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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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- Daily Rome Shot 1694
- St. Teresa of Avila’s “Prayer to Redeem Lost Time” and the Purification of Memory
- Daily Rome Shot 1694
- ASK FATHER: My territorial parish is awful. I’ve tried. But I have my family to think of. Should I say or should I go?
- Daily Rome Shot 1693 – MASSIVE COOLNESS
- Are we caught in a culture of pervasive lies? VIDEO
- From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-07-22 – Fr Kevin caught embezzling
- KaBOOM – Fr. Joseph Gelineau: “The Roman rite as we knew it no longer exists. It is destroyed.”
- Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 14th Sunday after Pentecost (N.O.: 22nd Ordinary)
- Daily Rome Shot 1692: Farsighted Roman
- ASK FATHER: Is the priesthood dominated by men who are varsity-level players or 3rd and 4th stringers?
- 29 August – The Beheading of John the Baptist: Corruption exposed and the “brass ring” revealed
- PODCAST – Voices of the Fathers 05 – St. Jerome’s wide open spaces
- Kudos to the Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston
- Daily Rome Shot 1691: When Augustine and his mother Monica were reunited after 1617 years
- Roundup of books on St. Augustine of Hippo
- ASK FATHER: Priests tells me to say Act of Contrition outside the confessional, afterward
- ASK FATHER: Is the Collect from Leo’s “Mass for Creation” heretical?
- 27 August – St. Joseph Calasanz
- Over at Substack… I’m taking baby steps there… I posted about Jesuit Thomas Reese’s latest idiocy at RNS
- Daily Rome Shot 1690: without shame
- PODCAST – Voices of the Fathers 04 – The Pilgrimage of Egeria
- “People reject the Church because she speaks against the sins they love” – St. Augustine…. NOT! Wherein Fr. Z corrects and then rants.
- A four letter word
- PODCAST – Voices of the Fathers 03 – Should Christians Go To The Public Games?
- Daily Rome Shot 1689: Oaf For A Year!
- Daily Rome Shot 1688: Let’s use the word for these people… evil
- PODCAST – Voices of the Fathers 02 – The Martyrdom of St. Cyprian
- “These, Reverend Father, are no mere words, nor lifeless thoughts, but they are arrows shot from the strong bow of God Himself…”.
- PODCAzT – Voices of the Fathers 01 – The Scillitan Martyrs
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- Prosper of Aquitaine (+c.455), De gratia Dei et libero arbitrio contra Collatorem 22.61
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- The most evident mark of God’s anger and the most terrible castigation He can inflict upon the world are manifested when He permits His people to fall into the hands of clerics who are priests more in name than in deed, priests who practice the cruelty of ravening wolves rather than the charity and affection of devoted shepherds.
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Grant unto thy Church, we beseech Thee, O merciful God, that She, being gathered together by the Holy Ghost, may be in no wise troubled by attack from her foes. O God, who by sin art offended and by penance pacified, mercifully regard the prayers of Thy people making supplication unto Thee,and turn away the scourges of Thine anger which we deserve for our sins. Almighty and Everlasting God, in whose Hand are the power and the government of every realm: look down upon and help the Christian people that the heathen nations who trust in the fierceness of their own might may be crushed by the power of thine Arm. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen.
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Category Archives: Liberals
UK: Legal path set to deny charitable status to Church which exclude anyone from Communion, sacraments
Tales of the Bizarre. This is from LifeNews: UK Catholics might lose charitable status for not offering communion to everyone BY HILARY WHITE LONDON, November 7, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Conservative Party MP has accused the government’s Charity Commission of … Read More
Your Excellencies: Tell the National ‘c’atholic Reporter to drop the term “Catholic”
I see the other day, election day, that The National Catholic Reporter – aka Fishwrap – pandered for The First Gay President, effectively begging Catholics to endanger our nation and their souls by voting for him. They have an editorial … Read More
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Commonweal on Paul Ryan
From Commonweal in their latest number, comes this editorial against Rep. Paul Ryan (Gov. Romney’s VP pick). I can only assume that, given the timing of this, Commonweal is attacking Ryan because they want Obama to win. I am sure … Read More
McBrien is back, and venting for the Fishwrap
The National catholic Fishwrap has for many dark years offered columns by the not-yet-late Richard McBrien. His writings should usually be ignored, but this piece is such a good example of liberal whining and deception that it merits attention for … Read More
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Fishwrap’s hissy fit over Beattie
The Fishwrap is having a spittle-flecked nutty about the decision in San Diego not to let the wacko speak in a Catholic institution. University withdraws theologian’s invitation after pressure from financial contributors Joshua J. McElwee | Nov. 1, 2012 The … Read More
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Another example of liberal panic
When I was last in London, about a month ago, people were talking about the good decision to deny Tina Beattie a speaking gigantic a Catholic institution in Bristol. Now we see this in The Guardian: US university accused of … Read More
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VP Biden’s last ditch effort to fool Catholics. Revolting.
From LifeNews: Pro-Abortion Biden Claims He’s a “Practicing Catholic” In New Ad by Steven Ertelt In a last-ditch effort to get Catholic voters to support pro-abortion President Barack Obama, Vice-President Joe Biden, who also backs abortion, has released a new … Read More
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“Barack and Simone gazed at each other ….”
When the National catholic Fishwrap indulgences in its version of hagiography, the results aren’t pretty. Their latest liberal panegyric is an attempt to transmogrify Sr. Simone Campbell, Democrat party activist, bus rider, into a progressivist’s alternative to Bl. Theresa of … Read More
The newest vile Obama campaign ad an insult to women
Have you seen the slimy new video ad from the Obama campaign? It is disgusting. Here is some analysis from CNA: Catholic analyst reacts to Obama campaign’s new ‘anti-woman’ ad By Hillary Senour Chicago, Ill., Oct 26, 2012 / 05:06 … Read More
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