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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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Not on From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-07-22 – Fr Kevin caught embezzling: “All to real. That is why we pray for Priests.”
Vir Qui Timet Dominum on From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-07-22 – Fr Kevin caught embezzling: “Well, I agree with Fr. Tommy that it could never be a diocesean retreat center. That being said, no one…”
Archlaic on KaBOOM – Fr. Joseph Gelineau: “The Roman rite as we knew it no longer exists. It is destroyed.”: “I remembered those words vividly, having encountered them in one of Michael Davies’s books very many years ago (God rest…”
jhogan on From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-07-22 – Fr Kevin caught embezzling: “ROFL! Thank you for the humor and everything else in this “diary entry”! Our worthy bishop has demonstrated once again…”
WVC on KaBOOM – Fr. Joseph Gelineau: “The Roman rite as we knew it no longer exists. It is destroyed.”: “This is made abundantly clear to me every time I attend a Novus Ordo funeral. Good gravy, the difference is…”
CasaSanBruno on KaBOOM – Fr. Joseph Gelineau: “The Roman rite as we knew it no longer exists. It is destroyed.”: “I appreciate the candor which I so miss in the NeoCons who live in denial and keep saying everything is…”
Suburbanbanshee on From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-07-22 – Fr Kevin caught embezzling: “Honestly, I think one can now assume that anyone doing unauthorized nookie, that goes against vows, is also stealing unauthorized…”
Saint110676 on KaBOOM – Fr. Joseph Gelineau: “The Roman rite as we knew it no longer exists. It is destroyed.”: “Surprising to hear this. Given his contributions to setting the Psalms to music in the vernacular, I would have assumed…”
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Recent Posts
- 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
- Daily Rome Shot 1687: Space jellyfish alert!
- Rediscovering Listening and Service: Toward a Definition of “Synodality” (aka “walking together”)
- ASK FATHER: “I have been looking for a retirement community close by a stable TLM. Do you have any clues on that?” Fr. Z asks help from the readership.
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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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Category Archives: Liberals
The Rolling Stone of Catholic journalism and MS Winters’ Fainting Couch
I bring to the readership’s attention a piece by Fr. Robert Sirico of Acton Institute. He responds to a ridiculous piece in Rolling Stone, in which Acton and he are mentioned. HERE Rolling Stone, that bastion of journalistic professionalism, declined … Read More
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Colbert on woman celebrating “eucharist”
Steven Colbert opined about how moving it was for him when an Anglican woman did a “eucharistic” ceremony. Read: he is into women’s ordination. Some people have asked me about this by email. After careful consideration, I respond that Colbert’s … Read More
Fishwrap again energetically promotes ordination of women
The National Schismatic Reporter (aka Fishwrap) is once again stumping for one of its favorite topics. No, not sodomitic marriage this time. Women’s ordination. Imagine the amazing insights Sr. Maureen Fiedler can offer. HERE Note the energy and fervor edition Fishwrap publisher Tom … Read More
Office Depot defends Planned Parenthood from prayers
How ’bout this? From Breitbart: OFFICE DEPOT REFUSES TO PRINT COPIES OF PRO-LIFE PRAYER Office Depot has refused to print copies of a pro-life prayer on the grounds that to do so violates company policy of printing material that “advocates … Read More
The View From The Fainting Couch: Pentin’s book provokes the vapors
Burke Derangement Syndrome™ has struck again! Michael Sean Winters of the Fishwrap has swooned upon his fainting couch at the news of Edward Pentin’s new book about what happened at the Synod of Bishops last October. More about Pentin’s new Smoking Gun Book™ … Read More
OBITUARY: Spirit of Vatican II – RIP – 53 years of age
An oldie from the often amusing Eye of the Tiber: [2014] CINCINNATI, OH- A Solemn High Requiem Mass was held Thursday at St. Martura Church in downtown Cincinnati for the Spirit of Vatican II, aged 52. After suffering a progressively … Read More
Nuns On The Bus III: Another tired sequel of the Magisterium of Nuns
From super-liberal RNS: New ‘Nuns on the Bus’ tour to highlight Pope Francis’ US visit and agenda […] “Obviously, Pope Francis’ message is exactly what we’ve been doing for 43 years,” Campbell said. “Having that affirmation is hugely supportive.” But, she … Read More
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Even For Fishwrap a new low
From The Fishwrap (aka National Sodomitic Reporter)… The Church should work with Big Business Abortion – Planned Parenthood. To them, I’m sure, this is reasonable. Sample: The Catholic church should partner with Planned Parenthood to reduce abortions After 40 years … Read More
Fr. Blake on “Manliness”. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
My friend Fr. Ray Blake, PP in Brighton, made excellent comments about “manliness” on his blog. HERE I have been at a major church three times recently for some pretty important occasions, and each time only women read, and every time … Read More
Facebook locks out Catholic priest Msgr. Charles Pope, for being a “Monsignor”
I think I may have mentioned my plan to change legally my first name to “Monsignor”, ’cause that’s about the only way I’ll ever get the title. Irony abounds around my friend Msgr. Charles Pope, in Washington DC, a fine pastor and … Read More




















