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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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The "sign of peace" during Mass in the Ordinary Form...
- I dread it as it approaches and think of ways to avoid it. (36%, 9,555 Votes)
- I tolerate it. (35%, 9,195 Votes)
- I hate it so much I won't go to Mass where it is done. (12%, 3,205 Votes)
- I like it and am happy to do it. (11%, 2,955 Votes)
- I don't care one way or another. (6%, 1,696 Votes)
Total Voters: 26,606
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Should the Bishops of the USA have us return to obligatory meatless Fridays during the whole year and not just during Lent?
- Yes, and I think this is very important. (81%, 15,546 Votes)
- Yes, I guess so. (9%, 1,716 Votes)
- No, I hesitate about such a move. (5%, 900 Votes)
- No, this would be a really bad idea. (3%, 511 Votes)
- I don't care. (2%, 431 Votes)
- What's penance? (1%, 152 Votes)
Total Voters: 19,255
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Yes, it is pretty.
Happy Birthday Father.
Barbara: Thanks!
Great. Is that your barn? Is it full of old chalices and vestments and stuff to give to priests who want to learn the EF?
Happy birthday to yooooo, Fr. Z (imagine sound of banjo plinking)…
Another Happy Birthday, Father. You make my morning, every morning. I voted for your Blog, but I wasn’t sure the vote went through. I hope someone will send you pictures of the Solemn High Mass at Sancta Trinita dei Pellegrini with Cardinal Hoyos for FSSP anniversary (or other related images). It was a wonderful pilgrimage including Norcia, Cascia, Assisi and Montecassino. We had two U.S. buses and, while Father Berg spoke to our separate groups of U.S., French and German, we all crammed in together for the Pontifical Mass. Bet that old neighborhood hadn’t seen that many cassocks, surplices, vestments,etc., in a very long time. There were plenty of curious onlookers. God bless and protect Pope Benedict XVI.
Pretty Indeed, Father… Thanks for the post. I LOVE watching the seasons change at the Sabine Farm. Thanks for sharing that part of your life.
Soon there will be snow, no doubt!!!
Welcome back home, Father. I’m sure you are glad to be back, because no matter how interesting and exciting the travel, it’s always good to be home.
Happy birthday, and many more.
Will you create a delectable birthday dinner????
“Beauty is the mark God sets upon virtue.”–Emerson
Thank you, Father, and Happy Birthday!
Mike