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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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Category Archives: Lighter fare
Peace bee with you.
Not since the Barbarini will there have been so many bees around the Pope. This is from VIS: BEES FOR THE PONTIFICAL FARMS AT CASTELGANDOLFO VATICAN CITY, 20 SEP 2011 (VIS) – As part of its initiatives to mark the … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, Lighter fare, O'Brian Tags, Patristiblogging, Preserved Killick
Tagged bees, Castel Gandolfo, HMS Lively, honey, St. Ambrose, virginity
22 Comments
22 Comments
Driving somewhere? WWJD
From a priest friend: The Light turned yellow The light turned yellow, just in front of him. He did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection. … Read More
First Tonsure, Minor Orders, Eye Infections and a WDTPRS POLL
The minor orders were suppressed in the Latin Church in 1972. Who knows if, down the line, through some gravitational pull exerted through the slowly increasing use of the Extraordinary Form and a greater focus on continuity with our tradition, … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, Lighter fare, Our Catholic Identity, POLLS, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged Daniel Mitsui, Horace, lippis et tonsoribus, minor orders, Plautus, polls, Terence, tonsure
27 Comments
27 Comments
“What advice would you give to a newly appointed bishop?” Phil Lawler opines.
All of us have, from time to time, thought that we would do a better job at role “X” in the Church. “If I were Pope… if I were bishop… if I were pastor… if I were sacristan… youth group … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, HONORED GUESTS, Just Too Cool, Lighter fare, The Drill
Tagged Phil Lawler
27 Comments
27 Comments
The Feeder Feed: highly annoying squeaky-toy edition
It is definitely fall. You know this because the world sounds right now like a squeaky-toy quality testing facility staffed by dozens of sugar-amp’d three year olds. I am referring to the most annoying bird of the season, baby Goldfinches. … Read More
Posted in Lighter fare, The Feeder Feed
Tagged American Goldfich, caption call, Nuthatch, Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
16 Comments
16 Comments
St. John Chrysostom with some … unusual advice
Today in the Ordinary Form calendar it is the feast of St. John Chrysostom (+407). I would guide your attention to a little attended to Letter of Pope Benedict XVI about St. John Chrysostom. I wrote about it here. Also, … Read More
Posted in Lighter fare, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Patristiblogging
Tagged blasphemy, heretics, St. John Chrysostom, wine
20 Comments
20 Comments
Lighter fare
I just had to repost this. [wp_youtube]nGeKSiCQkPw[/wp_youtube] And buy some Mystic Monk Coffee while you are laughing. C’mon. Cliiiiick it. You know you want some. I promise I’m not teasing.
A parish bulletin message to people who dress inappropriately for Mass
A screenshot of a pdf of an actual parish bulletin. WDTPRS kudos to Fr. Paul Parkerson of Sacred Heart Church in Dunn, NC.
Posted in Brick by Brick, Fr. Z KUDOS, Just Too Cool, Lighter fare
Tagged appropriate dress, attire in church, Fr. Parkerson, Sunday best, Sunday Mass
107 Comments
107 Comments
Bandwidth and file transfers
Sometimes you have greater bandwidth by mailing a CD or DVD or by sending a little USB drive by FedEx. From XKCD: It is a synchronicity that this came up. The other day I had to send someone a large … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Lighter fare
Tagged bandwidth, file transfer, USB drive, xkcd
9 Comments
9 Comments
New “Index” of Forbidden Songs?
Over at Orthometer Fr. Erik Richtsteig is developing an INDEX OF FORBIDDEN SONGS. He is examining hymnals and assigning the songs within to various categories. His introduction is amusing: Here we go again. Mean, sick, and sad priest attacking poor … Read More
Dan on Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage 2026… *sigh*… Vatican Bars Annual TLM Pilgrimage from ENTERING St. Peter’s Basilica: “Another case for SSPX necessity. They all add up.”
