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Category Archives: Just Too Cool
Adoration in Austin… in the Capitol in the Capital
A reader sent me this. For Corpus Christi, in Austin, the state capital of Texas, there was a Eucharistic Procession from the Cathedral to the Capitol. (You who have English as a second language, or who were born after about … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Brick by Brick, Just Too Cool
Tagged Austin, Texas
34 Comments
34 Comments
Lutherans call for Latin Liturgy as an aid to identity and unity
I saw a post at a Lutheran blog calling for – wait for it – more Latin in their liturgy. As a convert to Holy Mother Church from Lutheranism, I found this pretty interesting. I am aware that there exists … Read More
SCOTUS DECISIONS: strikes down “buffer zones” at abortion clinics
I just heard that the Supreme Court of the United States, in a unanimous decision, struck down “buffer zones” around the clinical profit centers of big-business abortion. I also heard that SCOTUS found that Pres. Obama’s so-called recess appointments to … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool
Tagged big business abortion, POTUS, Pres. Obama, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
16 Comments
16 Comments
Just for fun.
I want one of these! (Sorry about the awful music. Watch anyway, to the end.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn_5dMHsCPE&feature=player_embedded Keep a couple of those in a Faraday cage, against the day.
Bp. Paprocki’s Pastoral Letter: Ars celebrandi et adorandi
His Excellency Most Rev. Thomas Paprocki of Springfield in Illinois, who is not afraid to use exorcisms, has issued a pastoral letter called Ars celebrandi et adorandi… The art of celebrating and worshiping. He has taken his title, surely, from … Read More
Happy Birthday 1962 Missale Romanum, the Missal of St. John XXIII! [puff… sip … puff]
Today is the 52th “birthday” of the 1962 Missale Romanum! Spiffy! And because it is the Vigil of my Name Day, I shall enjoy a cigar from a box of small Macanudo from one of you readers (a priest, as a … Read More
Acton U 2014: Day 3
A bit of a round up from last night. We had as our evening speaker, after supper, Andy Crouch. Afterward, a little pack went for adult beverages and discussion of the burning topics of the day. This morning it was … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, On the road, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged Acton Institute, Peter Kreeft, religious liberty
14 Comments
14 Comments
Two interesting facts about the late Maya Angelou.
At Fishwrap, Michael Sean Winters has reminded us that the late writer Maya Angelou once recounted to Family Circle Magazine that, as a pregnant teen, she chose to keep her baby instead of opting for abortion. HERE Kudos to MSW … Read More
Posted in Fr. Z KUDOS, Just Too Cool, Semper Paratus, The Coming Storm
Tagged guns, Maya Angelou, MSW
14 Comments
14 Comments
VIDEO: Children learn to sing Gregorian chant at Chant Camp!
How many of you have heard someone object to Gregorian chant on the grounds that it is tooo haaard! Right. Here is a video about a summer camp where children as young as 8 years old are learning to sing … Read More
Charivari Rob on Daily Rome Shot 1649: updates: “The Korean apothecary chest is beautiful. The chest of drawers with two clock-like faces intrigues me. The top is pretty…”
