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- Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on ASK FATHER: Is the priesthood dominated by men who are varsity-level players or 3rd and 4th stringers?: “TonyB: I don’t make anything out Sheen’s defense of Chardin, since I haven’t read it or seen it. However, firstly,…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1692: Farsighted Roman: “That is a French Book of Hours at the Morgan Library, containing the Hours of the Virgin and the Office…”
- on ASK FATHER: Is the priesthood dominated by men who are varsity-level players or 3rd and 4th stringers?: “You bring up Chardin, and I’m personally dubious about his theology, but what do you make of Ven. Fulton Sheen’s…”
- on PODCAST – Voices of the Fathers 05 – St. Jerome’s wide open spaces: “Thank you for this, Fr. Z. I appreciate the Latin even though my understanding is below rudimentary.”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1692: Farsighted Roman: “Black to move and mate in 4 1. … Qh3+ 2. Kg1 {or Bg2} Rxd1+ 3. Bxd1 {or Qf1} Re1+…”
- on ASK FATHER: Is the priesthood dominated by men who are varsity-level players or 3rd and 4th stringers?: “Someday, I would love to meet a priest who doesn’t use his education, his travels, and his office to make…”
- on ASK FATHER: Is the priesthood dominated by men who are varsity-level players or 3rd and 4th stringers?: “I agree that priests can excel in diverse areas and that prayerfulness and goodness are more important than brilliance. That…”
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Category Archives: REVIEWS
MENE MENE TEKEL UPHARSIN – REVIEW: Mark Steyn – After America: Get Ready for Armageddon
I am reading Mark Steyn’s brilliant After America: Get Ready for Armageddon. USA book click here. USA Kindle book click here. (Text-to-Speech enabled) UK book click here. UK doesn’t have a separate Kindle version yet. Readers in the USA, this … Read More
When people say stupid things about the Church, can you respond? REVIEW: Michael Coren
This note from The Catholic League about the ignorant boor and failed-TV personality Keith Olbermann gives me a chance to talk about something else. But first, the note from The Catholic League’s Bill Donohue: OLBERMANN’S IGNORANCE IS APPALLING On last … Read More
REVIEW: Guessing how to sing that prayer? Not any more. Canticum Clericorum Romanum, Vol. I.
Clerics! Seminarians! Rejoice! I received a new book for review from the Canons at St. John Cantius in Chicago. This is a book they prepared. Here is the LINK. Before I even tell you about it, it costs US$275. Worth … Read More
REVIEW: 1962 Roman Breviary iPhone app
The Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate created an app for the 1962 Breviarium Romanum. It is now available, FREE, for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. This may be a way for some of you to get more familiar with … Read More
REVIEW: Roman Catholic Sunday Missal Booklet (Angelus 2002)
Sometime back I was asked about booklets or resources for th e Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite for those who are, perhaps, first timers. The nice people at Angelus Press sent me an example of the Extraordinary Form Mass … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Brick by Brick, REVIEWS
Tagged Angelus Press, Mass booklet
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17 Comments
OSV: Ecumenism and the Pope of Christian Unity
Our Sunday Visitor was kind enough to send me an advance copy of an editorial for their 8 May issue. I think, once you read it, you’ll know why they sent it. Allow me to preface this by saying that … Read More
REVIEW: L’Osservatore Romano’s new website and online editions
UPDATE: 20 April The new L’Osservatore Romano site is working better today, though it is still clunky and a bit hard to navigate. I was able to bring up the PDF of today’s daily. One curiosity: They fuzzed out the … Read More
Posted in Brick by Brick, Fr. Z KUDOS, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, REVIEWS
Tagged L'Osservatore Romano, online edition, website
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19 Comments
REVIEW: Letters to an Altar Boy (Angelus Press)
The publishing arm of the SSPX has reprinted a 1952 work by Fr. David E. Rosage, Letters to an Altar Boy (reprint 2011). The thin book begins with a quote from Rev. Thomas O’Donnell, CSC (Director of the Knights of … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Brick by Brick, REVIEWS, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
Tagged altar boys, altar service
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23 Comments
Something to spark your reading interests
I noticed that Amazon is pushing now their Kindle reader at a lower price with the tradeoff that they can push ads and sponsored screensavers to your device. You can pre-order Kindle with Special Offers (read = ads) for $114 … Read More
FSSP Instructional DVD for the TLM – reminder
I was sorting through some things around my cluttered work area and came up the instructional DVD prepared by the Fraternity of St. Peter to help seminarians and priests learn how to say Holy Mass in the Extraordinary Form. I … Read More
Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on ASK FATHER: Is the priesthood dominated by men who are varsity-level players or 3rd and 4th stringers?: “TonyB: I don’t make anything out Sheen’s defense of Chardin, since I haven’t read it or seen it. However, firstly,…”
