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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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- The most evident mark of God’s anger and the most terrible castigation He can inflict upon the world are manifested when He permits His people to fall into the hands of clerics who are priests more in name than in deed, priests who practice the cruelty of ravening wolves rather than the charity and affection of devoted shepherds.
St. John Eudes
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“Until the Lord be pleased to settle, through the instrumentality of the princes of the Church and the lawful ministers of His justice, the trouble aroused by the pride of a few and the ignorance of some others, let us with the help of God endeavor with calm and humble patience to render love for hatred, to avoid disputes with the silly, to keep to the truth and not fight with the weapons of falsehood, and to beg of God at all times that in all our thoughts and desires, in all our words and actions, He may hold the first place who calls Himself the origin of all things.”
- Prosper of Aquitaine (+c.455), De gratia Dei et libero arbitrio contra Collatorem 22.61
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- “The modern habit of doing ceremonial things unceremoniously is no proof of humility; rather it proves the offender's inability to forget himself in the rite, and his readiness to spoil for every one else the proper pleasure of ritual.”
- C.S. Lewis
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"But if, in any layman who is indeed imbued with literature, ignorance of the Latin language, which we can truly call the 'catholic' language, indicates a certain sluggishness in his love toward the Church, how much more fitting it is that each and every cleric should be adequately practiced and skilled in that language!" - Pius XI
"Let us realize that this remark of Cicero (Brutus 37, 140) can be in a certain way referred to [young lay people]: 'It is not so much a matter of distinction to know Latin as it is disgraceful not to know it.'" - St. John Paul II
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- Daily Rome Shot 1568
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- Such wealth and depth we have in the traditional Roman Rite
- LENTCAzT 2026 – 27: Monday 4th Week in Lent – The truth and you
- Your Sunday Sermon Notes – Laetare Sunday, 4th in/of Lent 2026
- LENTCAzT 2026 – 26: Laetare Sunday, 4th in Lent – The goal
- Daily Rome Shot 1566
- LENTCAzT 2026 – 25: Saturday 3rd Week in Lent – The spirit of prayer
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Grant unto thy Church, we beseech Thee, O merciful God, that She, being gathered together by the Holy Ghost, may be in no wise troubled by attack from her foes. O God, who by sin art offended and by penance pacified, mercifully regard the prayers of Thy people making supplication unto Thee,and turn away the scourges of Thine anger which we deserve for our sins. Almighty and Everlasting God, in whose Hand are the power and the government of every realm: look down upon and help the Christian people that the heathen nations who trust in the fierceness of their own might may be crushed by the power of thine Arm. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen.
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- No, I hesitate about such a move. (5%, 900 Votes)
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Category Archives: What Fr. Z is up to
My View For Awhile: All Roads Edition
I tried the newish Delta security line and zipped through from curb to the other side in under 15 minutes easily. Meanwhile… Thoughts? Why I travel with antibacterial wipes. Another from of cleansing. The attachment blocks all data transfer allowing … Read More
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CQ CQ CQ: #ZedNet – Sunday 17 Aug – evening on Echolink
I have to be on my computer for an appointment this evening so, around 2100 EDT I will for a while monitor Echolink, which, along with AllStar are the only two modes I can work right now. My DMR hotspots … Read More
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My View For Awhile: To the Shrine and From the Shrine
Before launching into the trip itself, homage must be paid to my hosts. Last night we had terrific sauteed peppers and spicy sausage on the grill, which could be consumed with or without the excellent Turano rolls (which I have … Read More
My View For Awhile: “Take me home…”
GjAnd so it begins… not as early as last time. Leaving for the airport. The conference this year has turned out to be great, even though Dr. Bergsma wasn’t able to be with us. His little boy is in ICU … Read More
My View For Awhile: “Almost heaven…” Edition
I’m northward bound for the annual conference for priests held by the St Paul Center for Biblical Theology. It’s already been a long morning and it is not even 0500 as I write this. At least at this time of … Read More
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My View For Awhile: Eastward
The sunset in Rome was at 1717. The sunset where I am now is…right now! (See below) The Ave Maria Bell doesn’t ring here either, but in Rome it ought to ring at 1730. Tomorrow, when I arrive in Rome, … Read More
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My View For Awhile: Domum
The last phase of the St Paul Center priests conference began this morning at 0500. If you have to stay in a hotel near PIT chose the Hilton Garden not the Marriott. In PIT there is a lot of construction … Read More
PRIEST’S CONFERENCE – Day 2: Prophecy and Typology
Talks continued today. A friend of mine, retired chaplain, Navy Captain, remarked “Coming to the conference would have been worth it for this talk alone.” I agreed. We had an excursion to the new building of the St. Paul Center … Read More
My View For Awhile: It’s the Pitts
I’m heading to Pittsburgh today in anticipation of the conference on Monday. The airport I’m using today has not had any sort of lounge for passengers. Until now. There is now something associated with Priority Pass and a cut rate … Read More
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ROME 23/10 – Day 09: Lunch with a friend and some gallows humor
Fiery Helios drew his chariot above the Roman horizon at 07:13 and it will soon set at 18:41. The Ave Maria bell should ring at 19:00. It is the Feast of St. John Leonardi. Invoke him the next time they … Read More






















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