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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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Fr. Kelly 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…”
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- ROME 26/10– Day 17-18: How very sad
- WDTPRS – 21st Sunday after Pentecost: My strengths support yours. My sins weaken us all.
- A matter of grave concern: People who pray together before or after Mass.
- ROME 26/10– Day 16: Baronius… and traitors
- ROME 26/10– Day 15: munch
- ASK FATHER: “Are the faithful who go to the SSPX being sacramentally forgiven in confession, or not?”
- 15 October (4 Oct 1582) St. Teresa of Avila, Calendars, Chess, and You
- ASK FATHER: “Is it possible for the structure of the Church to be the ‘wrong’ church, while the ‘true’ Church is elsewhere?”
- ROME 26/10– Day 14: Great scissors
- ROMAE, die XIII commorationis, A.D. MMXXVI: Campana nos admonet aeternitatis.
- ROME 26/10– Day 12: “A church that cannot worship must be entertained, and …”
- This is what I get when I procrastinate… UPDATED
- From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-10-06 – Chester And Bp. Dozer
- ROME 26/10– Day 11: 100 year old WW2 Vet
- 11 October: Maternity of Mary. A tale of an antiphon, image, and a little street chapel.
- ROME 26/10– Day 10: butcher, baker… no candlestick maker (sorry)
- ROME 26/10– Day 09: very cool and a rare restaurant review
- Archbishop: Church had greater unity under Summorum Pontificum
- ACTION ITEM! GULF of America BISHOPS, PRIESTS, LAITY: Pray the Litany against Hurricane “Isaias”
- 9 October – Feast of St. John Henry Newman – WDTPRS: Collect and “Lead, Kindly Light”
- 9 October – Feast of St. Abraham, Patriarch of the Old Testament – WDTPRS
- ROME 26/10– Day 08: Better
- Keeping an eye on the “Amoris laetitia” confab in Rome – 7-14 October
- What’s going on in Rome?
- ACTION ITEM REVIVED! The “Birettas for Seminarians Project”
- “The building of the blog never ends” – update about amazing maintenance and restoration
- ACTION ITEM: An FSSP seminarian could use a hand
- ROME 26/10– Day 07: A Battle and a Ceiling
- ROME 26/10– Day 06: Tomorrow should be good
- Catholics must read the entire Tradition in light of the Council in order to remain within the Church.
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“Until the Lord be pleased to settle, through the instrumentality of the princes of the Church and the lawful ministers of His justice, the trouble aroused by the pride of a few and the ignorance of some others, let us with the help of God endeavor with calm and humble patience to render love for hatred, to avoid disputes with the silly, to keep to the truth and not fight with the weapons of falsehood, and to beg of God at all times that in all our thoughts and desires, in all our words and actions, He may hold the first place who calls Himself the origin of all things.”
- Prosper of Aquitaine (+c.455), De gratia Dei et libero arbitrio contra Collatorem 22.61
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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
Unitatis redintegratio applied: Episcopal “Bishop” not seated for installation of Archbp. Cordileone
Rex novus in Aegypto. The other day Archbishop Cordileone was “installed” (a fitting word given the shape of the Cathedral in San Francisco). You may recall that just days before the installation the Episcopalian (Episcopal) “Bishop” of California, Marc Andrus, … Read More
The Tablet’s latest cowardly editorial
The Tablet (aka RU-486) has a really bad editorial about the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council. The editorial is an example of cowardice. There are courageous liberals and cowardly liberals. Courageous liberals come right out and say “The … Read More
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Episcopalian “Bishop” has hissy fit over Catholic doctrine on homosexual acts
If we treated their “doctrine” like they treated ours… imagine the high dudgeon! Here is a story from CNA with my emphases and comments: San Francisco, Calif., Oct 4, 2012 / 12:25 am (CNA).- The Episcopal “bishop“ of California Marc Andrus has … Read More
Catholics and voting
This is interesting. And it is irritating. From WND: America’s salvation depends on Catholics Exclusive: Anita Crane reveals mind-blowing number not registered to vote by Anita Crane “The religious group that seems to be figuring most prominently in the presidential … Read More
Pres. Obama’s record in regard to Christians and Biblical values
The fight for our religious liberty is really just beginning. Remember how Pres. Obama said at Notre Shame that he was interested in “common ground”? Remember what he promised Card. Dolan? I was sent this list by a reader. … Read More
Political cartoon distorts the Minnesota Marriage Amendment
My fellow Minnesotans will have the opportunity on election day this November to vote in favor of an amendment to the Minnesota state constitution which would define marriage as being between one man and one woman. Minnesota is ground-zero for … Read More
Creepy Obama Flag
Have you seen the latest swag being offered by the Obama campaign? For a contribution, you can have one of these! This guy isn’t full of himself, is he. Perhaps he should have made the stripes into the colors of … Read More
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LA priest suspended for lobbying for same-sex “marriage”
During my London sojourn, several people have asked me about the state of the Church in the USA, and have usually also added a query about how Archbishop Gomez of Los Angeles is doing. Here is a story from CNA: … Read More
Women Religious as shareholders and proxy governance of corporations
Now this is interesting. From the nice people at Acton Institute comes this fascinating piece of the puzzle that I hadn’t ever considered but, now that I know about it, it makes so much sense. Nuns vs. Managers in the Proxy Wars … Read More
Notice anything missing from the President’s 9-11 Proclamation?
On the site of The White House: Presidential Proclamation — Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance, 2012 PATRIOT DAY AND NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE AND REMEMBRANCE, 2012 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT … Read More




















