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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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- 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…”
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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
The Harvest Moon in anticipation
The Harvest Moon It is the Harvest Moon! On gilded vanesAnd roofs of villages, on woodland crestsAnd their aerial neighborhoods of nestsDeserted, on the curtained window-panesOf rooms where children sleep, on country lanesAnd harvest-fields, its mystic splendor rests!Gone are the … Read More
QUAERITUR: New Zealand – a Maori chant instead of consecration bells
From a reader: I was reading in the local Archdiocesan paper about a new development in the liturgy here in New Zealand. Instead of the use of bells at the time of consecration in some parishes (I know two) a … Read More
Buy Some Soap – Help Some Nuns – UPDATE
In another entry I asked you to consider buying soap from the Contemplative Domincan Sisters of Our Lady of the Rosary Monastery in New Jersey. Buy Some Soap – Help Some Nuns Since I posted that entreaty my e-mail is … Read More
UPDATED: list of US bishops who have spoken about health care reform
The young Papist has been doing us a service. He is listing the American Bishops who have made strong statements about "Obamacare" and what would – from a Catholic perspective – need to be considered in any debate about health … Read More
27 Sept: TLM Ennis Cathedral in County Clare, Ireland
Here is a FWIW note for those of you in Ireland, which I post for the sake of a friend…. "A Missa Cantata will be celebrated in Ennis Cathedral in County Clare, Ireland on the 27th September 2009 at 4.30, … Read More
WashExaminer: The Van Jones (non) feeding frenzy
I found this interesting, from the Washington Examiner: The Van Jones (non) feeding frenzyBy: Byron YorkChief Political Correspondent09/04/09 11:30 AM EDT From a Nexis search a few moments ago: Total words about the Van Jones controversy in the New York … Read More
Don’t forget about this entries
Don’t forget about this entries…Buy some soap, help some Nuns QUAERITUR: age for starting to train altar boys ALERT UPDATE! POLL on ordination of women – dissenters have regrouped A list of US bishops who have spoken about health care … Read More
Avvenire, CEI, Card. Bagnasco, Il Giornale, PM Berlusconi
What goes on in the Church in Italy has subtle effects on the Church throughout the world. The daily of the Italian Bishops Conference, Avvenire, is in the midst of a controversy. This is from CNA… with my emphases and … Read More
Smart TV, Stupid TV, social propaganda and accents
I am going to ramble for a moment. I have been working my way through episodes of The Eleventh Hour (there are only four) with Patrick Stewart. Once again we see a BBC show which has a strong social agenda. … Read More
Sacrilegious theft of a tabernacle with the Blessed Sacrament
I got this from Aggie Catholic: From Ball State Newman Center: Please pray for the safe return of the tabernacle (and of course our Eucharistic Lord inside) that was stolen from the Blessed Sacrament Chapel at the St. Francis … Read More
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…”
