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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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- 7SisterBMoore on GUEST POST: “Father Bob’s First Day on the Job”: “I dread the day this happens. I pray the day doesn’t come. How will this be Catholic with Fr. Bob…”
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- on From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-09-13 – Closing St. Casimir: “*also, I remember a chalice from my parish church when I was younger as an altar server. It was a…”
- on From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-09-13 – Closing St. Casimir: “For once, that’s not a funny +Atticus story. That hit me like the last episode of Blackadder. Serious humour is…”
- on From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-09-13 – Closing St. Casimir: “Very sad, & very unlike previous McBP posts. Ten years ago our good Bishop here in NH invited the FSSP…”
- on NEW BOOK about how the Novus Ordo Lectionary came to be with its cycles and edits of Scripture: “Duuuuude! The Susanna reading is the BEST! I go to church on a weekday especially for the boy detective reading!…”
- on From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-09-13 – Closing St. Casimir: “Crying. I hate to see a church close. It is terrible, even when nothing else can be done. Pray for…”
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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
ROME 26/3– Day 04: cold and windy
This morning the sun broke the Roman horizon at 05:59. It will again break the horizon on the other side of the day at 18:32. 18:45 is the cycle right now for the Ave Maria Bell. I’ll explain it again … Read More
ROME 26/3– Day 03: the color purple
You can see here the difference between the regular violet and the Roman shade. Just for a change of pace, I put it here… Sunrise was slate in Rome for 06:01 Sunset for 18:31 The Ave Maria Bell remains in … Read More
ROME 26/3– Day 02: Annunciation
Annuntio Vobis hodie Romae solem ortum esse hora sexta et tertia et occasum habiturum esse hora duodeviginti et dimidia. Campana “Ave Maria” hora duodeviginti et quadraginta quinta sonare debet. In addition to this being the Feast of the Annunciation, it … Read More
Updating the different 3 different contact “forms”: Contact, Ask Father, Mass Intention Requests
I’ve changed the plugin for contact forms. Thus, I’ve been making and updating the Contact Form (for general issues) HERE ASK FATHER Question Box HERE Mass Intention Requests HERE I hope they work! After the migration of the blog, there … Read More
TESTING the POLL plugin to see if it works – your assistance requested – FIXED (I think)
UPDATE: Fixed The “problem” is the way we deploy WordPress means everyone using the plugin seems to come from a single IP address and so only one person can vote. We found a way around it. We might have to … Read More
Fr. McTeigue triggered my PTTSD
This is what I went through. We older guys have something to say to the young guys about this.
ROME 26/3– Day 01: And so it begins
The Roman sunrise was at 06:05 and sunset is at 18:29. The Ave Maria is in the 18:45 cycle. It is the 83rd day of the year and my 1st day in Rome, though tomorrow will be the 1st full … Read More
Test of app and MY VIEW FOR AWHILE: Rome bound
This is a test knish. Rather, test knish-es. It worked. Yay! The app is functioning again. Since I am here, I’m write this at JFK in the lounge waiting to board and to be bored (I hope). I was apprehensive … Read More
ROME 26/3– Day 00: Brooklyn and blog
I’ve been somewhat crippled in regard to posting. Since the migration of the blog, some things have either been very slow (the entire admin area) or not working at all, like the app on my phone that allows me to … Read More
LENTCAzT 2026 – 34: Monday in Passiontide – Ancient v. Modern Views
A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline. We hear about San Crisogono, the Roman Station. Fr. Parsch drill into Passiontide, ancient and modern views. Yesterday’s podcast – HERE
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7SisterBMoore on GUEST POST: “Father Bob’s First Day on the Job”: “I dread the day this happens. I pray the day doesn’t come. How will this be Catholic with Fr. Bob…”
