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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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Category Archives: Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Fr. Z’s 20 Tips For Making A Good Confession
Fr. Z’s 20 Tips For Making A Good Confession o{]:¬) We should… 1) …examine our consciences regularly and thoroughly; 2) …wait our turn in line patiently; 3) …come at the time confessions are scheduled, not a few minutes before they … Read More
National ‘c’atholic Reporter says Popes Paul VI, John Paul II, Benedict XVI sinned against the Holy Spirit
The standards at the National Catholic Reporter (aka Fishwrap) are devolving by the week. This last week they accused Paul VI, John Paul II and Benedict XVI of sinning against the Holy Spirit. Ron Schmit – no, you have never … Read More
“When everyone is somebody, then no-one’s anybody”
Do you know the great line from the G&S opera The Gondoliers? “When everyone is somebody, then no-one’s anybody”. From the amusing Eye of the Tiber Colorado Priest To Appoint Entire Parish Eucharistic Ministers Loveland, CO––Saint John the Evangelist Parish … Read More
Posted in Liberals, Lighter fare, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity, SESSIUNCULA
Tagged EMCH
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30 Comments
“Casual Worship” – Contradiction in Terms
From the State Journal of Madison: In the Spirit: Church that pushed the envelope on ‘casual worship’ closes A Waunakee church that pushed the concept of “casual worship” to new levels didn’t draw enough interest and has closed. St. Andrew … Read More
Posted in Liberals, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
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42 Comments
Of sympathy and pageant, of aging and refreshing
The other day a priest friend brought up a line from Hilaire Belloc’s The Path To Rome, which I have not read for many a year. This is the story of the wine of Brule, and it shows that what … Read More
Don’t forget The Tablet’s survey on the new, corrected translation!
Don’t forget the survey on the new translation at The Tablet. CLICK HERE It varies from day to day according to the results. But.. hey! Have some fun. My friend Fr. Finigan suggests this music while you fill it … Read More
Blue Vestments? An annual rant.
From a reader: Our priest borrowed glorious old blue vestments in the Roman style for today, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. He announced that it’s the first time for him, and that it is per a 400-some-year-old indult for … Read More
Wherein Fr. Z concedes about the “one Mass for two obligations” theory
I have written a couple times (HERE and HERE) about the possibility of attending one Mass on Saturday evening of the day of the Immaculate Conception (a Holy Day of Obligation in these USA) and, thereby, of fulfilling also the … Read More
About that survey by The Tablet… does anything strike you as a little queer?
I wrote HERE about The Tablet (aka The Bitter Pill aka RU-486 ) and their abortive attempts to get a survey right concerning acceptance of the new, corrected ICEL translation. It has been a tough few days for RU-486, I’m afraid. They … Read More
Posted in Liberals, Lighter fare, Linking Back, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged RU-486, survey, The Bitter Pill, The Tablet, translation
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