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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
BOOK: Nothing Superfluous: An Explanation of the Symbolism of the Rite of St. Gregory the Great
It is sometimes observed that elements of the Roman Rite, both traditional and revised, accrued as if my accident. Liberals contemptuously squint at gestures (especially the reverent ones) as if they were barnacles on the hull of a ship that … Read More
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Tagged Extraordinary Form, Nothing Superfluous, Roman Rite, Usus Antiquior
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Maltese Catholics take out newspaper ad, plea to bishops
You will want to see this. HERE Some of the faithful in Malta are making their case in the open. The other day a priest friend said to me: “Let bishops start treating the faithful the way they treat us.” … Read More
Resignation of head of the Knights of Malta
At the Spanish site InfoVaticana we read: ÚLTIMA HORA: Dimite el Gran Maestre de la Orden de Malta a petición del Papa Según ha podido saber InfoVaticana, el Papa Francisco le habría pedido que presentara la renuncia. Matthew Festing fue … Read More
Monday was a good day for the unborn and for #HamRadio
A couple of cheerful items crossed my screen on Monday. First, Pres. Trump reinstated the “Mexico City Policy”, which bars international NGOs that perform or promote abortions from receiving US government funds (i.e., taxpayer dollars). My only regret is that … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes
Was there a good point made in the sermon you heard for your Mass of Sunday Obligation? Let us know. For my part,… I haven’t had my Sunday Mass yet, so I haven’t said anything yet!
PRAYER REQUEST: Archbp. Carroll’s “Prayer for Government”
Fathers, you might want to have everyone pray this after Mass on Inauguration Day and other major public holidays. This, and other prayers, are deeply needed. The following prayer was composed by John Carroll, Archbishop of Baltimore, in 1791. He was … Read More
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Tagged Archbp. Carroll, Prayer for Government
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Kelly Ann Conway, The March For Life, SCOTUS, Roe v Wade
This is interesting.
Your Sunday Sermon Notes
Was there a good point made in the sermon you heard during Holy Mass to fulfill your Sunday obligation? Let us know! This week I have a bye. I’m going to be deacon for a priest who has not yet … Read More
RECENT POSTS and THANKS to readers, benefactors
I made a change to the sharing buttons plugin. I think the blog loads a little faster now. Perhaps you could make greater use of the buttons? Pretty please? I am deeply grateful to all of you benefactors who donate … Read More
URGENT PRAYER REQUEST
Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! Registered or not, will you in your charity please take a moment look at the requests and to pray for the people about whom you read? Continued from THESE. I get many requests by … Read More
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”
