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- Sportsfan on ROME 26/5– Day 56: All that Jasmine… no, not the…: ““In Cheesy News””
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- on ROME 26/5– Day 56: All that Jasmine… no, not the…: “G’day Fr, the daily wall calendar, are they according to the current ordo and if so are they available in…”
- on ROME 26/5– Day 56: All that Jasmine… no, not the…: “We need to pray for and support the apostolate of Courage which reaches out to people afflicted with same sex…”
- on ASK FATHER: Question about the impacts of Excommunication: “TradCathMale brings up an important question. The sacraments in the SSPX are illicit, so how are people supposed to feel…”
- on Pagliarani and Leo at Tanagra: “The dominion has not surrendered in war in 2000 years (as they see their defeat coming).”
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Category Archives: Classic Posts
A rabbit ran under the wheels of my car. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
The other day I was on my way home from a social engagement and a rabbit ran under my wheels. I did not mourn for the rabbit. I wasn’t happy about it, but I wasn’t especially sad either. I couldn’t … Read More
Posted in ACTION ITEM!, Classic Posts, GO TO CONFESSION
Tagged rabbit, reconciliation, sacrament of penance
14 Comments
14 Comments
Is survival mode all we have now?
No one can give what they don’t have. In fun-Latin, nemo dat quod non ‘got’. And yet the universal vocation to evangelize is predicated on what we have, what we have received. We haven’t been evangelizing well. Rather, we seems to … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Classic Posts, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Save The Liturgy - Save The World, Si vis pacem para bellum!, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, Turn Towards The Lord, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged evangelization, George Weigel, incoherence, We Are Our Rites
5 Comments
5 Comments
Wherein Fr. Z gives an update about life and changes
A personal note to readers. About a month ago, during a trip to DC, I met for lunch with a good friend, a solid priest, who straight out told me that I’ve lost my “mo jo”. I’m not exactly sure … Read More
The Church Militant and You
I had reason this morning to review what I might have written about our state in the Church in this earthly realm and I found this. It struck me as something that might be helpful, given what’s going on right … Read More
ASK FATHER: A soul in anguish about the state of the Church. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Dear Father, I feel [unsafe] going to Church, which I unfortunately cannot bring myself to do. I firmly believe in the Catholic Faith and all of its traditional teachings. However, going to Mass anywhere has proved … Read More
10 Great Meals In Literature
A friend – quite the eclectic reader – sent an interesting piece from The Telegraph of a few years back. 10 Great Meals In Literature Wow. Great idea. How did the selector do? Let’s see. 1) Mad Hatters Tea … Read More
Silence=Stonewall – Wherein Fr. Z rants
My friend Fr. Raymond de Souza wrote at National Catholic Register “It’s time to turn down the temperature”. His basic idea is that Archbp. Viganò was wrong to call for Francis to resign and Team Francis were wrong to engage … Read More
Wherein Fr. Z rants about the Church as “field hospital”. Brutal horror, heroic wonder.
In his preaching and writings, St. Augustine of Hippo (+430) frequently presents Christ as Medicus, or doctor/physician of the soul. Christ heals the ills of man brought upon ourselves by sin. This is hardly a surprise, given that in the … Read More
Posted in Classic Posts, GO TO CONFESSION, Liberals, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged debridement, field hospital
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4 Comments
OLDIE PODCAzT 127: The Eve of St. Agnes and a Bleak Midwinter
It is a little late in the day, but today is the Eve of the Feast of St. Agnes. This reminds us all, of course, of the famous poem by Keats. This is the Eve of St. Agnes and, therefore, time … Read More
Posted in Classic Posts, Linking Back, PODCAzT, Poetry
Tagged Eve of St Agnes, Keats, podcast, PODCAzT
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OLDIE POST Hell and the Enemy exist. Priests and bishops who don’t teach about them will probably wind up there.
Originally posted in 2012. I think it still pertains. ___ Before anything else, let it be said that, “God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your strength, but with the temptation will also provide the … Read More
Posted in Classic Posts, Four Last Things, Hard-Identity Catholicism
Tagged demons, Four Last Things, hell, judgement, The Devil, the enemy of the soul
9 Comments
9 Comments
Sportsfan on ROME 26/5– Day 56: All that Jasmine… no, not the…: ““In Cheesy News””
