Category Archives: My View

Call To Holiness Conference is underway

The 14th Call To Holiness conference has begun in Detroit. Originally this conference was convoked as a remedy, response, corrective to the pernicious and dissenting Call To Action thingy. The conference is being held at a large Byzantine Catholic parish, … Read More

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UPDATE: Rome and Summorum Pontificum conference and pilgrimage

I have finally set some date for an upcoming return to Rome for the conference and pilgrimage focusing on Summorum Pontificum.   HERE. When I posted about this earlier, some of you wrote back to say that you were willing … Read More

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QUAERITUR: Face-to-face confession. Fr. Z rants.

From a reader: I am trying to figure out what was the rationale to change the rite of confession to allow for face-to-face confessions. I have read the documents of Vatican II, but did not see anything there specifically addressing … Read More

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My view for a while

As my trip concludes, I was happy to have been able to see again so many nice people and was VERY glad to have had great weather while in London and Rome. My view for a while will be less … Read More

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1 October Monday – London – evening

I am back in London… briefly. Since it is a Monday, and since there is a TLM at the little church on Maiden Lane near Covent Garden, and since after Mass some people go to the nearby Coal Hole, I … Read More

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Roman Sunday Lunch

A quick view from today in Rome. I met one of my best friends today after Mass at SS.  Trinita dei Pellegrini (btw… my Mass was offered today, again, for benefactors… you know who you are), and had a chance … Read More

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Personal stroll

This morning I decided to take a bit of a stroll rather than go out to Castel Gandolfo for the Audience and other events.  Instead, I went to look at a few places I hadn’t seen for a while and … Read More

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Just to catch you up on what I’ve been doing.

Although I transferred the flag to Rome this morning at Oh-Dark-Hundred… … I wanted to catch up with the few pics and news about what has been going on. On Sunday, after some time with Fr. Finigan at Blackfen, we … Read More

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Saturday Afternoon

What to do? I have bumped off my to do list today and am now free. Strange feeling. Meanwhile, a wedding is just over at Westminster Cathedral. Good luck and prayers for the couple on this important day. So… now … Read More

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Some reflections on a life changing book

Today is Bilbo Baggins’s Birthday and yesterday was the 75th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit. I found an image of the edition that I first read. I first read The Hobbit when I was in 7th grade.  I … Read More

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