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Category Archives: My View
Christmas Supper
The old phrase is “Anything worth doing, is worth over-doing.” UPDATE
Posted in Fr. Z's Kitchen, Just Too Cool, On the road, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged Christmas
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Clerical Caroling Convivium!
We have a Christmassy clerical caroling convivium going on. Old school! MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Z-CAM & RADIO SPTDV – Latin Rosary, some Advent music
You can reach the Ustream page of the Z-Cam & Radio SPTDV (olim Sabina) here. I don’t control the ads that pop up, alas. I have found that “Ad Block” works on them, however. Right now I have some Advent music … Read More
Posted in The Campus Telephone Pole, The Feeder Feed
Tagged The Feeder Feed, Z-CAM
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Mispeled Forchun Cooky Alert
On an overcast day, hot and sour soup can brighten things up. A good basic measure for a Chinese restaurant. If they can’t get this right then just fugetaboutit and never go back. And then… not only a platitude, but … Read More
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
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
The Feeder Feed: Museum Song Bird Edition
Here is an Allegory of Music by Laurent de la Hyre (+1656). The figure is playing a theorbo, or chitarrone, probably a symbol of musica “artificiale“. They had drone strings and produced a rather symphonic effect. On the other hand, … Read More
Posted in The Feeder Feed, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged chitarrone, museum, music, Piccinini, theorbo
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Promoter of women “deacons” can’t speak in Archdiocese of Philadelphia
NB: The Deacon in question posted a comment, below. Be sure to check it out. The Fishwrap is having a little nutty these days about the ordination of women. First, there is an editorial openly declaring that women should be … Read More
Metropolitan Museum Visit
A beautiful image for your day. Mother and Daughter in Prayer Ludwig Ferdinand Schnorr von Carolsfeld (+1853) with Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (+1872)
The Feeder Feed: Attic Black-Figure Edition
I haven’t been able to post feeder updates because … well … because. Here is a variation I use when on the road. Behold an Attic Black-Figure pelike, or wine jar. This probably shows a variation on the theme of … Read More
Posted in On the road, The Feeder Feed, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged attic black-figure, birds, pelike
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