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- on From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-07-22 – Fr Kevin caught embezzling: “All to real. That is why we pray for Priests.”
- on From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-07-22 – Fr Kevin caught embezzling: “Well, I agree with Fr. Tommy that it could never be a diocesean retreat center. That being said, no one…”
- on KaBOOM – Fr. Joseph Gelineau: “The Roman rite as we knew it no longer exists. It is destroyed.”: “I remembered those words vividly, having encountered them in one of Michael Davies’s books very many years ago (God rest…”
- on From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-07-22 – Fr Kevin caught embezzling: “ROFL! Thank you for the humor and everything else in this “diary entry”! Our worthy bishop has demonstrated once again…”
- on KaBOOM – Fr. Joseph Gelineau: “The Roman rite as we knew it no longer exists. It is destroyed.”: “This is made abundantly clear to me every time I attend a Novus Ordo funeral. Good gravy, the difference is…”
- on KaBOOM – Fr. Joseph Gelineau: “The Roman rite as we knew it no longer exists. It is destroyed.”: “I appreciate the candor which I so miss in the NeoCons who live in denial and keep saying everything is…”
- on From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-07-22 – Fr Kevin caught embezzling: “Honestly, I think one can now assume that anyone doing unauthorized nookie, that goes against vows, is also stealing unauthorized…”
- on KaBOOM – Fr. Joseph Gelineau: “The Roman rite as we knew it no longer exists. It is destroyed.”: “Surprising to hear this. Given his contributions to setting the Psalms to music in the vernacular, I would have assumed…”
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Category Archives: Voices of the Fathers
PODCAST – Voices of the Fathers 05 – St. Jerome’s wide open spaces
28 August 2026 – What I’m trying to do is described HERE (hint: rebuilding) Originally Published on: 18 Feb 2026 I recently rediscovered a slim volume entitled The Osterley Selection from the Latin Fathers, published in 1950. The preface praises the … Read More
PODCAST – Voices of the Fathers 04 – The Pilgrimage of Egeria
27 August 2026 – What I’m trying to do is described HERE (hint: rebuilding) Originally Published on: Feb 9, 2026 I was recently going through some old books and found a slim volume entitled The Osterley Selection from the Latin Fathers, … Read More
Posted in Patristiblogging, PODCAzT, SESSIUNCULA, Voices of the Fathers
Tagged Egeria, Voices of the Fathers
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PODCAST – Voices of the Fathers 03 – Should Christians Go To The Public Games?
26 August 2026 – What I’m trying to do is described HERE (hint: rebuilding) Originally Published on: Feb 4, 2026 I was recently going through some old books and found a slim volume entitled The Osterley Selection from the Latin Fathers, … Read More
Posted in PODCAzT, Voices of the Fathers
Tagged podcast, PODCAzT, Tertullian, Voices of the Fathers
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PODCAST – Voices of the Fathers 02 – The Martyrdom of St. Cyprian
25 August 2026 – What I’m trying to do is described HERE (hint: rebuilding) Originally Published on: Jan 19, 2026 I was recently going through some old books and found a slim volume entitled The Osterley Selection from the Latin Fathers, … Read More
Posted in Patristiblogging, PODCAzT, Voices of the Fathers
Tagged Fathers of the Church, Patristics, podcast, St. Cyprian of Carthage
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PODCAzT – Voices of the Fathers 01 – The Scillitan Martyrs
NOTA BENE: I’m in a process of rebuilding. All my podcasts… gone… from 2007 onward. I have the original recordings, or most of them. But all the links, embeds are dead. I’ve had some notes from you readers that you … Read More
Posted in Patristiblogging, PODCAzT, Voices of the Fathers
Tagged Fathers of the Church, Patristics, podcast, Voices of the Fathers
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PODCAzT 190 – Voices of the Fathers 05 – St. Jerome’s wide open spaces
I recently rediscovered a slim volume entitled The Osterley Selection from the Latin Fathers, published in 1950. The preface praises the great classical authors—Caesar, Cicero, Livy, Virgil—yet insists that Christian also worthy. The collection includes brief selections from Fathers of … Read More
Posted in Patristiblogging, PODCAzT, Voices of the Fathers
Tagged Patristics, St. Jerome, Voices of the Fathers
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