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“Et verbum caro factum est”

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10th birthday of the fantastic TLM book “Treasure and Tradition”!

From a reader who is the publisher of the fantastic Treasure and Tradition!  A GREAT gift idea! Hello Father Z, Sorry for the late notice…I knew this was coming up, but I’ve been so busy that the actual day snuck … Read More

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Thoughts about the Feast of the Dedication of a Church: “It is not the same thing to pray in private, or to pray in the sacred sanctuary and to take part in the rites of Catholic Liturgy.”

Today at Mass for this Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica I was struck by the beauty of the orations and imagery.  First, there was the collect, which I mention elsewhere.  The first reading is from the Book … Read More

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Celebrating Palestrina at at Sacred Heart Church in Grand Rapids, MI in 2025 – world famous choirs

Any number of parishes could do something like this.  Here is a parish that has done something! My friends at Sacred Heart in Grand Rapids, MI had a wonderful idea which they have executed expertly. They are celebrating in 5th … Read More

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23 October 2023 – The altar painting of the Holy Trinity by Guido Reni taken down for an exposition.

23 October 2023 – The altar painting of the Holy Trinity at Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini in Rome by Guido Reni is taken down for an exposition.

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This has the earmarks of the beginning of a great SCI-FI piece…

This has the earmarks of the beginning of a great SCI-FI piece… Voyager 1, we read you! ? A historic first, NASA’s Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex (MDSCC) arrayed all six antennas to receive data from @NASAVoyager earlier this year. … Read More

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The number of young women wearing chapel veils or mantillas in church is increasing. Wherein Fr. Z rants… and teaches… and rants

At The Free Press there is a piece about the fact of the increase in the number of young women wear chapel veils or mantillas in church. I’d be interested in your thoughts on the article and on the topic … Read More

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The Shroud: dating and the image with AI

As I catch up with the news, it seems that another dating technique has been used on the Shroud of Turin. X-Ray scattering … whatever that is… was used to examine the cellulose patterns of the fabric to see how … Read More

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REMINDER: USA – Tour with a magnificent relic, the arm of the Apostle St. Jude

Just a reminder that, right now, there is a tour around these USA with a magnificent relic, the arm of the Apostle St. Jude, widely known as the patron of impossible causes. There is a web site with a description … Read More

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VIDEO: 1950 – Pius XII infallible proclamation of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

In 1950 my late pastor, Msgr. Schuler, was in Rome on a Fulbright working on the manuscripts of Giovanni Maria Nanino, the successor of Palestrina for the Sistine Chapel.  He had great stories about being a priest in Rome in … Read More

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VIDEO: Oxford Emeritus Professor of Mathematics John Lennox gave a public lecture about belief in God

Oxford Emeritus Professor of Mathematics John Lennox is a Christian apologist. He gave a talk about belief in God in a public lecture at Oxford Union.

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29 July 1954: Fellowship of the Ring is published. The ‘Lord of the Rings’ changed my life.

70 years ago on 29 July 1954: The Fellowship of the Ring is published. The first part of J.R.R. #Tolkien‘s The Lord of Rings, it tells of Frodo Baggins leaving the Shire on a quest to destroy the One Ring. … Read More

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16 July 1969 – LIFTOFF!

16 July 1969 – 55 years ago Before implementation of the Novus Ordo, btw, although changes were underway.

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Daily Rome Shot 1052 – St. Benedict Medal info

Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links.  US HERE – UK HERE  WHY?  This helps to pay for health insurance (massively hiked for this new year of surprises), utilities, groceries, etc..  At no extra cost, you provide help for which … Read More

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I’d watch THIS movie anytime!

Keep watching to the end. It’s not long. I simply could not not share this.

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ACTION ITEM! Help the distribution of a beautiful TLM book at the exorbitantly expensive Eucharistic Congress ¡Hagan lío!

You may know the STUNNING book from St. Augustine Academy Press, Treasure and Tradition: The Ultimate Guide to the Latin Mass. HERE The creators of this book had it translated into several language and were distributing it outside of the … Read More

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CHARTRES PILGRIMAGE: Video stream of closing Mass on Pentecost Monday 2024

The Great Roman™ sent a shot… I tuned into the live stream of the Mass and saw that one of the priests of the FSSP parish (my adoptive parish) in Rome is the deacon of the Mass. Here is the … Read More

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13 May 609 – Exorcism, screaming demons, people fainting from fear – Dedication of Santa Maria ad martyres (the Pantheon)

Dear readers, this is the sort of thing that Popes do!  They fight against the forces of Hell and they work for the salvation of souls. For example, when the ancient obelisk that was in the Circus of Caligula off … Read More

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So very cool that it needs its own post! VOYAGER 1 is TALKING AGAIN!

A while back in 2023, Voyager 1, which set out in 1977 to fly by the outer planets and then head off into the void, stopped sending usable data.   I did a News Of The Church podcast about that.  HERE  … Read More

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ROME 24/3– Day 13 & 14: Easter Tuesday and Wednesday – QUAERITUR: The Ave Maria Bell Explained… even too much

Today, 3 April, Easter Wednesday, at 6:47 the sun rose over the Eternal City. The sunlight day will begin to end at 19:40. I got a little screwed up with my days in posting, so this is a sort of … Read More

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