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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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- APX on 10 November – St Andrew Avellino (Vetus Ordo). Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “Many priests live alone, with no one to notice if they fail to rise, suffer a fall, or become suddenly…”
- on 10 November – St Andrew Avellino (Vetus Ordo). Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “Father, in case you haven’t already considered this, an iPhone might help you or another priest in that situation. “…”
- on 10 November – St Andrew Avellino (Vetus Ordo). Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “his Theatines maintain a minor seminary in the neighborhood under his patronage. i drove by it on the way to…”
- on WDTPRS – 9 November: Feast of the Dedication of St. John Lateran, Rome’s Cathedral: “Great stuff Fr Z….. are the doors to St John Lateran originally the doors from the Roman Curia in the…”
- on 10 November – St Andrew Avellino (Vetus Ordo). Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “As the demographic collapse accelerates, priests may find it prudent to live together in a central location with their deanery.…”
- on Some notes for your Sunday Mass in the Vetus and the Novus Ordo: “This is the best explanation I have heard in my almost 50 years. I wish it was what was heard…”
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- on WDTPRS – 9 November: Feast of the Dedication of St. John Lateran, Rome’s Cathedral: “The obelisk outside the building was originally built by Thutmose III, and contains dedications from subsequent pharoahs. If you follow…”
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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
Pont. Comm. “Ecclesia Dei” letter about Communion in the hand
Even yesterday I had a conversation about the thorny issue of just what Summorum Pontificum (the 3rd anniversary of its release is tomorrow, blessed day) might have revived. Take the situation of the distribution of Holy Communion. In the old … Read More
OUTRAGEOUS Mass in Vienna
What on earth is going on in the Archdiocese of Vienna? Check out the video on Gloria TV, which I noted on Rorate. The video is in German, but the message is clear. A "Western" themed "Mass", which was if … Read More
SCOTUS scourings
The other day I posted this: Supreme Court about priests as Vatican employees – sky not yet falling Now, via Fr. Finigan, I found an entry on Religion Law Blog about the same question, offering analysis. Doe v Holy See … Read More
Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Elena Kaga, Justice Stevens, SCOTUS
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Not so cool in Manhattan
On the flight coming in to NYC last night I was able to do some work online, with the airplane’s wifi. In this moment I was tracking the flight on a non-liturgical iPad. I was given when they came out … Read More
Great photos of traditional ordinations by the FSSP
Nowy Ruch Liturgiczny has some serious liturgical eye-candy to accompany their note about the recent FSSP ordinations. With a biretta tip to NLM. Click for larger version.
New blog urges readers and parishes to drop The Tablet
His Hermeneuticalness, Fr. Finigan, directed my attention to a new blog called Ecumenical Diablog, which is worth your attention. Here is a sample. Monday, 5 July 2010Catholics Don’t Take the Pill or The Tablet There is a custom in the … Read More
The Very Model Of A Modern Seminarian
This comes from a seminarian reader. Fr. Z: Lot of things in the news, thought I’d send something light. I’m a seminarian and longtime reader of your blog. I also like operettas. So, while I was waiting for something the … Read More
Supreme Court about priests as Vatican employees – sky not yet falling
My email inbox suggests to me that there is a lot of anxiety out there about recent news that the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) turned down an appeal by the Holy See against a lower court ruling that U.S. Catholic … Read More
A priest explains: “Why the Old Form thrives in my parish”
On the site of the Catholic Herald, the UK’s best Catholic weekly, (it has a great new look) there is an article you will want to see, with my emphases and comments. Why the Old Form thrives in my parish … Read More
The key purposeful error in the NYTimes new attack on Pope Benedict
There is a key problem with the recent article in Hell’s Bible (aka New York Times) attacking the Pope. As a preamble I must say that people have already made up their mind about the Catholic Church and the clerical … Read More
APX on 10 November – St Andrew Avellino (Vetus Ordo). Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “Many priests live alone, with no one to notice if they fail to rise, suffer a fall, or become suddenly…”
