2nd Sunday of Lent 2025: “Archbishop celebrated Holy Mass at the Cathedral 1030 today. Better attendance than i’ve seen in a goodly while. The Roman…”
- on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 2nd Sunday of Lent 2025: “Father shared St Ephrem’s take on today’s Gospel. Our Lord showed Peter, James and John His Divinity. Then they would…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1270 – slipper: “[NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.] Black to move. …”
- on 15 March – Annual ramble about the #IdesOfMarch: “The mascot for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris were Phrygian caps called the Phryges. On the Olympic website it…”
- on ASK FATHER: Mass “for the gift of tears”… for someone else?: “Thank you good Father! Both/and makes sense and feels Catholic in essence. I believe in the power of prayer and…”
- on ASK FATHER: Mass “for the gift of tears”… for someone else?: “When we read the Desert Fathers, they often talk about the necessity of the “tears of compunction”. There is a…”
- on From a reader: “We can sing this, but chant and Latin are ‘too hard’.”: “How about this one? ‘Tis Good LORD to be here!” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wNCM8Gw-8o”
- on ASK FATHER: Mass “for the gift of tears”… for someone else?: “I think the prayers are lovely. “ read ‘em and weep.” Do you play five card draw as well as…”
- on From a reader: “We can sing this, but chant and Latin are ‘too hard’.”: “More than one musician has told me that modern hymns are typically too difficult for congregations to sing. One is…”
- on “Pro aris et focis” – Food for thought: ““If Roche’s interview really sounded like an olive branch to some then I’d expect hysterical pressure on him and all…”
- on From a reader: “We can sing this, but chant and Latin are ‘too hard’.”: “In spite of the time signature changes, that hymn isn’t at all difficult to sing. It was entirely new to…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1269 – Oh great… just what we needed…: ““What is a Caucus-race?” said Alice; not that she wanted much to know, but the Dodo had paused as if…”
- on O sol salútis, íntimis – a look into the Lenten hymn for Lauds: “Ahh, the Urbanized version of 1632. The original was “Iam, Christe, sol iustitiae”. Some say 10th century, others the 6th…”
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Monthly Archives: December 2023
Giving to worthy causes in times of confusion
I am sometimes asked about worthy causes for donations. I respond with my preferences: Archdiocese for Military Services (our Catholic chaplains!): HERE Our Lady of Hope Clinic (a fantastic Catholic model, such good people): HERE Tridentine Mass Society of Madison … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes – Sunday in the Octave of Christmas (N.O. Holy Family) 2023
It’s the Sunday in the Octave of Christmas and, in the Novus Ordo, Feast of the Holy Family. It’s the last day of the calendar year and the 1st anniversary of the death of Benedict XVI. Was there a GOOD … Read More
ROME SHOT 897 – Consequences
In some places EPIPHANY is the big gift giving day, for obvious reasons. Please remember me when EPIPHANY shopping online. Thanks in advance. US HERE – UK HERE These links take you to a generic “catholic” search in Amazon. Amazon remembers that you used my link … Read More
ROME SHOT 896 – LUNATIC DANCE OF THE KNIGHTS!
In some places EPIPHANY is the big gift giving day, for obvious reasons. Please remember me when EPIPHANY shopping online. Thanks in advance. US HERE – UK HERE These links take you to a generic “catholic” search in Amazon. Amazon remembers that you used my link … Read More
SSPX to consecrate more bishops?
From the site Una Vox Italy: On 24 December 2023, the new issue of the Bulletin of the French Priory of Pointet, of the Society of Saint Pius Fraternity. [SSPX] Currently the Fraternity has 3 bishops: Mons. Bernard Fellay, 65 … Read More
ROME SHOT 895
In some places EPIPHANY is the big gift giving day, for obvious reasons. Please remember me when EPIPHANY shopping online. Thanks in advance. US HERE – UK HERE These links take you to a generic “catholic” search in Amazon. Amazon remembers that you used my link … Read More
UPDATE – Send 2023 CHRISTMAS CARDS to Fr. Z!
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News of the Church 06 – 27 December 2023
It’s 27 December 2023 and it is the Wednesday in the Octave of Christmas and the Feast of St John the Evangelist. Some time ago, I saw a movie called News of the World in which years after the Civil … Read More
ROME SHOT 892 – Caroling!
In some places EPIPHANY is the big gift giving day, for obvious reasons. Please remember me when EPIPHANY shopping online. Thanks in advance. US HERE – UK HERE These links take you to a generic “catholic” search in Amazon. Amazon remembers that you … Read More
IMPORTANT ASK FATHER: Blessing wine on 27 December – St. John’s Day… or “another beverage”?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: You usually give your readership an annual reminder for the blessing of wine on St. John’s Day. The Rituale says “Benedicere… hunc calicem vini et CUJUSLIBET POTUS”- so presumably any hard beverage could be blessed with … Read More
ROME SHOT 891 – Wow!
In some places EPIPHANY is the big gift giving day, for obvious reasons. Please remember me when EPIPHANY shopping online. Thanks in advance. US HERE – UK HERE These links take you to a generic “catholic” search in Amazon. Amazon remembers that you … Read More
UPDATE – Send 2023 CHRISTMAS CARDS to Fr. Z!
NEW – KID ART PAGE UPDATE 26 Jan ’24 Richmand, TX (even the envelop was kid art! Great!) Fort Worth, TX (more TX!) Slovakia (lovely 3d card and hand-written letter with fountain pen – prayers, of course, as you ask. … Read More
ROME SHOT 890 – Merry Christmas!
In some places EPIPHANY is the big gift giving day, for obvious reasons. Please remember me when EPIPHANY shopping online. Thanks in advance. US HERE – UK HERE These links take you to a generic “catholic” search in Amazon. Amazon remembers that you … Read More
AUDIO: Singing the 2023 Christmas Proclamation or Kalendas in Latin
For years I’ve posted about this custom. This year I had pretty much forgotten about it until I was unfortunate enough to pull up a page that was live streaming the Mass from St. Peter’s in Rome and some guy … Read More
ROME SHOT 889
Please remember me when CHRISTMAS shopping online. Thanks in advance. US HERE – UK HERE These links take you to a generic “catholic” search in Amazon. Amazon remembers that you used my link and I get the credit. WHY? This helps to pay for insurance (massively … Read More
YOUR URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS
PLEASE use the sharing buttons! Thanks! This time of year, close to Christmas, is a time of joy. Not everyone, however, has joyful news. Some experience serious challenges. In your charity would you please take a moment look at the … Read More
Magnificent new altar of the Fraternity of St. Vincent Ferrier, of Chémeré-le-Roi, France, a traditional group of Dominicans.
As Christmas approaches, it seems strange to write that we have need of some good news! Good news has come, however, from the Fraternity of St. Vincent Ferrier, of Chémeré-le-Roi, France, a traditional group of Dominicans. They recently completed a … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 23-12-22: Christmas Party
December 22nd, 2023 Dear Diary, I had to drive by myself to the chancery’s Christmas party last night at Razzo’s Steak House because Fr. Tommy said he didn’t want to go. We were on the phone: “What do you mean … Read More
ROME SHOT 889
Please remember me when CHRISTMAS shopping online. Thanks in advance. US HERE – UK HERE These links take you to a generic “catholic” search in Amazon. Amazon remembers that you used my link and I get the credit. WHY? This helps to pay for insurance (massively … Read More
Gregg the Obscure on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 2nd Sunday of Lent 2025: “Archbishop celebrated Holy Mass at the Cathedral 1030 today. Better attendance than i’ve seen in a goodly while. The Roman…”
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