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Category Archives: Lighter fare
An Alarming Development near… The Vortex
I was alarmed today to see an article in the National Catholic Fishwrap… Reporter … wait for it and put down your freshly brewed Mystic Monk Coffee… … praising His Excellency Bp. Robert Finn of Kansas City-Joseph. Alarming indeed. I … Read More
The Holy Father’s special Popemobile for the upcoming visit to England
My good friend His Hermeueticalness, Fr. Tim Finigan, the parish priest of mighty Blackfen, has alerted me to this entry of great importance. A special Popemobile has been developed for the Holy Father’s visit to England. It seems it will … Read More
Posted in Lighter fare, Mail from priests
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Had the Star Spangled Banner been in Latin…
Some item ago, I posted the quintessential old ICEL oration: O God,you are so big.Help us to be big like you. The blog Last Papist Standing posted a hypothetical pre-reconstituted, lame-duck ICEL translation of a hypothetical Latin original of The … Read More
QUAERITUR: non-Catholic maid of honor – CAUTION!
From a reader: My fiancee is wrangling about whom to choose as her maid of honor. [I can almost hear the writer’s inner voice: "For pity’s sake… just pick someone! Now… is there a game on?"] She has a cousin … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Lighter fare, SESSIUNCULA
Tagged maid of honor
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A glimpse into planning for liturgy!
A friend of mine who works in the ad biz (that’s advertisement business for people who live to close to the Vortex) to give me a glimpse into his world. "But wait, friend!", quoth I. "This reminds me of something. … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Lighter fare, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged liturgy
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15 Comments
MUGS GONE WILD: New Translation Coffee Mug
It is fun to receive photos from readers of their WDTPRS coffee mugs “in the wild”. This morning I found this in my mailbox from FH of OH. Looks like a nice way to start the morning. This is a … Read More
An alternate altar design for Cofton Park
Thanks to the great Vincenzo, we can see how to rescue the design for the big Papal Mass at Cofton Park. For some background: WDTPRS POLL: sanctuary design for Pope Benedict’s visit to England UPDATE: 1 Sept 17:52 GMT: I … Read More
OH THE HUMANITY!
From CMR comes this serious and disconcerting story. Me emphases and comments: First it was contraception, then abortion. Now the Pope wants to ban something else…Vuvuzelas. [Picture me in my grief.] News reports indicate that Pope Benedict XVI, a former … Read More
A different take on “active participation”
I hear there was recently another attempted ordination of a wymyn in Arizona.
When the Pastor’s away, the DANGERMOUSE will…
Times have changed,And we’ve often rewound the clock,Since the Puritans got a shock,When they landed on Plymouth Rock.If today,Any shock they should try to stem,‘Stead of landing on Plymouth Rock,Plymouth Rock would land on them. In olden days a glimpse … Read More
