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Category Archives: GO TO CONFESSION
Two object lessons in how to avoid some serious sins.
My mail box is filled – as are my instant messages – with the “news” that 20 Catholic notables issued an open letter arguing that Francis has committed heresy by word, deed and omission. I haven’t read the letter yet, … Read More
Card. Piacenza to priests: “Wanna be a modern priest? HEAR CONFESSIONS!” Whereupon Fr. Z really rants.
There is a good piece at La Bussola Quotidiana (in Italian) about the Sacrament of Penance. I’ll give you a sample, but I don’t have the energy to translate the whole thing. Prelude: Apparently there was recently something called “Earth … Read More
VIDEO – The last rite in #NotreDame was… this?
I am not sure what the schedule was for Palm Sunday at Notre-Dame de Paris, but here is their video of Vespers. Just after this, the fire started. There are views of many things now destroyed… some marvelous, some dreadful. … Read More
Posted in GO TO CONFESSION, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices
Tagged Notre-Dame de Paris
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Dots to connect
Another post providing more dots to connect. What they mean and how they line up and where they point… who knows. I suspect that we are entering the phase when the Church will begin to shine with the light of … Read More
Wherein Fr. Z rants about Hell and sin and Enemy of the soul
I often read from visitors here that they rarely, if ever, hear anything about the Four Last Things from their pulpits. I mention the reality of our possible eternal destiny with some frequency here and from the pulpit. It is … Read More
From contact to shots fired in 3 seconds
This is the Sword of Damocles that hangs over the heads of law enforcement officers, who deserve our thanks. Here is an amazing video of how cops can go from contact to shots fired in 3 seconds. The reader who … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, GO TO CONFESSION
Tagged LEOs, sacrament of penance
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Flowchart
I very much liked this tweet… In case you need a flow-chart to help you arrive at the obvious conclusion… pic.twitter.com/W5dkuES7xc — SuperNerd Media (@SuperNerdMedia) February 15, 2019
PODCAzT 170: Card. Müller – Manifesto of Faith: “Let not your heart be troubled!”
Gerhald Ludwig Card. Müller, former Prefect of the CDF, has issued a “Manifesto of Faith”. It has a title reference of “Let not your heart be troubled!” (John 14:1). You can get the text HERE. The idea clearly is that … Read More
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, "How To..." - Practical Notes, Four Last Things, GO TO CONFESSION, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Mail from priests, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, PODCAzT, Si vis pacem para bellum!, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged Faith, fides qua creditur, fides quae creditur, Gerhard Ludwig Müller
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Public penance and public reparation
The other day, Archbp. Vigano, bless him, issued a public letter in which he calls for disgraced Theodore McCarrick publicly to repent. I have on various occasions opined that bishops should prostrate themselves in the steps of their cathedrals in … Read More
Posted in GO TO CONFESSION, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Sin That Cries To Heaven
Tagged D. Rouen, penance, reparation
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DavidGeorge on Pentecost Thursday: No Joy in Mudville: “Many reasons to avoid LA but now I know to add snakes and vampires! ;)”
