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Category Archives: “How To…” – Practical Notes
Imaginary languages
From the Laudator comes this insight into the matter of translation: Guy Davenport (1927-2005), “Another Odyssey,” in The Geography of the Imagination (San Francisco: North Point Press, 1981), pp. 29-44 (at 34): Translation involves two languages; the translator is in … Read More
Catholic League on National Catholic Fishwrap’s insults to US Bishops, Holy See (or “Dog Bites Man”, “Sun Rises At Dawn”, etc.)
From The Catholic League: BISHOPS ACCUSED OF “THOUGHT CONTROL” May 9, 2012 The following comment against the Vatican and the bishops, made in response to concerns over the Leadership Conference of Women Religious [LCWR, a subsidiary of the Magisterium of … Read More
Is your parish struggling? Here is an idea that may help.
Far and wide in the USA we hear about dioceses that are – allegedly – “forced” to close parishes. Perhaps another approach to those moribund parishes could be tried before closing them. Here is an interesting “brick by brick” story … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Brick by Brick, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged FSSP, Latin, Ottawa, parish closures
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39 Comments
WDTPRS POLL: Social Networks and YOU
Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! I am curious about your use of “social networks” such as Facebook, Twitter, Google+ just to name a few. Please choose your best answer and then (if you are registered here) leave a comment … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, POLLS
Tagged Facebook, google, poll, social communications, social networking, Twitter
61 Comments
61 Comments
ACTION ITEM! A TWITTER PROJECT REQUEST from Fr. Z
Catholics need to learn better how to use the new media, new tools of social communication, and social networking. (On that score, I renew my appeal that you please use early and often the sharing buttons on these entries. Thanks!) … Read More
Whooping Cough, again
Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! Do any of you remember that some months ago I mentioned in these electronic pages that Whooping Cough was making a comeback? Do you have young children? Get informed. And even if you are … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Linking Back, The Drill
Tagged Pertussis, Tetanus, Whooping Cough
37 Comments
37 Comments
National Offend a Feminist Week!
Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! I hope all the regular readers of the Fishwrap, Call to Action’s army of Willie Nelson Impersonators (of both sexes), and pro-abortion catholic democrats, and the Irish Association of Catholic Priests enjoy this post I found … Read More
Waiting for Magyar – UPDATE!
In these five short years, vatican.va has already managed to post Summorum Pontificum in Latin and Hungarian! But wait! vatican.va still has nothing on the Holy Father’s Letter to German-speaking bishops about the translation of “pro multis“! Could we at least … Read More
Ben on 19th Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum – Thoughts on how this might end.: “Tomasthetorque – the four horsemen of the apocalypse are saddling up, just very lazily and with less thunder and lightning.”
