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26 November 2023 – STIR UP SUNDAY

26 November 2023 will be the 34th and Last Sunday after Pentecost, the last Sunday of this liturgical year.  That means it will be STIR UP SUNDAY! Make your plans now so you don’t have to rush around or find … Read More

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Daily Rome Shot 850

I’m back in my old chair.  *sigh*  And what news comes in?  *sigh* I think I’m coming down with something. Welcome registrants: RTservo Baron Frank Meanwhile, I’ve asked for prayers to Bl. Luigi Maria Monti for Giancarlo.  He was rushed … Read More

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Pause. Ask your guardian angel to guard you.  Done? Bp. Strickland. Wherein Fr. Z rants.

Pause for a moment, now, and ask your guardian angel to guard you.  Don’t be flowery.  Ask. We have all read with unsurprised shock the announcement in today’s Bollettino, ironically under “rinuncie e nomine… resignations and appointments”. Sollevamento del Vescovo di … Read More

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Public service announcement: Card. Müller’s responses to dubia

UPDATE: On a related note, at One Peter Five find the transcript and video of Card. Sarah’s recent talk at the presentation (HERE) of Bp. Schneider’s catechetical Compendium.    Card. Sarah’s talk dealt with the crisis in the Church.  He has … Read More

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NOT ROME 23/10 – Day 41: My View For Awhile – Last leg

UPDATE: When I updated this post from the airplane with the cat photo (below), I think the cat ate the chess puzzle.  Darn cats. BLACK to move.  MATE in FOUR.   Use force! In Rome I might have seen the sun … Read More

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Some clear confusion emerges

By now you will have read something about a new document, responses to dubia that were submitted by a Brazilian bishops about “trans”, etc.   This is not just theological curiosity stuff, but rather practical problems that parish priests must deal with. LifeSite … Read More

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NOT ROME 23/10 – Day 40: Back in the USA and a quick glimpse of Rome

In Rome the sun rose without me at 06:50 and it will set at 16:58.  The Ave Maria Bell is to be at 17:30 but it won’t be rung. It is the Anniversary of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, … Read More

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ROME 23/10 – Day 39: My View For Awhile – Tips

I was up to see the Roman sunrise at 06:49 but I won’t be around to see the sunset at 16:59.  The Ave Maria bell is in the 17:30 cycle still It is the Feast of the Four Holy Crowned … Read More

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ROME 23/10 – Day 38: Last full day

The sun rose at 06:47 and it will set at 16:59. The Ave Maria is still in the 17:3o cycle. Welcome registrants: Mary B. Joyce It is my last full day in Rome.   It is a sad day. It is … Read More

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Feedback for Fr. Z’s Blog – ACTION ITEM!

It’s November.  The end of the liturgical year is coming.  It is a good time to access what’s going with life. As I have done in the past, in November (though not for a couple of years), I like to … Read More

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