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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
POLL: Prayers of the faithful during Mass
I posted a story about a Catholic liturgical publisher developing and distributing a "prayer of the faithful" for Mass which extolled the late Sen. Kennedy. That small dust up raised another question in my mind. I am sure you have … Read More
Figures For An Apocalypse
Oh how quiet it is after the black night When flames out of the clouds burned down your cariated teeth, And when those lightnings, Lancing the black boils of Harlem and the Bronx, Spilled the remaining prisoners, (The tens and … Read More
An American bishop calls the Kennedy funeral a “scandal”
As I have been repeating, the funeral for the late Sen. Edward Kennedy is still forcing us to think, and discuss, a) what funerals are for, b) what public scandal is. Many people are now confused. Confusion is precisely one … Read More
CWN: The Big Con – “Catholic” organizations giving cover for abortion
Check this from Catholic World News: Anne Hendershott has a piece on left-wing Catholic groups who give cover to abortion supporting Catholics in the public square. The writer some time ago gave us the WSJ article on the Hyannisport Conclave … Read More
It’s nice to dream
It is nice to have dreams… I have received a few e-mails today about the possible return of the Sedia Gestatoria. If the Sedia was not revived for the end of the reign of the late Pope John Paul, I … Read More
QUAERITUR: tonight’s “health care” speech by POTUS
During his address to a joint session of Congress, what with Pres. Obama say about public funding for abortion? Anything? Nothing? UPDATE: Obviously, he did mention it. And there was a rather lukewarm reaction, wasn’t there?
Testing a new theme for iphones and blackberries
Testing a new theme for iphones…. and blackberriesUPDATE: I tried to add a special theme friendly for blackberry. Those of you will mobile browsers, can you check this out? UPDATE 2117 GMT: I turned off the mobile theme, aimed at … Read More
Grinding away on the Kennedy funeral – more thoughts
A lot of people are still grinding away about the funeral of the late Sen. Kennedy. Some are grinding because they are angry. Others are grinding in the sense of mulling, thinking through the issues. I have come to the … Read More
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