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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
Congratulations Archbp. Dolan
WDTPRS congratulates Archbishop Timothy Dolan on his translation to the Archdiocese of New York. From what my priest friends in NY have told me about the last few years, this move may come as a relief. Of course this leaves … Read More
Plurk… not just a stomach noise
I am STILL figuring out what Plurk is, and how to use it. I had originally signed up with father_z but I won’t be using that. Right now I am using the same as my twitter address: fatherz Also, I … Read More
Benedict XVI’s Angelus for the Feast of the Cathedra
Today during the Sunday Angelus, a Sunday which is also the Feast of the Cathedral of Peter, the Holy Father made pointed comments relevant, I believe, to the debate going on about the eventual reconciliation of the SSPX and whether … Read More
Wash DC: Sunday Vespers during Lent
From a reader: Sung Vespers will be held at 4 PM on the Sundays of Lent at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, followed by the regularly scheduled 4:30 Mass. The first two Sundays of Lent, … Read More
Fr. Finigan responds
His Hermeneuticalness has glossed The Tablet‘s hit piece by Elena Curti "That was not my Mass". Fr. Finigan responds saying: This is not my Mass (#1) A picture says a thousand words. In the meantime… ?!? … what the…!?
Preview of a book-interview with SSPX Bp. Fellay
Here is an interesting piece from APCOM. My translation from the Italian original: My emphases and comments. 16:53 – POLITICA- 17 FEB 2009 Book interview with Fellay: The Vatican neutralizes papal authority Roma, 17 Feb. (Apcom) – The Pope "is … Read More
POLL: face to face or behind the screen
Catholics should make a good habit of regular confession for the whole year, of course, but Lent is a privileged season for penance and reconciliation. Alas, the sacrament has fallen into desuetude in many places. Many priests, of a certain … Read More
NYT: priest revives confession in his parish, liberal loser runs it down
This is in from the New York Times. Securly in the "Brick by Brick" department, but there is an interesting dimension to this which you should not miss. There will always be a liberal loser in the mix. February 21, … Read More
Discovery of a new element!
From a priest reader: New Element Discovered Lawrence Livermore Laboratories has discovered the heaviest element yet known to science. The new element, Governmentium (Gv), has one neutron, 25 assistant neutrons, 88 deputy neutrons, and 198 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it … Read More
D. of Orlando memo: errors concerning the status of the SSPX
A reader sent an interesting piece of news from a memo for the Diocese of Orlando. As you can see, even official offices of the Church still refer to the SSPX as being in "schism", even though the Holy See … Read More
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