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Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
ROME 22/10 – Day 2: Still getting it together and an ASK FATHER question
The Roman sun rose today at 7:06 and will set at 18:53. The Ave Maria is slated for 19:00, which is a 15 minute shift from yesterday. Gosh, things change so fast. Breakfast today was more along the lines of … Read More
ASK FATHER: 1st Communion at a special Mass rather than at a regular Sunday Mass
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I am wondering about the practice of holding First Holy Communions at the regular Sunday Masses instead of a special, separate Mass for the whole class. My own was on a Saturday, with 60 other CCD … Read More
WDTPRS 27th Ordinary Sunday: Of ashes, soap and you.
When we pray with the right attitude, particularly when kneeling before the altar of Sacrifice, joined in heart and mind with our mediator, the priest, Christ Himself makes up for what we are incapable of accomplishing on our own. St. … Read More
WDTPRS – 17th Sunday after Pentecost: diabolical contagion
Is this prayer appropriate today or what?!? This Sunday’s Collect prayer – in the Vetus Ordo: Da, quaesumus, Domine, populo tuo diabolica vitare contagia: et te solum Deum pura mente sectari. So dense! Concise. The phrase diabolica vitare contagia is a glory of … Read More
ROME 22/10 – Day 1: Getting it together
On this (N.O.) Feast of the wonderful St. Therese, (St. Remigius ) who saved my vocation, in Rome the sun rose at 7:05, and I saw it, and will set at 18:54. The Ave Maria should be rung at 19:15. … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 578, etc.
Soon I won’t be pulling from the archive! Your use of my Amazon affiliate link is a major part of my income. It helps to pay for insurance, groceries, everything. Please remember me when shopping online. Thanks in advance. … Read More
“The Devil, the Enemy of the soul, always tells us what he is up to.” Sancte Michael Archangele, defende nos in proelio, contra nequitiam et insidias diaboli esto praesidium!
There are lots of “signs” these days. The Devil, the Enemy of the soul, always tells us what he is up to. He puts small hints and indications right in front of our faces woven together with other things that … Read More
How can the “four camps” in the Church be reconciled?
Today at Crisis (aptly named) editor Eric Sammons argues that there are four camps (roughly speaking) in the Church today – perhaps the Latin Church in the Northern Hemisphere. Can they be reconciled? Do they constitute different religions? The core: In summary: … Read More
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My View For Awhile: Romeward Bound
And this is how it works, courtesy of xkcd: UPDATE: Success! Onboard and ready to go.
Daily Rome Shot 577, etc. – Hurricane Early Edition
I like the sound of wind… in moderation. I am also mindful of the content of the prayers about storms that our forebears handed down as precious gems. They knew more than their prayers, those people. We shouldn’t diss and disregard … Read More
