Pizza bianca and mortadella with black truffle. DAMN.
Over at Pippo’s flower stand for a sit down and munch and chat.
I stopped to buy flowers for the apartment. Say HI to Pippo and Anastasia!
From the top, I’ll remind you the REVIVED “Birettas For Seminarians Project” HERE Also, I can take some Mass intentions HERE
And some medieval fun for Thursday…
Happy Thursday 🙂 https://t.co/dY4lED87Jb
— MedievalistMatt (@medievalistmatt) October 15, 2026
And this about the increasingly deep synodaling dreck…
Sigh. The “vision of Vatican II” is basically another version of the banal and problematic (or worse) spirit of Vatican II, and has little or nothing to do with the conciliar documents.
In October 2023, I wrote:
“It is difficult, frankly, to see the current synodal documents as anything other than third-rate, flawed texts that water down or ignore completely central aspects of ecclesiology, soteriology, and eschatology, as found in Sacred Scripture and Tradition in general or in the Vatican II documents specifically. If the Synod is to lead to a deeper understanding of the Church, her role in salvation, and her desire to expand the Kingdom of God, it will have to free itself from the bureaucratic brambles and laborious drivel that dominate its documents.
“Speaking of such, the IL contains several exhortations to ‘build an increasingly synodal Church’ and ‘building a more synodal Church.’ And, this statement: ‘The radical call is, therefore, to build together, synodally, an attractive and concrete Church…’ (#26). Which brings to mind another great quote, this from the late Pope Benedict XVI, who, in his essay on the Church and the scandal of sexual abuse, flatly stated: ‘… a Church that we build can offer no hope.’ (What is Christianity? [Ignatius Press, 2023]). What we need now is a return to the doctrinal clarity of the Vatican II texts.” (Link: https://t.co/pXqXBDS484)
The desperate and obvious gaslighting is tiring.
— Carl E. Olson (@carleolson) October 14, 2026
St Teresa would want you to figure it out.
It strikes me that frequent and authentic Confession is true synodaling: I talk (naming and claiming my sins) and Father (and the Lord) listens. Then Father talks (some helpful insights into the spiritual life, recommendations for how to avoid certain sins, etc.) and I listen. Then I talk again (Act of Contrition) and Father and the Lord listen. Then, finally, blessedly, the Lord speaks through His priest the words of absolution, and I listen attentively, gratefully, and with that, I go out to do some more listening and talking (Penance, contemplative prayer, etc.). Isn’t that synodal?
Mmm, black truffles…. In reference to black truffle oil, my daughter said, “Smells like hell, tastes like Heaven “. Very sophisticated taste when she was 11. Still has a small bottle of black truffle oil in her purse. Some carry Tabasco, some, black truffle oil
A glorious sandwich. Actually made me smile.
“A paradigm shift towards listening”
If you hold the conch up to your ear, you can hear the hermit crab about to pinch!
Boy do I love mortadella. Now I have to go out and find some.
“A church where everyone has a voice” – unless you believe what the Church has always believed and wish to worship the way she has always worshipped.
P.S. on our way to Verona today, will be in Rome by Saturday can’t wait!
Fr. Z, what about the market salesman who had the cute Dachshunds? Are they still around? Would love to see a photo.
Carl E. Olsen’s post quotes Instrumentum laboris”: ” …’The radical call is, therefore, to build together, synodally, an attractive and concrete Church…’ (#26)….”
I know Mr. Olsen is writing counterpoint ….. but the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels just came to mind. Concrete, yes; attractive, no!
Truffle mortadella sounds like heaven. A little crema of pistachio pesto and some stracciatella di bufala and all fear of hell will leave you.
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acardnal says: Dachshunds
Oh yes, still there! I was just there with them both yesterday and, for a while, today.
I’ll get some pics.
I would recognize that hand full of a sangawitch anywhere.