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Category Archives: Just Too Cool
Beautiful new painting: “St Pius V and St. Charles Borromeo defending Catholicism against Islam and the Protestant Heresy.”
Even as I repeat my plea to everyone on our side of the continuum to work together – amicably and patiently – at Rorate I found a wonderful image of a beautifully painted modern canvass. They picked it up – felicitously – … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool
Tagged Martin Luther, painting, St. Charles Borromeo, St. Pius V
15 Comments
15 Comments
D. Worcester – Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary granted canonical status
My friend Fr. Jay Finelli let me know a while ago that Bishop of Worcester has granted canonical status to the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Still River, MA. He has this on his site: Congratulations to … Read More
JUST TOO COOL: Prayer Cards for the priest’s preparation before, thanksgiving after Holy Mass
Just too cool. When I was in Rome for the Summorum Pontificum 10th Anniversary Pilgrimage, a great time, I said Mass at the Priest-Friendliest Church in Rome™, Ss. Trinità dei Pellegrini. In the sacristy there are preserved their niches with … Read More
Polish Soldier
On the Feast of the Holy Rosary, Poles went to the borders to pray in a great Rosary chain for the protection of their nation. Today, on rising, I was greeted with this great image of a Polish soldier burning an … Read More
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, Just Too Cool, The future and our choices, The Religion of Peace
Tagged ISIS, Poland, The Religion of Peace
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5 Comments
Card. Burke’s smashing @Buckfast_Abbey talk on Message of Fatima
There is a video of the talk, but the audio is really bad. So, I extracted the audio from the video and cleaned it up. Wanna hear it? It’s classic Burke and hard hitting. There is a LifeSite story about … Read More
VIDEO: London Rosary Crusade 2017
This is a marvelous video sent by a friend in London, who wrote: Here’s how Fr Tim Finigan described it a couple of years ago. This occasion must rank as one of the most splendid manifestations of Catholic faith in … Read More
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, Just Too Cool, Our Solitary Boast
Tagged Holy Rosary, London, London Oratory
12 Comments
12 Comments
The Steamroller of Ambiguity and the Long Term. Wherein @FatherZ rants.
Many these days feel a little helpless as the lib Steamroller of Ambiguity squishes sickeningly forward, reducing clarity to an amorphous goo of permissive self-justification. What can we do? Feel helpless no longer. You have at your disposal – 24/7 – powerful arms … Read More
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, "How To..." - Practical Notes, Fr. Z KUDOS, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Just Too Cool, Mail from priests, Seminarians and Seminaries, Si vis pacem para bellum!, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged Leonine Prayers, prayer for vocations
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5 Comments
FOLLOW UP: Massive Rosary Prayer in Poland and disdain from @MassimoFaggioli
I read with extreme delight about the massive Rosary rally in Poland, on 7 October – the anniversary of the Battle of Lepanto and Feast of the Holy Rosary – to ring the entire 2000 mile border of the country … Read More
Posted in Hard-Identity Catholicism, Just Too Cool, Liberals
Tagged Holy Rosary, Massimo Faggioli, Poland
23 Comments
23 Comments
An avant-garde Bishop raises an English church to new life
The Bishop of Lancaster, England, Most Rev. Michael Campbell, OSA, posted on his blog about celebrating a Pontifical Mass at the Throne. The church was recently entrusted to the Institute of Christ the King, which is raising it to new … Read More
Posted in Fr. Z KUDOS, Just Too Cool, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged Bp. Michael Campbell, D. Lancaster
15 Comments
15 Comments
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