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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
“…led by Curiosity and good Company I strolled away to Mother Church…”
From a reader: Good morning, Father. Reading your comments on the importance of revitalizing the liturgy put me in mind of the comments of John Adams, who later became the second president of the United States. Adams was rather a … Read More
John Allen on upcoming SSPX Summit
My friend John L. Allen, the nearly ubiquitous fair-minded correspondent of the ultra-lefty dissenting National Catholic Reporter is a good analyst. In his weekly Friday letter he drills into the upcoming talks that are soon to begin between the SSPX … Read More
Posted in Brick by Brick, SESSIUNCULA, The Drill
Tagged John Allen, John L. Allen, NCR, SSPX
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QUAERITUR: Gregorian Masses for the living?
From a priest reader: I have a question for you or your readers. Do you think that the Missae Gregorianae can be offered for the living? I have found this custom here in Barcelona, amongst some of the OF … Read More
Fr. Roscia of Salt+Light on “the Lifesite crowd” and “EWTN viewers”
Do you remember what Hamlet told Polonius about the players when they come to Elsinore? Good my lord, will you see the players wellbestowed? Do you hear, let them be well used; forthey are the abstract and brief chronicles of … Read More
Tantalus
I have written about Loome’s Theological Bookstore in Stillwater, MN. I just had a tantalizing photo from the fellow who owns the place… and it was meant to be tantalizing. This is part of the liturgical section. I was told … Read More
The Feeder Feed
It has been a while since I have given the feeder report. The Goldfinches are changing their colors. This adult male is becoming drab again for the winter. I still have one female Rose-breasted Grosbeak. There is still one House … Read More
The ASSAULT begins!
I am now on the attack! I have roused out the guts of my computer and have begun to rebuild. Convinced that this is a hardware problem, I will not be denied. UPDATE 18 Sept 1740 GMT: I determined that … Read More
Controversy and blasphemy at the Metropolitan Opera
Since I was quite young I have enjoyed grand opera. I listened to the Metropolitan Opera broadcasts on Saturdays and always went to their performances when the whole company would come for its annual road trip to my home town. … Read More
Pope Benedict on priests – Fr. Z on worship
From CNA comes this account of the Holy Father’s ad limina with Brazilian bishops: Priests cannot be replaced by the laity, Pope Benedict explains Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Sep 17, 2009 / 10:27 am (CNA).- In an audience this morning with … Read More
Computer problems have returned… grrrrr
Right in the middle of a 2000 word article, my computer crashed again and I can’t, again, reboot it so far. Grrrr.
Emilio on Continue the Rome shot posts? I dunno.: “+Timothy Broglio has been seriously considered for Archbishop of Washington three times, and three times he has been passed over…”
