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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: My View
My view for a while
And so we begin another trip. New author, too! I wonder if he will hold even a candle to Patrick O’Brian. I hope he ain’t a slubberdegullion or a blatteroon. UPDATE: Time for the next leg. This is starting out … Read More
Posted in Blatteroons, O'Brian Tags, On the road, Slubberdegullions
Tagged on the road, Patrick O'Brian, Royal Navy
21 Comments
21 Comments
QUAERITUR: Getting married on a Friday. Must I abstain from meat? Fr. Z includes a brief rant.
From a reader: im getting married on friday may 31st the day after Corpus Christi. can i eat meat at the reception or do i need a dispensation? All Fridays, except for liturgical Solemnities, are days of penance even if … Read More
Tulips
Not quite like my view of a couple years ago… At that time our frequent contributor “Andrew” wrote: Quemadmodum vero tulipae, quae sub vesperam ingruentem se claudunt, sole illustri panduntur; ita virtus et eruditio, post Dei benedictionem, floret laetius.
Fr. Z’s Day Off
With the exception of a few great days in Boston, the three weeks or so have been less than optimal. Isn’t it amazing how much smaller your world becomes when you are ill? And how quickly? Yesterday, finally feeling better … Read More
Posted in Lighter fare, O'Brian Tags, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged monkey attacks, shooting, SPTDV
34 Comments
34 Comments
Of Holy Cards, Magazines, and Your Donations
I received a note from folks who are putting out the “Magnificat” style magazine but for the Traditional Roman Rite, Laudamus Te. They have put their project on hold for a bit as they work through translations and so forth. … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged holy cards, Laudamus Te, Undoer of Knots
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QUAERITUR: Eucharistic fast… AFTER Communion? Wherein Fr. Z rants.
From a reader: I heard recently that there is a rule that after receiving Holy Communion, a person should not eat for fifteen minutes (I think because that’s how long the Body of Christ is in us after Communion). Most … Read More
My view for a while
With regret, leaving Boston. It was a great trip. Thanks to everyone, especially my kind host at Harvard.
“Mr. Jesuit”
I spent some time today with students at Boston College (which for a fan of Golden Gopher hockey took some doing). Among the many interesting things I saw and heard about was a statue of St. Ignatius of Loyola, variously … Read More
A day can hardly be better than this!
Yesterday I was able to spend the whole day with students from Harvard, Boston College, Oxford and Princeton, in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and then at Fenway Park for a ball game. What a great day. Wonderful company. … Read More
Getting Hammered in Boston!
Not from the day’s revelries. I promised to post an image from the Museum of St. Margaret beating the Devil with a hammer. A bit fuzzy…but hey!
Posted in Lighter fare, On the road, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged devil, hammer, St. Catherine
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13 Comments
OrdainedButStillbeingFormedDiakonos on ROME 26/10– Day 25: King things: “While I am from the home of the Tampa Bay Rays and indeed saw a game or two at the…”
