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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
Rome – Last Day: Candles and Apostolic Tombs
Yesterday I met a friend who is beginning a new business for vestments and clerical garb. This is the sort of thing he is able to produce at a fraction of the cost of Roman shops. Interesting no? Wouldn’t it … Read More
Posted in On the road, What Fr. Z is up to
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Rome – Days 4 & 5: Jesuits and snakes – GOFUNDME for Pontifical Vestments
The other day I mentioned that I was upset enough by what I had heard about the Synod shenanigans that I walked for a few hours. One of the places I wound up was P.za di Spagna and the great … Read More
Posted in On the road, SESSIUNCULA, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged Gammarelli, GoFundMe, Pontifical Mass Vestments
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9 Comments
Rome – Day 3: Synod Free Zone, Abbatial Mass and – Fr. Z rants
I have been – mostly on purpose – in a Synod Free Zone in the last few days, even though I am at Ground Zero. Yes, I am hearing a lot. No, I am trying not to let it … Read More
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, Be The Maquis, Cri de Coeur, GO TO CONFESSION, Hard-Identity Catholicism, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Si vis pacem para bellum!, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Olympian Middle, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged Coetus Internationalis Summorum Pontificum, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
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34 Comments
ROME – Day 1: Of spit and sea critters – UPDATED
I’m staying close to the Campo de’ Fiori this time. It is handy for shopping and opportunities to spit at the statue of Giordano Bruno. I’m happily going to my “usual” family run vegetable stand which I have frequented since … Read More
My View For Awhile: Back to Rome
This afternoon I head to Rome. I checked in and used some miles to upgrade. The screen on this flight is a little different… hmmmm… And there is a very odd fellow in the window seat. Anyway, the day is underway. More … Read More
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Tagged Back to the Future, St. Gaspar del Bufalo
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16 Comments
Before heading to Rome, noodles, differently.
Before I head to Rome (tomorrow, Wednesday – click the flag) I had to charge up with a different cuisine. I was in my native place for a couple days. I had, among other important appointments, a meeting of my … Read More
TO ROME for the 2015 Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage
Just to let others who my have the same thing in mind know, I plan to be in Rome for the annual Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage. I must put out the begging bowl for this trip. When you see the wavy Vatican … Read More
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CQ CQ CQ #HamRadio Saturday – nets, cards and another field day
Now for another edition of Ham Radio Saturday. I created a page for the List of YOUR callsigns. HERE Chime in or drop me a note if your call doesn’t appear in the list. I checked into a local ARES net … Read More
NYC Day 4: Errands and BEER!
At the vibrant midtown parish Holy Innocents – where you can find the TLM every single day – people stop in to pray. Men… women… in suits… street people… young… old… anglos… hispanics… professionals… not so professional…. Devotions are respected. … Read More
NYC Day 3: Walk in the Park and Defeat of the Yankees
It was a lovely, relaxing day. It was one of those days that you long for all year long. Perfect blue sky, slight breeze, warm sun but hot hot. I was on my way to the Met… as is my … Read More
Discerning Altar Boy on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – Feast of Christ the King (N.O.: 30th Ordinary): “NO. Pastor preached on setting a good example, riffing on Saint Josemaria and the Epistle to the Thessalonians. Challenge people…”
