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Category Archives: REVIEWS
REVIEW: St. Antoine Daniel Gregorian Chant Ordinaries (and Fr. Z rants)
At what became my home parish back in my native place, on Saturday mornings there was always a modest sung Mass in Latin, with incense and Gregorian chant. People would file into the chapel and take from a basket to … Read More
A wine that will make you weep real tears
You know that feeling when you get shampoo or soap in your eyes and can’t get it out? How you tear up and wait for the discomfort to stop? Even worse… if you get it in your mouth? That describes … Read More
REVIEW: Christmas CD by Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles
I have had the chance to hear the new music CD by the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, who have their house in Missouri near Kansas City. I enjoyed it and warmly recommend it. You might consider getting this … Read More
REVIEW: Osama
Taliban… bad. Lord of the Flies has nothing on Osama. Would women rather be dead than live this life? Bleak doesn’t begin to describe Osama. Desperate doesn’t begin to describe Osama. Arresting images of women in pale blue birkas who … Read More
REVIEW: The 13th Day (new Fatima film)
There is a new film – The 13th Day: The True Story of Fatima – about the apparitions of Our Lady at Fatima, Portugal. I was sent a copy for review and I watched it. Before anything else, this film … Read More
REVIEW: Bella
Too often today we hear that emptiest of phrases: "I’m here for you." That is nearly never true … until it is. And it is in this. Special and subtle it started with the image of a man’s shoes dancing… … Read More
REVIEW: Prayer Crusade for Priests (Angelus Press)
I received from Angelus Press a small book I want to bring to your attention. This little book contains prayers in support of priests. A very good thing to have during this Year for Priests. Inside you kind prayers and … Read More
REVIEW – Movie recommendation: Bright Star
I went with several friends tonight to see a movie. Bright Star This is about the early 19th c. English romantic poet John Keats, who died so young in Rome. The movie focuses on the last year or so Keats … Read More
Save the Liturgy – Save the World… the coffee mug
Some people noticed my SAVE THE LITURGY SAVE THE WORLD coffee mug in another entry. So… by popular demand… you can get your own! They are available through a Cafe Press store I set up. I made a prototype but … Read More
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