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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
Brick by Brick in Edinburgh
From your brick by brick file from Damian: I like this picture, courtesy of the Papa Stronsay blog, of a young priest preparing to celebrate his first Mass today – in the beautiful Extraordinary Form, since Fr Simon Harkins belongs … Read More
What’s up with the chaos surround Pope Benedict’s trip to England?
My friend Fr. Blake of St. Mary Magdalen in Brighton has this observation about chaos surround Benedict XVI’s upcoming trip to England. Damian Thompson’s Spectator article on the Papal Visit is online. I tend not to believe in conspiracies but maybe … Read More
Request for prayers
Again I ask the kindness of prayers. Many thanks for those already offered!
Pope will proclaim St. Jean Vianney as Patron of all Priests
From CNA: Rome, Italy, Jun 2, 2010 / 05:12 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Congregation for Clergy has revealed significant details about the upcoming International Meeting of Priests that will be held in Rome next week. A Wednesday statement from the … Read More
Request for prayers
In your kindness will you be please say a prayer for an intention?
Bishop stabbed to death in Turkey – RIP
Pray for the repose of the soul of Bishop Luigi Padovese, the Apostolic Vicar in Anatolia in Turkey who was stabbed to death in in his home in Iskenderun in southern Turkey. AP reports that the detained suspect is the … Read More
An ump’s really bad call wrecks a perfect game – POLL
You know the cliché that it ain’t over ’till it’s over, don’t you. Here is a perfect example. A perfect game was wrecked yesterday, but not by a player. A 22-year vet umpire made an astonishingly bad call on the … Read More
The Feeder Feed: jelly issue
It has been a while since I have shared any of the guests at the feeder. It is amazing how many species are digging into the grape jelly which I put out for the orioles. I should buy this stuff … Read More
Pres. Obama proclaims June 2010 as “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month”
I will with irritated gratitude tip the biretta to Jimmy Akin’s site, o{]>:¬( where I learned – with irritation – did I mention irritation? – about this. President Obama has asked all Americans – I am not making this … Read More
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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…”
