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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 most evident mark of God’s anger and the most terrible castigation He can inflict upon the world are manifested when He permits His people to fall into the hands of clerics who are priests more in name than in deed, priests who practice the cruelty of ravening wolves rather than the charity and affection of devoted shepherds.
St. John Eudes
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“Until the Lord be pleased to settle, through the instrumentality of the princes of the Church and the lawful ministers of His justice, the trouble aroused by the pride of a few and the ignorance of some others, let us with the help of God endeavor with calm and humble patience to render love for hatred, to avoid disputes with the silly, to keep to the truth and not fight with the weapons of falsehood, and to beg of God at all times that in all our thoughts and desires, in all our words and actions, He may hold the first place who calls Himself the origin of all things.”
- Prosper of Aquitaine (+c.455), De gratia Dei et libero arbitrio contra Collatorem 22.61
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"But if, in any layman who is indeed imbued with literature, ignorance of the Latin language, which we can truly call the 'catholic' language, indicates a certain sluggishness in his love toward the Church, how much more fitting it is that each and every cleric should be adequately practiced and skilled in that language!" - Pius XI
"Let us realize that this remark of Cicero (Brutus 37, 140) can be in a certain way referred to [young lay people]: 'It is not so much a matter of distinction to know Latin as it is disgraceful not to know it.'" - St. John Paul II
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Recent Posts
- ROME 26/3– Day 23: Pure hate
- Of computing time, a comma, and the invalidity of Benedict XVI’s abdication
- ROME 26/3– Day 22: thanks
- Nope. People know how doctors dress.
- ROME 26/3– Day 21: More on the Six Hour Clock app
- ROME 26/3– Day 20: WOW! JUST TOO COOL!
- Your Sunday Sermon Notes – Quasimodo Sunday (and “Low” and “Thomas” and “Divine Mercy”)
- ASK FATHER: We can eat meat on Easter Friday, but do we have to do some other penance?
- ROME 26/3– Day 19: Claming up
- Nuns of Gower Abbey have a NEW music disc/download!
- St. Augustine on military service and prayer in time of war
- ROME 26/3– Day 18: Flowers!
- ASK FATHER: Can we eat meat on Friday in the Octave of Easter? (Hint: YES!)
- ROME 26/3– Day 17: Itadakimasu
- ROME 26/3– Day 16: chores
- From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-04-03 – Aftermath of foot washing
- ROME 26/3– Day 15: foods and views and shoes
- ASK FATHER: Can the “Dies Irae” be used in the Novus Ordo Requiem Mass? Wherein Fr. Z rants.
- ASK FATHER: Grounding for the “harrowing of Hell”
- From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-03-28 – A bold statement for foot washing
- ROME 26/3– Day 12-13-14: whew (lots of photos)
- Your Sunday Sermon Notes – Easter Sunday
- PASCHALCAzT 2026 – 47: Easter Sunday – Joy
- “He descended into Hell” – Notes on “The Harrowing of Hell”
- LENTCAzT 2026 – 46: Holy Saturday – The last indignity – UPDATED
- ROME 26/3– Day 11: Good Friday
- From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-04-01 – A scare
- 3 April: Feast of St. Richard of Chichester. A comment about science.
- LENTCAzT 2026 – 45: Good Friday – Christ and our moral suffering
- ROME 26/3– Day 10: Thursday in Holy Week
Let us pray…
Grant unto thy Church, we beseech Thee, O merciful God, that She, being gathered together by the Holy Ghost, may be in no wise troubled by attack from her foes. O God, who by sin art offended and by penance pacified, mercifully regard the prayers of Thy people making supplication unto Thee,and turn away the scourges of Thine anger which we deserve for our sins. Almighty and Everlasting God, in whose Hand are the power and the government of every realm: look down upon and help the Christian people that the heathen nations who trust in the fierceness of their own might may be crushed by the power of thine Arm. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen.
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Category Archives: Diary of Bp. McButterpants
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 23-07-13 – Pizza or tacos
Editor’s Note: After a longish road trip, I’ve been able to give more time to email. Several more entries have come in. I’ll post as I am able to transcribe, decipher and edit the stuff that can’t be posted. July … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 23-07-07 – Tribunal Update and Anniversary
July 7th, 2023 Dear Diary, I asked Fr. Gilbert to ask Vice for the status of the Pie Town couple. Gilbert came back and chirped, “Sheila is working on it!” Sheila. The canonist gal in the tribunal. I’ve hardly seen … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 23-07-06 – Poles
July 6th, 2023 Dear Diary, Fr. Janosh* over in the Black Duck diocese is definitely connected to the “Polish mafia” – all the Polish priests know each other! We asked him a couple of years ago if he could help … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 23-07-04 – Day off
Editor’s Note: Entries from the diary come in when our “mole” can get at them. Also, some aren’t appropriate to post for reasons of confidentiality etc. It’s a tough call. July 4th, 2023 Dear Diary, Had nothing on calendar. Asked … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 2019-02-21 – New personal stationary
Dear Diary, June 21st, 2023 The new personalized notes that Mrs. Kennedy ordered for me a couple of month ago arrived today. Finally! So classy! Cards and envelopes and a tear-off pad. Fr. Tommy worked with me on it because … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 2019-02-20 – The problem of Fr. Mark Rogers
Editor’s Note: Due to the mention of Fr. Mark Rogers, we asked the mole to search back through previous photos to learn more. Here is something of what was turned up from 2019. ____ 20 February 2019 Dear Diary, There … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 23-06-17 – Back from the meeting
Editor’s Note: Obviously it wasn’t possible for our mole to access the Diary while +F.Atticus was at the Bishops Meeting in Orlando. However, this just came over the transom. 17 June 2023 Dear Diary, Florida. GAH! Move and you sweat. … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 23-06-12 – Going to the bishops meeting
June 12th, 2023 Dear Diary, Off to Orlando for the bishops’ meeting soon. It’s like heading into a sauna. At least that’s how I remember Florida. Whew. Squeezing into an airplane seat even first class. It’s just not much fun … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 23-06-10 – More on that problem couple and the Nuncio
EDITOR’S NOTE: +F.Atticus is referring to a couple who asked for his blessed at a reconciliation service back in Lent. HERE There was serious fallout. The couple claimed that +F.Atticus blessed their marriage and now the Nuncio is involved. HERE … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 23-06- 06 – Finance Council Meeting From Hell
June 6th 2023 Dear Diary, Another FCMFH about our underfunded pension obligations. They keep telling me we’re doing all right financially because I keep people happy and coming to church! I’m not convinced that I’m the reason. Maybe I am, … Read More





















