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Category Archives: Hard-Identity Catholicism
Card. Sarah: “Many Western prelates are tetanized… the dream of being loved by the world”
At Crux there is an account of an address that Robert Card. Sarah gave to the Bishops Conference of Cameroon. Some tastes with my emphases and comments… “Many Western prelates are tetanized* by the idea of opposing the world. They … Read More
Posted in Hard-Identity Catholicism, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices
Tagged noad, Robert Card. Sarah
4 Comments
4 Comments
Instructive blog post about how fasting before liturgical changed over time.
At the blog A Catholic Life there is an interesting post, with a graphic, that explains how, over the years, fasting changed for liturgical vigils. You can draw your own conclusions, but I think it is telling. It is well … Read More
Posted in Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged abstinence, fasting, vigil
3 Comments
3 Comments
An eerie 1968 NBC documentary VIDEO: “The New American Catholic”. Fr. Z comments and reminisces about many things.
I spotted a video on Twitter/X. But first… let me help you get into the mood. Now that that’s in your head…. The video I spotted is a 1968 documentary from NBC “The New American Catholic”. The Masses you see … Read More
Book Notices: “Super Hanc Petram” and “Ultramontanism and Tradition”
One interesting thing that has emerged over the last few provocative years has been a deep dive by highly intelligent and well-educated people into the nature of the Petrine Ministry, its role, parameters, etc. I just finished reading a piece … Read More
Card. Burke invites everyone to join in a Nine Month Novena to culminate on 12 December 2024
I’m calling on every Catholic in America to return to Our Lady and join in prayer. – RAYMOND LEO CARDINAL BURKE The website is HERE Sign up and each month you will received an email from Card. Burke. This video … Read More
Friday of the 1st Week (after the 1st Sunday) in Lent: Feast of the Holy Lance and Nails
Before I forget, this is Ember Friday of Lent, but as the Friday of the 1st Week of Lent it is also the Feast of the Holy Lance (Spear of Longinus) and the Nails. It was established by Pope Innocent … Read More
“Let y’all know!” The “Noveritis” Epiphany chant announcement of 2024’s movable dates and feasts
At Epiphany we Latins have – traditionally – chanted a solemn proclamation of the key liturgical dates or movable feasts for the new year of salvation, just begun. This underscores how these dates and seasons are all interconnected. The liturgical … Read More
IMPORTANT ASK FATHER: Blessing wine on 27 December – St. John’s Day… or “another beverage”?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: You usually give your readership an annual reminder for the blessing of wine on St. John’s Day. The Rituale says “Benedicere… hunc calicem vini et CUJUSLIBET POTUS”- so presumably any hard beverage could be blessed with … Read More
Priests and the imparting of blessings for same-sex “couples”. Risks? Wherein Fr. Z prays.
This comes via a comment under another post HERE QUAERITUR: Serious question – if a priest were to bless an unholy act, would he be bringing a curse upon himself? God the Father is very clear in the Dialogue of … Read More
ASK FATHER: Validity of absolution and reception of Communion in the state of grace
In light of several missives I’ve received – probably because of news about a recent confusing document – I reiterate hereunder what the Church holds to be true about the Sacrament of Penance, or Reconciliation. From Ott’s Fundamentals of Catholic … Read More
Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box, Hard-Identity Catholicism, SESSIUNCULA, The Drill
Tagged contrition, sacrament of penance
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4 Comments
Charivari Rob on Daily Rome Shot 1649: updates: “The Korean apothecary chest is beautiful. The chest of drawers with two clock-like faces intrigues me. The top is pretty…”
