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Category Archives: Lighter fare
Winters attacks
Michael Sean Winters of the National Schismatic Reporter brought a smile to my face today! Winters is primarily reacting to Ross Douthat’s recent piece HERE. Douthat commented in his piece on those who are more traditional and how they see Pope Francis. … Read More
Speaking of 50th anniversary of vernacular Masses… BUGNINICARE! (Revisited)
In some circles there has been some panting whoopdeedoo about the fact that 50 years ago Paul VI celebrated Mass for the first time in a Roman parish in Italian. I posted on the parish once before, some time ago. … Read More
Posted in Lighter fare, Linking Back, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged Annibale Bugnini, BUGNINICARE, Paul VI, vernacular
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70 Comments
Not exactly Crispy Skin Chicken…
… or Beijing Kao Ya. From Breitbart: CRISPY DUCKS: SOLAR ARRAY TEST CREMATES 130 BIRDS IN ONE MORNING Supporters of renewable energies hope that new advances in solar technology will figuratively set the world on fire, but for hundreds of birds … Read More
Renaissance triumphalist crowing both in bad taste and divisive
I saw a mordantly amusing comment from Fr. Hunwicke over at his blog HERE. He mused about the recent 50th anniversary of Paul VI going to a Roman parish to say Mass in Italian. Perpend. My emphases and added … Read More
Will Pope Francis be the only able-bodied diocesan bishop NOT to celebrate Mass of the Last Supper with priests and people?
From the marvelous Fr. Hunwicke. I had to smile. HERE Job Sharing? Why don’t people swap roles occasionally? Fr Lombardi could go riding around in airliners making remarks to journalists; then the Holy Father could do the News Conferences explaining … Read More
Posted in Decorum, Lighter fare, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Mail from priests
Tagged Fr. Hunwicke
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How he should have responded to the “gotcha” question
I have mixed feelings about Gov. Scott Walker running for President. It would be hard to lose him to the state I live in, because he is doing a cracker-jack job. Time will tell. Anyway, liberal newsies are … Read More
NEW Z-SWAG – Liquidum non frangit ieiunium
Some of you asked for mugs with the phrase Liquidum non frangit ieiunium. Ecce. I added one to the Fr. Z Stuff Store. HERE Some samples… Can insulator… Drinking glass. Something whimsical… for medicinal purposes only, of course. Two sizes of … Read More
Posted in Lighter fare, The Campus Telephone Pole
Tagged abstinence, fast, LENT, liquidum non frangit ieiunium, Z-Swag
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ASK FATHER: Lent and the ol’ aligator on Friday dilemma!
I have posted on this in the past, but repetita iuvant as we say in Latin. ORIGINAL: Someone sent me a copy of a letter written by the Archbishop of New Orleans to a member of his flock about eating alligator … Read More
Something fun for the consistory: The Cardinal… locations
Here is something fun for dire times. In honor of the consistory, I will share something sent to me by a priest friend, Fr. Robert Guessetto, OSA, in Rome. Most of you know, I am sure, the Otto Preminger movie … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, Lighter fare
Tagged filming locations, movie, Otto Preminger, The Cardinal
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17 Comments
Where Fr. Hunwicke explains “Festum Ovorum”
The intimitable Fr Hunwicke at his place has a brilliant post which I’ll reproduce here with the urgent admonition that you visit his place, over THERE: FESTUM OVORUM Well, that’s how they describe the Saturday before Quinquagesima year by year … Read More
Posted in Fr. Z KUDOS, Lighter fare
Tagged Egge Satterday, Falstaff, Festum Ovorum, Fr. John Hunwicke, muscadines, Oxford University
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