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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…”
- on Some notes for your Sunday Mass in the Vetus and the Novus Ordo: “moon1234: We have to understand something about the Lord’s parables. The parable, or Hebrew mashal is an allegorical lesson of…”
- 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
PRAYERCazT: Nones and Vespers (BrevRom)
Just nones and vespers. The bit rate is pretty low. Perhaps I should increase it. No frills… I just turned on the mic when I said my office.
Does Pres. Obama desire the USA to slide into mediocrity?
Does Pres. Obama desire the USA to slide into mediocrity? Neil Armstrong, Jim Lovell and Eugene Cernan raise the question. From Politico with my E & C. Armstrong: Obama hurting Space effort Former astronaut Neil Armstrong has issued a strongly … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Ares, Constellation, Eugene Cernan, Jim Lovell, NASA, Neil Armstrong, POTUS, Pres. Obama, space program
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41 Comments
Faced with Spring
Via the Laudator: Po Chü-i (772–846), Spring Outing (tr. Burton Watson): I mount my horse, ready to go out the gate; out the gate, pause in uncertainty, turn my head to speak to my wife, sure she must be … Read More
Something must be done about Fr. Michael Pfleger in Chicago
Cardinal George has allowed an honor to be bestowed on Fr. Michael Pfleger. Fr. Pfleger is not "controversial". Fr. Pfleger is an uncontrollable heretic. In the past I have seen Fr. Pfleger more in terms of a loony punchline rather … Read More
14 April: St. Justin, martyr
COLLECT (1962):Deus, qui per stultitiam crucis eminentem Iesu Christi scientiam beatum Iustinum Martyrem mirabíliter docuisti; eius nobis intercessione concede; ut, errorum circumventione depulsa, fidei firmitatem consequamur. Let’s have your flawless yet smooth versions of this beautiful Collect for one of … Read More
Sending KUDOS and asking a favor… pretty please?
From my friend in the UK Mulier Fortis: Congratulations … …to His Hermeneuticalness, on achieving 2,000,000 visits earlier this month. I believe that he gets around 2500 hits each day, and that’s not counting all the people who read the … Read More
Card. Bertone in Chile strikes some sparks, MSM puffs on the fire
From CBS/AP … yes.. AP again… My E & C. SANTIAGO, Chile, April 12, 2010Pope’s No. 2: Sex Abuse Tied to HomosexualityCardinal Bertone’s Remarks Cause Uproar; U.S. Priest Slams Vatican for "Incompetence and Irresponsibility" (CBS/AP) Updated at 7:15 a.m. Eastern. … Read More
Recent posts of interest
Lest you miss them…But first… “Pray for the Pope” store – buttons and other stuff Omnibus omnia factus sum QUAERITUR: good commentary on Sacrosanctum Concilium Is Benedict XVI a “better Pope” than John Paul II? A couple views and then … Read More
Is Benedict XVI a “better Pope” than John Paul II? A couple views and then Fr. Z really rants.
The Holy Spirit probably does not choose Popes. As Joseph Ratzinger explained before his own election, the Holy Spirit guides the choice of a Pope, or a Council for that matter, so that we don’t inflict irreparable damage on ourselves. … Read More
Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Clerical Sexual Abuse, SESSIUNCULA, The Drill, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged Rod Dreher, Ross Douthat
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122 Comments
Time For Some Fair and Balanced Reporting on Clerical Sexual Abuse
We’ve all seen that for weeks now, and especially during Holy Week, Catholics have been subjected by the secular and liberal catholic media to yet another onslaught of old stories about the Catholic Church and clerical sexual abuse. Once again, … 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…”
