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Category Archives: My View
The Feeder Feed: highly annoying squeaky-toy edition
It is definitely fall. You know this because the world sounds right now like a squeaky-toy quality testing facility staffed by dozens of sugar-amp’d three year olds. I am referring to the most annoying bird of the season, baby Goldfinches. … Read More
Posted in Lighter fare, The Feeder Feed
Tagged American Goldfich, caption call, Nuthatch, Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
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16 Comments
Sunday Supper: The Carvery
It’s Sunday Supper time. What did you have? I picked some berries earlier today. I prepared a pre-prandial martini, very dry. Time for a stroll, martini in hand. Touches of color are appearing. I checked on my mini beef roast … Read More
About registration and my combox. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
It would be nice to have an open combox, but experience demonstrates that that is not possible. Some people think that they can, behind their nearly complete anonymity, puke into my combox anything they expel from their atrabilious gorges. Therefore, … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
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Benedict XVI refers to riots, relativism when welcoming new British Ambassador. Fr. Z rants.
In the UK’s best Catholic weekly, The Catholic Herald, there is a sound observation about a comment made by Pope Benedict as he formally received the credentials of the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great … Read More
When diocesan priests choose to use exclusively the Extraordinary Form. Fr. Z rants, a lot.
Our friends at Rorate have an interesting piece, which you should read in toto over there. Here are some salient points. Can one be a diocesan priest and celebrate the traditional Mass exclusively? A true motivational example [We [Rorate] consider … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Pope of Christian Unity, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The future and our choices, Universae Ecclesiae, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged baby food, Cabernet Sauvignon, Extraordinary Form, goo, Marshall Plan, milk, pabulum, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, T-Bone, Universae Ecclesiae
75 Comments
75 Comments
QUAERITUR: Am I forgiven if I don’t do a penance assigned in confession? Fr. Z rants.
From a reader: Good morning Father, when I went to Reconciliation this past weekend I received a two part penance– the first part was immediately carried out and the second part I was to perform later at home. [grrrrr] As … Read More
Sunday Supper: BACON – WDTPRS POLL
The apologetical Jimmy Akin has today without apology taught me that today is International Bacon Day. Huzzay! Huzzah! Bacon! I have the makings of something with bacon for this evening … or for tomorrow … or perhaps in the week … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Fr. Z's Kitchen
Tagged bacon, Fr. Welzbacher, guanciale, pancetta, Sunday Supper
69 Comments
69 Comments
Random Thoughts
It has been a while but here are some random thoughts: Were I in the Navy I would wear my hat athwartships. Oil and gas are cheaper than a car payment. Ad astra per aspera. French cooking is great. Then … Read More
The Feeder Feed: late summer edition
I have not posted about the feeders in a long time. Here are a few shots. This finch is doing his best Veloci-Chicken imitation as he looks out for danger. I caught sight of a Killdeer a while back. I … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA, The Feeder Feed
Tagged American Goldfich, Eastern Phoebe, House Finch, Killdeer, Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
10 Comments
10 Comments
CatholiCon Continues in Houston
The new media conference CatholiCon continues today in Houston under the guidance of Catholic Underground and Almighty God. Fittingly, the conference began with sung Vespers on Friday and resolves with Holy Mass on Sunday. Today there will be more workshops. … Read More
Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on ROME 26/10– Day 27: Vigil: “WHAT??!? No one got it?”
