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Category Archives: Just Too Cool
FATHERS! ACTION ITEM! Plenary Indulgences available on 31 December (Te Deum) and 1 January (Veni Creator Spiritus)
Holy Mother Church offers the possibility to gain two plenary indulgences, one on 31 December to thank God for the graces received during the year and one on 1 January to invoke the Holy Spirit at the beginning of the … Read More
A Christmasy Emmaus! Old Testament Prophets are SAINTS in the Church’s calendar.
Today is 18 December, the Feast of the Old Testament Prophet St. Malachi. Since the beginning of December, Holy Mother Church has been imitating the Lord on the Road to Emmaus. She has been reminding us of all the prophecies … Read More
Diocese of Charlotte: The community of the SSPX Chapel received a Papal Blessing
Rorate has more HERE but this is the short version. In a remarkable gesture of pastoral solicitude, Pope Leo XIV has extended an Apostolic Blessing to the Society of St. Pius X’s chapel in the Charlotte Diocese of North Carolina: … Read More
VIDEO: Solemn Exposition of Relics at Ss Trinità dei Pellegrini (Church of the Most Holy Trinity of the Pilgrims) in Rome
1 November 2025 – Solemn Exposition of Relics at Ss Trinità dei Pellegrini (Church of the Most Holy Trinity of the Pilgrims) in Rome The custom of the exposition of relics on All Saints Day in the Roman tradition is … Read More
Note from a reader: first confession in 19 years! Wherein Fr. Z rants.
I nag you to… GO TO CONFESSION! I received a note today which made my day. Father Z, Today, on the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, I went to Adoration and Confession. It was my first time going … Read More
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Michael Knowles stepped in for Charlie Kirk yesterday: Traditional Latin Mass
Did you see that Michael Knowles stepped in for Charlie Kirk yesterday at the University of Minnesota? HERE He spoke several times about the Traditional Latin Mass. 48:30 1:09:00 1:12:00 etc 1:13:36
17 July ’25: Dutch Card. Eijk of Utrecht warmly commended Card. Burke for how endured criticism from inside the Church (including some in particular) – VIDEO
https://guadalupeshrine.org/mass-live-stream/ Dutch Cardinal Willem Jacobus Eijk of Utrecht has warmly commended Cardinal Raymond Burke for how he has endured criticism from some inside the Church who have attacked him for proclaiming the fullness of the Catholic faith. Cardinal Ejik was … Read More
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JUST TOO COOL: 20 July 1969 – MOON LANDING – on the 56th Anniversary, Leo XIV called Astronaut Buzz Aldrin – UPDATED (About Michael Collins and ROME)
This evening, 56 years after the Apollo 11 moon landing, I spoke with the astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Together we shared the memory of a historic feat, a testimony to human ingenuity, and we reflected on the mystery and greatness of … Read More
VIDEO: Corpus Christi in Tokyo
I want to give a shout to the wonderful traditional community in Tokyo. For Corpus Christi they had a procession. Their FIRST. They have a short video about it. I hope you will take a moment to watch it. I … Read More
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