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Category Archives: Hard-Identity Catholicism
WINNIPEG: Children learn Latin and excel in other areas
From the Winnipeg Free Press: Students ‘carpe diem’ [No they don’t. Carpe is a singular imperative.] Latin class finds modern uses for ancient language [Like passing language and reasoning portions of placement exams?] With just a tiny bit of prompting, … Read More
ASK FATHER: Father sprinkles water with fingers into chalice
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Is it liturgically correct for a priest to dip their fingers into the water pitcher and then shake them off into the chalice as a means to add water to the chalice before the consecration? Liturgically … Read More
ASK FATHER: How long after death can Last Rites be given?
In the last few hours some of you have sent similar questions. QUAERITUR: How long after death can the Sacrament of Anointing be administered? Sometimes we say “Last Rites”, though technically Last Rites includes Penance, Anointing and Viaticum (Eucharist), and hopefully … Read More
Posted in "But Father! But Father!", "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Four Last Things, GO TO CONFESSION, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Mail from priests
Tagged death, Extreme Unction, Last Rites, Sacrament of Anointing, Unreconstructed Ossified Manualist
31 Comments
31 Comments
Card. Burke on attending SSPX chapels: only when “absolute necessity”
At the Deus Ex Machina Blog there is a video of a presentation given by Card. Burke (bow low here) on the occasion of the publication of his book Divine Love Made Flesh in Polish. Included at the blog is … Read More
Posted in Hard-Identity Catholicism, SSPX, Year of Mercy
Tagged Card. Burke, faculties, SSPX, Year of Mercy
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53 Comments
Juventutem Hungary … Introibo Foundation
Apart from the fact that they use a “J”, I am all for the Juventutem movement for young people who want the Traditional Roman Rite. I received this from the head of the Hungarian tribe of the same: Dear Father … Read More
Posted in Hard-Identity Catholicism, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Campus Telephone Pole
Tagged Juventutem
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Remember! #AshWednesday Fast and abstinence! What’s your plan?
What are you all having for your meals today? I had a slice of toast this morning. Later, probably a bowl of vegetable soup. For supper, after Mass… we’ll see. Probably nothing. According to the 1983 Code of Canon Law for the … Read More
Card. Onaiyekan on the proper disposition to receive Holy Communion
I have had my eye on John Card. Onaiyekan, archbishop of Abuja in Nigeria, for some time. There was recently a Eucharistic Congress in the Philippines. Since Archbp. Piero Marini (former MC to JP2) is in charge of these conferences … Read More
Some profess respect for separated heretical brethren, but hate unseparated traditional brethren
Fr. John Hunwicke has an interesting comment about the FSSP over at his excellency blog Mutual Enrichment. This is the second of a short series. He has a penchant for chain-posts, it seems. You can find the rest over there. Meanwhile, … Read More
ASK FATHER: Chapel veil at school Masses
From a readerette: I’m a sophomore in high school, and this past summer I was inspired to wear a veil. I recently obtained one and I suppose I’ll wear it at school Masses now. The thing is, I go to … Read More
Gerard Plourde on Thoughts about the collision of the Holy See and the SSPX. Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “While past statements by the SSPX clearly rejected Feeneyism, it appears that rejection of that position may no longer be…”
