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- fac on 19th Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum – Thoughts on how this might end.: “Well, the meteor thing could happen… “Sister Lucia, in 1944, before writing the third Secret of Fatima to send to…”
- on 19th Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum – Thoughts on how this might end.: “Don’t rule #6 out too quickly, but what is triggered to happen has been arming for the past 12000 years……”
- on 19th Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum – Thoughts on how this might end.: “If and when Summorum 2.0 drops, I hope that the pope will also take a serious look at the Novus…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1655: inconsistencies: “@OKC Catholic Dad —>I’d imagine that if we experienced the liturgical abuses of the Latin Mass pre-VII (which were happening…”
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- on Daily Rome Shot 1655: inconsistencies: “With respect Father, there is no ambiguity or miscommunication here. The SSPX quote literally says “the New Mass is evil…”
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Category Archives: Our Catholic Identity
QUAERITUR: Does the obligation to do penance on Fridays bind us under pain of sin?
From a reader: I advised a friend that Catholics are either to abstain from meat on Fridays or to substitute another form of prayer, good work, or abstinence; and that she should confess if she failed to do this. In … Read More
New cards with “vesting prayers”
I will subtitle this entry: Buy Some Cards – Help A Monastery. I recently received some spiffy cards with vesting prayers for bishops, priests, deacons and subdeacons. They were produced by the… Monastère Saint-Benoît 2, rue de la Croix 83680 … Read More
The Older Courtesies and the Gravitational Pull
A deeper sense of decorum is needed in our worship. The older form of Holy Mass of the Roman Rite, the Usus Antiquior, must return – and will return – in strength. Recovery of the older form will exert a … Read More
“No one likes us – we don’t care” – Fr. Finigan on the New Evangelization and men
My friend the mighty Dean of Bexley, His Hermeneuticalness, Fr. Tim Finigan has a great post at his place. He places his observations in the context of men in his parish hall watching Millwal defeat Leeds. I am mindful of … Read More
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“There’s a sad sort of clanging from the clock in the hall…” Farewell, Roy Bourgeois!
From The Sound of Music: There’s a sad sort of clanging from the clock in the hall And the bells in the steeple too And up in the nursery an absurd little bird Is popping out to say, “Cuckoo” Regretfully they … Read More
Hell and the Enemy exist. Priests and bishops who don’t teach about them will probably wind up there.
Before anything else, let it be said that, “God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your strength, but with the temptation will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure … Read More
“Stir Up Sunday” is NEXT SUNDAY. Start planning!
For the last two years I made my own English-style Christmas Pudding. Delicious. A whole different theory of cooking. The flavors are amazing. Remember THIS? This year I am going to pay attention to Stir Up Sunday. 25 November is “Stir … Read More
Can a publicly pro-homosexual marriage teenager be admitted for Confirmation?
Dr. Peters has a new post on his fine canon law blog, In the Light of the Law. He doesn’t have an open combox over there, and I can understand why. Confirmation and advocacy of ‘gay marriage’ by Dr. Edward … Read More
QUAERITUR: Examination of conscience and “Speaking against priests or consecrated religious”
From a reader: Hello Father! An examination of conscience asks, “Have I spoken against a priest, or against anyone consecrated to God? (This is a sacrilege).” I am not sure what constitutes “speaking against”, but I have made fun of … Read More
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