Category Archives: Just Too Cool

Mail From A Priest: “I have finally begun offering the Traditional Latin Mass”

Why I do what I do. From a priest: Dear Father, I wanted to drop a note of gratitude. I have been following your blog for over a decade now and, after 2 and a half years of ordination, I … Read More

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Here’s a bishop doing something good!

May I suggest that you add this bishop to your list of those for whom you regularly pray? Pray especially for his protection from the Enemy and his human agents in the Church. The new and young bishop of Columbus … Read More

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It’s not only the football that’s BROWN.

Authentic shoulder pads. scapular 1680s, “pertaining to the scapula,” from Modern Latin scapularis, from Latin scapula “shoulder”. Our Lady of Mount Carmel appeared to a Carmelite prior St. Simon Stock at Aylesford, England on 16J July 16 1251. The Blessed … Read More

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Fr. John Hollowell’s brain tumor was miraculously healed at Lourdes.

Let’s be clear about something.  If we do not ask for miracles, it is unlikely that they will be granted. Fr. John Hollowell has a brief video to explain that his brain tumor, which had returned, was miraculously healed through … Read More

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What happens when there are bad, or no, sheep dogs?

This is amazing. I couldn’t help but think about the state of the Church while watching this, what happens when there are bad, or no, sheep dogs. Genetics pic.twitter.com/zaHG9ds55R — Jack Posobiec ?? (@JackPosobiec) January 13, 2023

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VIDEO connecting the Shroud and Eucharistic miracles examined by experts

This video is just over a half hour long.  Riveting.  A lot of us know most of these details, but this fellow swiftly makes the connections in a comprehensive way. NB: His comments at the end about Eucharistic miracles and … Read More

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Building a spectacular new altar for Our Lady of the Rosary

I recently wrote about a book: “Copies should be obtained and given to priests, especially those who lean toward traditional, and to bishops perhaps along with a spiritual bouquet.“ What book? Does TRADITIONIS CUSTODES Pass the Juridical Rationality Test? by Fr. … Read More

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Happy 17th Birthday to the Blog!

Happy 17th birthday to this blog. I cannot say adequately how grateful I am to you, especially long-time readers.  It’s like a parish which has developed over the years. To my benefactors, those who have been sending ad hoc or … Read More

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ASK FATHER: Are there still “partial indulgences”? Notes on indulgences in general.

From a reader… QUAERITUR: My 1956 Saint Andrew Daily Missal, pages 1111 et seq., allows for partial indulgences, measured in days and years, upon various prayers; yet, current my Baronius Press missal does not. Two Questions: 1. Have partial indulgences … Read More

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NEW chant albums by Benedictines – Gower Abbey and Clear Creek

I am delighted that there are two new albums of chants by Benedictines. CDs and MP3 available. First in my heart are the wonderful Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles at Gower Abbey, whose singing is angelic. The Holy Trinity … Read More

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ASK FATHER: Our bishop refuses to consecrate sacred vessels. Wherein Fr. Z rants.

From a reader… QUAERITUR: My parish has recently been gifted a beautiful new set of Sacred Vessels for use at Holy Mass. We have asked the bishop to bless them when he’s next due to come here for Confirmations but … Read More

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Flying Padre Pio stopped bombers during WW2

I rounded this up from Fakebook. “In the photo Padre Pio and the North American Protestant pilots who converted to Catholicism after seeing the Saint flying with his planes.” The testimony of a general who was converted: in the region … Read More

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VIDEO (must see): The Benedictines of Mary are growing and BUILDING

The traditional Benedictine nuns of Gower Abbey, the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, have expanded with a daughter house. These are the Benedictines who have made the beautiful music recordings that I feature often in my podcasts. They are … Read More

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Do know what “Maranatha” is in the Catholic Church? Really?

What passed through my mind when I read this… I’ll say, below. From NASA: Watch Live as NASA Spacecraft Collides With Far-Off Asteroid NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), the world’s first mission to test technology for defending Earth against … Read More

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La Macchina di Santa Rosa 2022!

Some years ago I went to Viterbo for the Feast of Santa Rosa and the incredible spectacle of the Macchina di Santa Rosa. Here is some video from this year.  Yes, this is being carried by a bunch of men.  … Read More

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Just Too Cool: Mars rover Curiosity is 10 years old

For your amazement… Curiosity takes us everywhere… even up a Martian mountain! It's been 10 years since @MarsCuriosity's daring landing on the Red Planet. Set a reminder to join the celebration and chat with mission team members. Submit questions with #AskNASA … Read More

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COVADONGA TLM PILGRIMAGE – I imagine you would like to see some photos.  No?

The Vetus Ordo is not going away. I received this from a reader: Spain is a country where traditionalism is virtually unknown. The left is obviously virulent, and under the influence of the Opus Dei, the right is solidly ostrich-like … Read More

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The power of the traditional liturgy to open people up to the Catholic Faith must never be underestimated.

But remember… the TLM has to be suppressed. From a reader…. I was raised a Seventh-Day Adventist. I fully looked at the Catholic Church for the first time in 2008 and by 2009 was a Catholic. I now attend the … Read More

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Just Too Cool: Salt and Pepper repurposed

This is a really fun bit of correspondence.  For you chess lovers, or … perhaps flea market and collecting lovers… From a reader… Dear Father Zed, or Father Zee (as we say up here north of the 49th!!) For several … Read More

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It’s as if the stars aligned on 24 June

Yesterday, which was the real Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist though bumped a day because of the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, I posted here and elsewhere: #SCOTUS overturned Roe & Casey on the … Read More

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