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Category Archives: PODCAzT
PODCAzT 66: don Camillo (part I): VM – advice on getting TLMs & “pro multis”
Our guest today is the fictional don Camillo Tarocci, (+ A.D. … ?) parish priest of "The Little World" created by Giovanni Guareschi. I begin a new project, namely, to read stories from The Little World of Don Camillo. These … Read More
PODCAzT 65: St. Ambrose “On mysteries”; Interview: Fr. Robert Pasley
Today we hear from St. Ambrose of Milan (+397) through his work De mysteriis, an excerpt of which was in today’s Office of Readings in the Liturgia horarum. Since I found that the Latin edition of the breviary had cut … Read More
PODCAzT 64: Bonaventure on Christ “the door”; Interview – Fr. Timothy Finigan
Today I have an interview with His Hermeneuticalness himself, Fr. Timothy Finigan. We talk togther about Summorum Pontificum and matters liturgical and spiritual. I think you’ll find this pretty interesting. But first, we hear from St. Bonaventure (+1274) speaking to … Read More
PODCAzT 63: Fr. Z interviews Fr. Justin Nolan, FSSP; consecrated hands, Holy Communion and the Rite of Baptism
Today I have an interview with newly ordained Fr. Justin Nolan of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, the FSSP. We talk about Summorum Pontificum, the Motu Proprio of Pope Benedict XVI which derestricted the use of the 1962 Missale … Read More
PODCAzT 62: Interviews with and by Fr. Z; What has Bp. Fellay really said?
Today we have some interviews! First, I interview a young Nigerian priest, Fr. Paschal, about how he introduced Latin into the worship of his parish. Great stuff! This fellow has his head screwed on in the right direction and many … Read More
Msgr. Guido Marini: Communion kneeling and on the tongue will be the standard for papal Masses
From the interview with Msgr. Guido Marini, Master of Pontifical Ceremonies with L’Osservatore Romano. My translation, emphases and comments: L’ OssRom: In the recent visit to Santa Maria di Leuca and Brindisi the Pope distributed Communion to the faithful on … Read More
Oldie PODCAzT 30: Augustine on Peter and John; singing a Tridentine Requiem; St. Peter Celestine V
Here is an "oldie", from last year. In this PODCAzT (#29) we hear St. Augustine of Hippo’s tr. 124 on the Gospel of John, in which he explores what Christ meant when He told Peter to follow Him but told … Read More
PODCAzT 61: Pope Leo I on a post-Pentecost weekday; Fr. Z rambles not quite aimlessly for a while
Today is Saturday in the Octave of Pentecost, or at least it ought to be in in the Novus Ordo as it is in the older, Traditional Roman Calendar. This is the sixth and final PODCAzT for the Pentecost Octave. … Read More
PODCAzT 60: Pentecost customs; St. Ambrose on the dew of the Holy Spirit
Today is Friday in the Octave of Pentecost, or at least it ought to be in in the Novus Ordo as it is in the older, Traditional Roman Calendar. This is the fifth PODCAzT for the Pentecost Octave. Thanks to … Read More
PODCAzT 59: Leo the Great on Pentecost fasting; Benedict XVI’s sermon for Pentecost Sunday
Today is Thursday in the Octave of Pentecost, or at least it ought to be in in the Novus Ordo as it is in the older, Traditional Roman Calendar. This is the fourth PODCAzT for the Pentecost Octave. Thanks to … Read More
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