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Category Archives: Lighter fare
Holy Mass “free of time or geography”
In Patrick O’Brian’s The Fortune of War Capt. Jack Aubrey and Dr. Stephen Maturin are prisoners of war in Boston. At one point, Stephen goes to Sunday Mass, though he is running a bit late! He hurried into his clothes, … Read More
Sometimes I like the blogosphere
I noticed over at the blog Sober Inebriation – a great phrase with deep spiritual implications – that the undersigned was mentioned in a post about cooking. I did some memorable fishing as a kid. I shot this photo of … Read More
Posted in Fr. Z's Kitchen, Lighter fare, Linking Back
Tagged fishing, Northern Pike, Quintillian, salmon, sober inebriation
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19 Comments
Seminarians learning to cook
I have often opined that seminarians should be given workshops concerning some basic skills, such as some fundamental sewing, accounting, laundry, and most importantly… cooking. Many priests must live alone and the days of the old-fashioned housekeeper may be gone … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Lighter fare
Tagged cooking, Japan, seminarians
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22 Comments
Again about the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles
A quick addendum to my recent post about my visit to the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles near Kansas City, MO. The sisters recorded yet another audio CD. They sing Marian hymns on this new disk. Mother was kind … Read More
Bishops Conferences and Fangorn Forest
A comment from a reader in my email: This talk of the bishops, and lots of talking, and going to war somehow calls to my mind the Ents. If our Entish bishops were to rouse themselves to war, they could … Read More
WDTPRS POLL: Movie credits
Given that during the summer many new movies are released, and given that these releases are often on Friday, here is a WDTPRS POLL about your movie viewing habits. Feel free to comment in the combox!
“Ineffable” sighting!
I have not seen yet a copy of the YouCat, the catechism prepared for young people. That said, I was amused by an excerpt, a paragraph from the same, a reader sent today: 183. Why is there music at liturgies, and … Read More
Suffer the little ones to learn Gregorian chant and Latin
Liturgical liberals usually run down the intelligence of people in the pews, saying among other things that Joe and Mary Catholic will not be able to understand the new, corrected translation, or quod Deus avertat, LATIN. “It’s toooo haaard!“, they … Read More
A glimpse from the Tour de France
I usually follow the Tour de France. I did some biking when I was younger. The Tour got off to a rocky start today, with some drama toward the end: massive pile-ups in the peloton, etc. The TV coverage is … Read More
