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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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- Not on ROME 26/10– Day 06: Tomorrow should be good: “I think Commander Data would figure a way to eat snails faster.”
- on ROME 26/10– Day 05: Feeling better: “When you canonize a new saint and nobody notices Our brand-new and very shiny Adoration Chapel features a prominent window…”
- on This… this…. this… but this….: “JabbaPapa, that’s great, I said a prayer of thanksgiving for your healing at Lourdes.”
- on This… this…. this… but this….: “And the father will dance! As on the day of joy! He will exult over you, And renew you by…”
- on Catholics must read the entire Tradition in light of the Council in order to remain within the Church.: “Living in the American Southwest, it’s clear that the Catholic Church is still suffering growing pains–or laboring to give birth–after…”
- on Catholics must read the entire Tradition in light of the Council in order to remain within the Church.: “Unless somebody says 1. clerics (including ALL deacons) should be praying their breviaries in Latin (SC 101), that we should…”
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Category Archives: I’m just askin’…
TLM extended by Rome in the Diocese of Cleveland for 2 years. Question: If for Cleveland, why not elsewhere?
UPDATE 23 October 2025 What they are not telling you is that the bishop asked for a 5-year extension and only got 2, was asked to say a New Mass in Latin, and told to lead acceptance of Vatican II. … Read More
Meanwhile… TLM in St. Peter’s Basilica…
The bishops of Charlotte, Detroit and Monterey/Austin are snuffing people out, but… BREAKING: a Solemn High Mass in the Extraordinary Form was offered today for the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel at the altar of St. Michael in St. … Read More
ASK FATHER: Can a Pope incur a “latae sententiae” excommunication which is reserved to the Apostolic See? What would happen then?
In a comment under another post, a reader here began to opine about whether a Pope could get himself excommunicated. There are several questions involved in this and I – a mere dilettante in these matters – cannot be entirely … Read More
TLM suppression REPRIEVE in Texas
LifeSite says HERE that Rome has granted St. Margaret’s parish in San Angelo a two-year permission to continue offering the Latin Mass despite Pope Francis’ restrictions. This even as “The Great Diminishment” begins in Detroit. The Archbishop there could have … Read More
Starlink
Let’s talk about Starlink. Do you have it? What’s it like?
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EXACTLY! “Don’t repeat our mistakes!”
Dutch Cardinal: Don't repeat our mistakes! Those among our churches where truth is proclaimed and liturgy is well celebrated are full. Put Christ at the Center! (from Oct. 2024)https://t.co/xiFOvGtUqd pic.twitter.com/83LJjUkp99 — Rorate Caeli (@RorateCaeli) April 8, 2025 It’s so obvious. … Read More
Another point of Catholic identity out with the bathwater?
Occasionally we have a collision of Holy Days of Obligations and Feasts in the calendar. Feasts get transferred. Does the obligation get transferred? We had this situation recently regarding the Feast/Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception which fell on an Advent … Read More
“I asked the new Chinese AI “DEEPSEEK”, about the priest’s posture during the consecration in the Traditional Latin Mass. It’s Reply….”
Some think that AI is here to stay. If that is so, then I am not convinced that we are (cf. Skynet). In the meantime, AI is bringing us bread and circuses: great memes and videos, etc. That’s what the interwebs did, … Read More
UPDATED: Attempted assassination of Pres. Trump at rally in Butler, PA. Trump wounded. 13 July 1917… Third Secret. Just wondering….
UPDATE 17 July: A reader sent me a screen shot of how the Fatima scene at the nearby parish, the assassin’s position and Trump’s podium line up. UPDATE 15 July: I just received this in my email: Message Body: Not … Read More
MUST READ! Why do heretics remain in the Church instead of just being honest and getting out?
At Crisis there is a MUST READ piece by Jennifer Bryson Why Do Heretics Remain in the Church? The counterfactual optimism of heretics keeps them in the Church while working to destroy it. A perennial question. She breaks it down … Read More
Not on ROME 26/10– Day 06: Tomorrow should be good: “I think Commander Data would figure a way to eat snails faster.”
