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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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- Zephyrinus on WDTPRS: A charming translation for the Feast of St. Charles Borromeo – 4 November: “Dear Fr. Z. Thank you for your wonderful mention of John, Marquess of Bute (+1900), whose translation of the Roman…”
- on CQ CQ CQ – EWTN shut down its shortwave radio service on 31 October. Understandable, but I have some reservations.: “I am also nostalgic for the days of shortwave radio, back when I was in high school in the 1960s…”
- on ROME 26/10-11 – Day 33: All Souls: “If I remember correctly, the plaque on the USS Wisconsin dryly reports the aftermath of that hit with the phrase…”
- on ASK FATHER: “Why isn’t the Male Only Holy Orders a Dogma?”: “1. Vatican II serves as a foundational instruction to “listen to the voice of the spirit^tm”. Ok. So, “the people”…”
- on ROME 26/10-11 – Day 33: All Souls: “Father, piggy-backing on Robert’s question … I’ve often wondered: when you are “on leave” or just out-and-about, are you in…”
- on CQ CQ CQ – EWTN shut down its shortwave radio service on 31 October. Understandable, but I have some reservations.: “I was present at the inaugural dinner celebration for the shortwave station. It was amazing to see what was accomplished…”
- on ASK FATHER: “Is it proper to pray for the repose of souls who died before the Resurrection and the harrowing of Hell?”: “A soul, once in hell, can it ever be allowed into Heaven? [Never. For eternity.]”
- on CQ CQ CQ – EWTN shut down its shortwave radio service on 31 October. Understandable, but I have some reservations.: “Father’s point about …”independence from a local digital infrastructure…” is important. I have the same thoughts about libraries. Yes, physical…”
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Category Archives: Our Catholic Identity
An article with critical observations about The Big Interview
I direct the readership’s attention to an article at First Things, by R.R.Reno concerning TBI (aka The Big Interview™). It is provocative. We need to work through it. A few samples. […] [T]he tone is mobile, the rhetoric fluid, and … Read More
Posted in Be The Maquis, Francis, Liberals, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged Be The Maquis, First Things, interview, Pope Francis, R.R. Reno
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80 Comments
Where is this “archconservative” Church? I’d like to visit it someday!
I saw at the Omaha World Herald a funny analysis of the “Francis Effect”. It’s funny, but not because it is humorous. The piece combines information from those bastions of objective reporting on Church matters, AP and the New York … Read More
Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Francis, Liberals, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged archconservative, Eileen Burke-Sullivan, liberals
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24 Comments
PODCAzT 137: Augustine on bad pastors; Sermon in the wake of Pope Francis’ interview
At the time of this writing it is still the 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time, aka the 18th Sunday after Pentecost in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite. It has been just a few days since the release of … Read More
QUAERITUR: Why are SSPX Masses valid, but not marriages or absolutions?
From a reader: Fr Z, can you help me out with the why here and right terms.. I’m missing a piece of the puzzle? A priest was asking me a question, regarding another person who is coming from the SSPX … Read More
Francis on the “Vetus Ordo”, Traditional Roman Rite. Wherein Fr. Z analyzes… and then rants.
In the Big Interview, Francis said in response to a question about the Second Vatican Council something about the Vetus Ordo, the older Mass, the Extraordinary Form. I’ll cut to the chase for those of you who only read the … Read More
Archbp. Broglio (Military Services) statement on chaplains and same-sex unions
Conversations I have had lead me to conclude that Pres. Obama is waging a war against Catholic military chaplains. The Archbishop for the Military Services in these USA has issued directives about Catholic chaplains and same-sex unions. Read the whole … Read More
Posted in Liberals, Mail from priests, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Pò sì jiù, Priests and Priesthood, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged Archbp. Broglio, Archd. Military Services, homosexual activists, homosexuals, military chaplains, same-sex unions
15 Comments
15 Comments
Confession tips, and notes about not receiving, or doing, the assigned penance.
GO TO CONFESSION! Now that I have that out of the way, I saw an incoming link from my friend, the great Fr. Finigan, His Hermeneuticalness, to my page Fr. Z’s 20 Tips For Making A Good Confession As I … Read More
BOOK RECOMMENDATION: David Kupelian’s The Marketing of Evil: How Radicals, Elitists, and Pseudo-Experts Sell Us Corruption Disguised As Freedom.
How have we gotten to the point we are at with so many of our societal problems… so quickly? The changes seem coordinated, truly evil, and unstoppable. A while back I recommended a book by David Kupelian called The Marketing of … Read More
September Ember Alert!
With the arrival of mid-September, and the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross (14 Sept) we come around again to our Ember Days. The September Ember Days this year are today, Wednesday 18 Sept, Friday 20 and Saturday 21. … Read More
QUAERITUR: Priest gives Host to woman holding a napkin.
From a reader: Today I was at daily mass at a local parish. At communion, a lady came forward with a napkin and held it out to the priest who was distributing communion. He proceeded to place three or four … Read More
Zephyrinus on WDTPRS: A charming translation for the Feast of St. Charles Borromeo – 4 November: “Dear Fr. Z. Thank you for your wonderful mention of John, Marquess of Bute (+1900), whose translation of the Roman…”
