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Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
Your Sunday Sermon Notes: 21st Sunday after Pentecost (29th Ordinary – N.O.)
Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff. Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at the Mass for your Sunday obligation (or, maybe still none), either … Read More
Latin moments with St. Margaret Mary and St. Hedwig
Some people say there aren’t any important differences between the Vetus Ordo and the Novus Ordo, that they are pretty much the same. Usually they fail to take into consideration the content of the orations. Of course the differences in … Read More
ASK FATHER: Can a bishop forbid people from attending Masses of the SSPX?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I was wondering if the diocesan ordinary has the authority to forbid the faithful from attending a particular mass. A common example of this would be the masses celebrated by the SSPX. Though the canonical status … Read More
Episcopal cathedral in Albuqerque to insult the Church by hosting a fake ordination of a Jesuit-trained “wymyn”. Wherein Fr. Z makes a proposal.
Fishwrap (aka National Schismatic Reporter, like a schismatic jackhammer, keeps pounding away. How is it that the US Bishops have not yet demanded that they remove the word “Catholic” from their title? They were already told by the local bishops … Read More
More (bad) news about the Philadelphia Carmel
Some months ago we read about the travails of the grand Carmel in Philadelphia, established shortly after the dies natalis of St. Therese di Lisieux. At LifeSite we now read what we suspected: Vatican on the verge of closing down … Read More
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The Horan of Babylon on “Why Catholics should use preferred gender pronouns and names”
Just when I think I’ve successfully gotten away, the Fishwrap keeps pulling me back in to its feverswamp. This from Daniel P. Horan (aka The Horan of Babylon): Why Catholics should use preferred gender pronouns and names His deeply thought … Read More
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Is it just me…?
Traditionis custodes (Francis’ Plessy)… Art. 1. The liturgical books promulgated by Saint Paul VI and Saint John Paul II, in conformity with the decrees of Vatican Council II, are the unique expression of the lex orandi of the Roman Rite. … Read More
Assault on the Seal and Creeping Incrementalism
One of the direct assaults of Hell on the Church is the undermining by the state of the Seal of Confession. At the Italian La Nuova Bussola, there is a report on the disaster in FRANCE over the abuse scandal … Read More
Greg Hlatky on Some notes for your Sunday Mass in the Vetus and the Novus Ordo: ““By pursuing perfection we will achieve excellence.” – Vince Lombardi”
