Category Archives: Linking Back

If a six-year old can get it right…

From a readerette: Father, Back before the new translation was implemented, I talked to my six year old son about the changes and what the new words meant. Since, then, it hasn’t come up again until today. We were in the car … Read More →

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PODCAzT 128: “Veterum sapientia”! 50th Anniversary. On Latin in the Church. Wherein Fr. Z rants.

Nolite oblivisci hodie quinquagesimum esse anniversarium promulgationis Apostolicae Constitutionis Veterum Sapientia! Surely one of sorest points of our enduring shame as a Church is the way our shepherds have entirely ignored John XXIII’s Apostolic Constitution Veterum sapientia. It isn’t long… … Read More →

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George Weigel offers a suggestion to liturgically narcissistic priests for Lent

At the site of First Things, there is a piece by George Weigel which includes a rather spiffy idea. He relates a recent experience of a priest screwing around with the texts of Mass and then continues: Bad habits built … Read More →

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Sr. Keehan backtracks?

Sr. Keehan!  GIVE BACK THAT PEN! It seems that Sr. Keehan’s Catholic Health Association, which in abandoning unity with the bishops  gave cover to catholic dems so they could vote for Obamacare and get us now into the mess that … Read More →

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G. Weigel gets it about the Magisterium of Nuns and

On the site of National Review George Weigel has a piece about the bishops and Pres. Obama’s attack on the Catholic Church and the 1st Amendment rights of all Americans. Among other things he wrote: […] In his appearance on … Read More →

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Feedback from a reader about “Laundering Liturgical Linens”

From a reader: Thank you for recommending the little book “Laundering Liturgical Linens“. It has been a great help to me as a new sacristan with almost no training. This past Sunday I asked our priest if he would like … Read More →

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BUGINICARE DEVELOPMENTS

Back in 2009 I posted about: BUGNINICARE UNIVERSAL SPIRITUAL-CARE REFORM FOR THE CATHOLIC CHURCH (Socialized Worship) Taking his cue from post-war European national health care programs, Annibale Bugnini, assisted by a small circle of spiritual-care specialists and church policy makers, … Read More →

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Angry! Disgusted! ARRRRRRRCH – – GAAH .. *cough – III

Here is an old rant, slightly updated, about TV commercials before the deeply and stupidly commercialized “Valentine’s Day”. The stupidest jinned up commercial “holiday” of the year is just around the corner.  And you men are required by commercial advertisers … Read More →

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Bp. Zubik shares feedback he received after he responded to Pres. Obama’s declaration of war on the Catholic Church

A few days ago Bp. Zubik of Pittsburgh issued his own strongly worded response (rather than the USCCB template) after Pres. Obama’s blatant attack on the civil and religious liberty of Catholics.  You will recall that Bp. Zubik said this … Read More →

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The world is going to hell in a handbasket, so, let’s watch a funny video!

The economy is a disaster, the Obama Administration is eroding our civil liberty, the world seems to be going to hell. So, let’s have  a video. Who can forget the spectacular commercial with the little kid dressed as Darth Vader? … Read More →

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