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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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- TheCavalierHatherly on ROME 26/6 – Day 68: hot and humid: “More Virgil, without edits: “Ultima Cumaei venit iam carminis aetas; magnus ab integro saeclorum nascitur ordo. iam redit et Virgo,…”
- 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.…”
- on ROME 26/5– Day 64: If you are not over the target, they don’t shoot at you.: “White to move and mate in 4. Whew – this was a complicated one! Lots of variations. A big problem…”
- on ROME 26/5– Day 65 & 66: better late than the other thing: “White to move and mate in 4 1) Bg6+ Kg8 forced 2) Qh7+ Kf8 forced 3) Qh8+ Bg8 forced 4)…”
- on ROME 26/5– Day 64: If you are not over the target, they don’t shoot at you.: “I think that jhogan overlooked the fact that Black’s 2nd move Q×N (or Q×g6) puts White’s King in check. That…”
- on ROME 26/5– Day 67: zzzzzzeeeeeeeeeiop: “Your posts on all these little trials of life are so enchanting Father. Thank you for letting us share them.…”
- on ROME 26/5– Day 67: zzzzzzeeeeeeeeeiop: “I suppose your apartment in Rome is on the ground floor and also relatively well sheltered from direct sunlight, Father?…”
- on ROME 26/5– Day 67: zzzzzzeeeeeeeeeiop: “Sub Aquilis is a great name for a Roman apartment! I called our former second home in the mountains Offhand…”
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Category Archives: Linking Back
15 March – A ramble about the #IdesOfMarch
We call today the Ides of March, made especially famous in the English speaking world by Shakespeare in his play Julius Caesar. Caesar: Who is it in the press that calls on me? I hear a tongue shriller than all the … Read More
Thoughts about home altars and the future and you
In a recent post, because of the persecution of those who desire the Traditional Roman Rite, I mentioned having a “house chapel”. Priests will be cancelled. Masses will be suppressed in churches and chapels. Remember: this is not aimed at … Read More
Highly recommended: Archbp. Aquila’s response to Card. McElroy’s errors.
A short time ago, Card. McElroy of that super-important see of San Diego, issued a seriously dreadful opinion piece at Jesuit-run (who else?) Amerika. HERE Responses to his confusing and erroneous notions streamed forth, for example HERE. They can be … Read More
A new decree in a US Archdiocese seeks to limit “ad orientem” worship, but it is based on a FALSE translation. Here we go again.
Yesterday I received a PDF of a new “Decree” from the Archbishop of Cincinnati, Dennis Schnurr. HERE The Archbishop has introduced a new “policy” on ad orientem worship. There must be in every parish or “cluster” (they say “family”) of parishes at … Read More
Fr. Z’s Predictions for 2023
2023 Predictions 1) Cardinals Ladaria and Oullet will be replaced with manifest liberals 2) Biden will propose even more federal spending, tax hikes, and RINOs will support it 3) Harassment and marginalization of loyal clergy and normal Catholics will intensify … Read More
WDTPRS The O Antiphons: 20 December – O Clavis David
We continue our look at the O Antiphons with today’s O Clavis David Again we hear the theme of Christ as the Liberator. LATIN: O clavis David, et sceptrum domus Israel: qui aperis, et nemo claudit; claudis, et nemo aperit: … Read More
TheCavalierHatherly on ROME 26/6 – Day 68: hot and humid: “More Virgil, without edits: “Ultima Cumaei venit iam carminis aetas; magnus ab integro saeclorum nascitur ordo. iam redit et Virgo,…”
