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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
My View For Awhile: Northward
Off I go into the sunrise… sort of. Back to the northern chill after a good visit with my mother. UPDATE The trip continueth after a hiatus in the lounge in ATL. It is by now nearly an inexorable cosmic … Read More
UPDATE: Even more comes about The Letter™: additional missing text
UPDATE 18 March: Here is an interesting tweet from expert canonist Ed Peters. 1983 CIC 1391. The following can be punished with a just penalty according to the gravity of the delict: … n. 1. A person who … changes … Read More
UPDATES – More of and about The Letter™ of Benedict XVI on the booklets
Because I have about 60 emails having to do with this, and since I’ve already made a few comments about this odd story elsewhere, here is a follow up, for the sake of completeness. Sandro Magister posted the full text … Read More
READER FEEDBACK: “I want to be treated as an adult when it comes to catechesis and the Sacred Liturgy.”
From a reader, reacting to my post: Communion in the hand. Wherein Fr. Z rants and provokes. Firstly, I want to thank you for your recent post/rant about “age appropriate food” when it comes to the Catholic Faith. I have … Read More
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Tagged feedback, identity, liturgy
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URGENT PRAYER REQUEST
Sometimes I receive pretty serious email. This just came in. Please pray for my Grandfather, he just signed the paperwork to be euthanized. God bless Father and thank you
My View For Awhile: Delta Delayed Edition
I am lingering in Providence… which doesn’t sound so bad on the face of it. Alas, I’m at the Providence airport and not heavenly Providence. Since Saturday I’ve preached the Masses and parish mission. We concluded last night with a … Read More
TIVERTON, RI – 28 Feb – SOLEMN TLM with @fatherz and @iPadre
For those of you near Tiverton, RI (and anywhere in Rhode Island is near Tiverton by default) tonight there will be a Solemn TLM at 7 PM (with deacon and subdeacon) for the close of the parish mission which I have … Read More
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Tagged Esther, Fr. Jay Finelli, iPadre, Purim, Tiverton
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PARODY SONG ALERT: A Pirate Looks at … Solemn Masses
I received a note from one of you readers, who was channelling his inner Zuhlio. Frequent reader, occasional poster. I’m stationed up at ___ Air Base waaaaay up in ___, and we’ve been stuck in doors due to a winter storm. While … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes
Was there a good point made during the sermon you heard for this 2nd Sunday of Lent? Let us know. Right now I have a mission at the legendary Fr. Finelli’s parish.
Greg Hlatky on Some notes for your Sunday Mass in the Vetus and the Novus Ordo: ““By pursuing perfection we will achieve excellence.” – Vince Lombardi”
