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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
COWGIRL teaches about canning… venison
This is GREAT! Yes, this is officially my kind o’ gal. I am green in many ways. This time I am green with envy. I must if I am in area, meet this lady.
WDTPRS POLL: Color of Advent Vestments and my annual rant
Some veteran readers here know about my annual rant about BLUE vestments during Advent. Blue is not a liturgical color of the Roman Rite (though some use it for Marian feasts according to some old tradition in Spain and former … Read More
Posted in Lighter fare, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Parody Songs, POLLS, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged ADVENT, blue vestments, Parody Songs
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38 Comments
The Feeder Feed: new old birds
I am seeing a few old friends at the feeder right now. It is getting cold out there, so birds who are usually off look elsewhere are coming around. Also, I now have a heated bird bath! And they drink! … Read More
CHRISTMAS PUDDING UPDATE: UNDERWAY!
UPDATES! The Pudding Adventure is underway! ____ I am resolved: A Christmas Pudding Yes, I am still resolved. I will be using the Christmas Pudding recipe from a cookbook for food mentioned in O’Brien’s books. Which it’s called Lobscouse and … Read More
Posted in Fr. Z's Kitchen, Linking Back
Tagged Christmas Pudding, Lobscouse, Spotted Dog
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41 Comments
The Feeder Feed: different bird
I believe I have a new older-comer to the feeder today. I happened to look up and spotted a less-familiar creature. But first, a glimpse at FINCH MADNESS. There are various finches feeding in a frenzy these days. House finches … Read More
I am resolved: A Christmas Pudding
Upon my return at-long-last home found a box from my amazon wishlist which included, from some kind soul, 2 pudding basins! I once tried (successfully) to make a pudding with an improvised setup. It was a anxious experience. This time … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Fr. Z's Kitchen, Lighter fare
Tagged Christmas Pudding, Max
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A few quick and crazy notes for readers
The new blog software is more exacting about selecting comments for the moderation queue. Don’t freak out if your comments sometimes wind up in moderation. Then again, something I flag people for moderation. There is crazy finch traffic at the … Read More
Monday, not Sunday Supper
I met with my literary group tonight. We read some Yeats and G.M. Hopkins. I did the cooking for the meal to follow. Tonight we were in Rome. And I am pleased that what we had tonight tasted precisely as … Read More
Sunday Supper and a glimpse at a deer camp
No, I am not revving up for cooking a Sunday Supper. I have a Monday Supper to ready, however. I will be making Buccatini all’Amatriciana and Saltimbocca alla Romana for seven, to be ingested after an afternoon of reading Yeats … Read More
The Feeder Feed: getting cold edition
It has been a while since I have posted photos of the feeders at home. I have the Z-Cam going with Radio Sabina now. There are views of the feeders, which I occasionally shift. The Chickadees and Nuthatches have definitively … Read More
Fr. Kelly on ROME 26/10 – Day 28: Natalis Dies: “Happy Birthday, Fr. Z”
