Category Archives: Lighter fare

Seminarians of the ThIIIIIrd MillENNNNiummmmm!

Hmmmm…. wait… I suspect we are being made game of. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxzbUAo-MSQ]

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Power outage

From the blog of CNS: Power outage at USCCB, CNS Power is out this morning at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops after a line of severe thunderstorms rolled through Washington yesterday afternoon. And since we’re in the USCCB building, … Read More

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Justice now! Stop the discrimination!

In a homily entitled “…and Mary was welcomed,” preached at the Pax Christi National Assembly on 22 July, retired Detroit Auxiliary Bishop His Excellency Most Reverend Thomas Gumbleton opined that there are Scriptural arguments in support of the ordination of … Read More

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Very OLD Widow!

For you lovers of reverent liturgy and Summorum Pontificum… try this! And review this. On July 6th, Swedish divers were exploring off Aaland Island, midway between Sweden and Finland, looking for a sailing vessel they’d encountered earlier when they found … Read More

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My Favorite Things… revisited

Years ago, long before the existence of WDTPRS, the official WDTPRS Parodohymnist – in the dark days of seminary – worked up new words to a tune familiar to all. To the Sound of Music tune "My Favorite Things": Dalmatics … Read More

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Wouldn’t it be fun to…

… tooooo… for example… … Rent a car with camper-trailer and follow the Giro d’Italia or Tour de France? Sans head butts. Great scenery, interesting people, fantastic food or ingredients for those who cook, fresh air. I am channeling my … Read More

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Chances are you’ll next hear something anti-Catholic if first you hear…

CMR has an amusing post which you should check out. Top ten clues that you’re about to hear something anti-Catholic. … Broken down by percentage points here are the chances you’re about to hear something anti-Catholic if you hear: 44% … Read More

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A Hymn to the Motu Proprio

I received this from a priest reader: Hymn to the Motu Iam enim hiems transiit;imber abiit, et recessit.Flores apparuerunt in terra nostra;tempus putationis advenit:vox turturis audita est in terra nostra;ficus protulit grossos suos;vineæ florentes dederunt odorem suum. Vidi speciosam sicut columbam,ascendentem desuperrivos … Read More

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Not so cool in Manhattan

On the flight coming in to NYC last night I was able to do some work online, with the airplane’s wifi. In this moment I was tracking the flight on a non-liturgical iPad. I was given when they came out … Read More

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The Very Model Of A Modern Seminarian

This comes from a seminarian reader. Fr. Z: Lot of things in the news, thought I’d send something light. I’m a seminarian and longtime reader of your blog. I also like operettas. So, while I was waiting for something the … Read More

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