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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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- jaykay on ROME 26/5– Day 67: zzzzzzeeeeeeeeeiop: “I fully sympathise, Father. I returned from the Chartres Pilgrimage last Friday, the toughest I’ve ever experienced in almost 20…”
- on ROME 26/6 – Day 68: hot and humid: “In the picture with the elevation of the Host it looks like a cross or sword above the priest’s head…”
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- on ROME 26/6 – Day 68: hot and humid: “Black to move and mate in 4 This one was kind of tricky. The white rook has a lot of…”
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- on ROME 26/5– Day 67: zzzzzzeeeeeeeeeiop: “We live on an island in Massachusetts, North Shore. Sea gulls galore. I refer to them as rats with wings.…”
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Category Archives: Linking Back
Contemplating mysteries in the face of Our Lady of Guadalupe
I had posted about this some years ago, but on this wonderful Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe it gives us something to think about anew. Gazing at an image crafted by a true master who intended to open us … Read More
ASK FATHER: Father omits both “for all” and “for many” from the consecration of the Precious Blood. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
Yesterday I posted a response to a question about the validity of Mass if a priest says “for all” instead of “for many” in the English version of the Novus Ordo. HERE That raised a question in the combox so … Read More
Happy 17th Birthday to the Blog!
Happy 17th birthday to this blog. I cannot say adequately how grateful I am to you, especially long-time readers. It’s like a parish which has developed over the years. To my benefactors, those who have been sending ad hoc or … Read More
A Jesuit saint, Jesuits not-so-much saints, and prayers
A few weeks ago, I posted about going to find in Rome’s mighty, but besmirched, Gesù the tomb of a Jesuit saint held to be as if the Society’s “second founder”, St. Joseph Pignatelli. Today is his feast. Hence, I’ll … Read More
ASK FATHER: My grandparents were Masons. Is there demonic attachment now for generations?
This is an oldie post, slightly edited. I am prompted to repost it because I recently had the pleasure of meeting a friend for lunch who had been in the Masons for sometime before his conversion. From a reader… QUAERITUR: … Read More
Of Basil, Basil Emeritus and… Ming the Merciless – UPDATED with VIDEO
On the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross there is, especially in the East, tradition of blessing the herb aromatic basil. Basil, or Ocimum basilicum, is named from the Greek for “king, kingly”. May I suggest for supper tonight … Read More
29 June 1972. Paul VI says, “the smoke of Satan has entered the Church of God”
Fifty years ago today, 29 June 1972, Paul VI uttered those amazing words. He knew that something was not going right. Not at all right. Thus Paul VI: “… We would say that, through some mysterious crack—no, it’s not mysterious; … Read More
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Easter Card Followup
Here is a follow up on a post I had made some time ago about Easter cards. HERE If Christmas cards, how much more Easter cards? I am happy to report that some cards have been forwarded. I’ve heard from … Read More
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