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“This blog is like a fusion of the Baroque ‘salon’ with its well-tuned harpsichord around which polite society gathered for entertainment and edification and, on the other hand, a Wild West “saloon” with its out-of-tune piano and swinging doors, where everyone has a gun and something to say. Nevertheless, we try to point our discussions back to what it is to be Catholic in this increasingly difficult age, to love God, and how to get to heaven.” – Fr. Z
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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
Fr. Selvester on confessions on Good Friday: a response
Fr. Guy Selvester, a blogger I respect who often comments here, I am glad to say, has taken WDTPRS and others to task for supporting the hearing of confessions on Good Friday and Holy Saturday. He states acknowledges that … Read More
Reporting in Italy on Pope’s Baptism of a Moslem at Easter Vigil
I am just now started to get more interested in this story. As you know the Holy Father baptized a Muslim at the Easter Vigil, Magdi Allam, vice-director of the Italian daily Corriere della Sera. Some reactions have been … Read More
How do Americans view the Pope and the Church?
This just in from The Earth Times: Washington – Most Americans have a positive view of the Catholic Church and Pope Benedict XVI, ahead of his visit to the United States next month, despite years of negative publicity resulting from … Read More
Status quaestionis about liturgy by Fr. Blake
My friend Fr. Ray Blake of St. Mary Magdalene in Brighton has a very interesting post, which I share with you here, with my emphases and comments. The Sacred Liturgy isn’t just about what happens in Church, it should touch … Read More
Where are you?
Here is a snapshot from the last few minutes of some of the places the blog’s software is detecting you are connecting from. Since sometimes you may be connecting to the internet through some node at some distance, these are … Read More
Fun! 2008 Cannonball Catholic Blog Awards
Over at The Crescat there is another kind of blog award project going on! Be sure to participate! The nomimations are being taken now and voting starts on 1 April. … honoring the great ‘obscure little guy’ blogs. BEST "MORE … Read More
Cistercian monks of Holy Cross sign Major Record Contract to Sing Gregorian Chant
This just in. My emphases and comments. Cistercian monks of Holy Cross sign Major Record Contract to Sing Gregorian Chant3/26/2008 Catholic News Agency After a contact in London informed the Cistercian monks of Holy Cross monastery about Universal’s search for … Read More
TLM in St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh
Here is some new via e-mail. Here it is with my emphases and comments. The TLM resumed to-day at noon in St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh, Co. Cork after more than forty years. The Mass was celebrated by Bishop John Magee … Read More
“As Father Higgins says, he wants an army of servers”: Boston Herald on TLM altar boys
Here is an article in the Boston Herald which I think some of you will enjoy very much. Boys step up to altar, en MassBy Laura Crimaldi | Sunday, March 23, 2008 A new generation of young altar servers captivated … Read More
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