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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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- JonPatrick on ROME 26/10– Day 17-18: How very sad: “I’ll bet that 1% of sisters under the age of 40 are predominantly those in traditional orders.”
- on ROME 26/10– Day 17-18: How very sad: “I wonder if the gentle prelate of Knoxville will try to stop people from seeing Ghost Soldier. It’s got that,…”
- on A matter of grave concern: People who pray together before or after Mass.: “Published on Aleteia :: 01/30/17 In his Regina Caeli message of Sunday, April 24, 1994, St. John Paul spoke of…”
- on ROME 26/10– Day 17-18: How very sad: “The next page is Bedyngham’s “O rosa bella”, with a more dragonish pink-masked beast in several colors. Shrug. Anyway, the…”
- on ROME 26/10– Day 17-18: How very sad: “That is from a heart-shaped (“cordiforme”) music book (“chansonnier”) of secular love songs, laid out for three or four male…”
- on A matter of grave concern: People who pray together before or after Mass.: “Within the first couple of years of his papacy, I recall (but I have not been able to find the…”
- on A matter of grave concern: People who pray together before or after Mass.: “I have noticed this new strategy, of prelates asking for the NO to be celebrated reverently and according to the…”
- on A matter of grave concern: People who pray together before or after Mass.: “I wonder how the majority of priests, deacons, and bishops feel about several Catholics leaving Mass immediately after communion. No,…”
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Category Archives: Just Too Cool
JUST TOO COOL: A fine musical moment at a parish in Wandsworth (S. London)
A friend in England sent a short video which I feel compelled to share. We are at the little parish of St. Mary Magdalen in a rough area of greater London, Wandsworth, in the Archdiocese of Southwark. I’ve been there … Read More
JUST TOO COOL: Eucharistic Procession throughout the entire school building
I received a good note about my home parish back in my native Minnesota, the famous St. Agnes in St. Paul. I really need to get back there. Dear Fr. Z., Thanks for all your work, especially in these trying … Read More
Fun about a box of stuff, a papal tomb and ancient reading glasses (“cheaters”)
In addition to books that pour in, and a few magazines, I get the monthly newsletter from the Fabbrica di San Pietro. They always have fascinating short articles with photos about aspects of the Basilica of St. Peter and the grounds … Read More
An Argentinian bishop on Communion in the hand
An retired bishop in Argentina, age 92, Most Rev. Juan Rodolfo Laise, O.F.M.Cap. has a book: HOLY COMMUNION Communion in the Hand: Documents & History – Some Reflections on Spiritual Communion and the State of Grace – 2018 218 pages hardcover … Read More
Marble machine
And now for something completely different. A friend sent this. It’s amazing.
Special Blessing of Epiphany Water on the Vigil of Epiphany
Wonderful customs come with the Feast of the Epiphany. Real Epiphany is 6 January, by the way. Happily, this year it doesn’t get transferred to a Sunday because it falls on a Sunday. On Epiphany we find in the Roman … Read More
Photos of Ultima Thule!
The first images of Kuiper Belt object Ultima Thule are on SpaceWeather. New Horizons is a NASA spacecraft that was the first to visit Pluto in July 2015. It continued into the Kuiper Belt. This is only the fifth craft … Read More
Holy See Spokesman Greg Burke resigned
Today I was greeted with the excellent new that my old friend Greg Burke, the director of the Holy See Press Office and papal spokesman, has resigned. I am delighted for him. While you could not assemble a better man … Read More
A Rorate Mass for UW students
As we come to the close of the year, you are surely thinking about your end of year charitable giving. Please remember the Tridentine Mass Society of the Diocese of Madison, a 501(c)(3) organization. Your donations are tax-deductible. Click the link … Read More
TERRIFIC! School Choir accomplished, back to back, Solemn Roman and Eastern liturgy!
This is impressive by anyone’s standards. The wonderful Lyceum school in Cleveland, has a great choir. They sang for a Pontifical Mass with Card. Burke and then a Divine Liturgy with Bp.Milan Lach. Read about it HERE. I want to … Read More
JonPatrick on ROME 26/10– Day 17-18: How very sad: “I’ll bet that 1% of sisters under the age of 40 are predominantly those in traditional orders.”
