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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
A prayer request for a priest
In your charity will you please stop now and say a prayer, perhaps a Memorare or (and) and Hail Mary for a friend of mine, Fr. "Paul". He is undergoing tests to see if he has pulmonary fibrosis.
The Tablet and Catholic Herald publish weekly TLM information
From the Latin Mass Society: British Catholic Newspapers Recognise the Extraordinary Form (Traditional Latin Rite) Calendar After prompting from the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales, two leading British Catholic journals now publish weekly information on the Liturgical Calendar … Read More
5 Jan. – 2005MartRom – #9
Today in the 2005 Roman Martyrology: 9. Philadelphiae in Pennsilvania e Civitatibus Foederatis Americae Septemtrionalis, santi Ioannis Nepomuceni Neumann, episcopi, e Congregatione Sanctissimi Redemptoris, qui migrantes paupertatis causa ope, consilio et caritate adiuvit et de puerorum christiana institutione summopere sollicitus … Read More
New Archbishop of Detroit
It was announced this morning that Allen Vigneron, lately Bishop of Oakland in California, has been named as successor to Cardinal Maida. Archbishop Vigneron takes possession of the see on January 28. You might be interested to know that Archbishop … Read More
For benefactors
As I said the other day, I would on Monday bring with me to Mass the names of those who have been benefactors through this blog and in other ways. It’s Monday. I will remember you at Mass! Join your … Read More
4 January in the Roman Martyrology (2005): Who is #11?
Let’s have a glance at the 2005 Martyrologium Romanum for this day, 4 January. Well… not all the entries… just #11. 11. Emmetsburgi in Terra Mariae e Civitatibus Foederatis Americae Septentrionalis, santae Elisabeth Annae Seton, quae, vidua effecta, fidem catholicam … Read More
Juventutem meetings in February and May
From e-mail, I learn that the young people’s group Iuventutem will have some meetings in the near future. Meeting in Bern, Switzerland: 20-22 February 2009. Every group is cordially invited to contact the Bureau and send at least one delegate. … Read More
A good one-liner
I can’t resist giving an excellent one-liner a little more visibility. Over in the entry about the dissident Maryknoller and excommunicandus Fr. Roy Bourgeois, a deluded optimist and one of our snarkier regulars had this exchange: Chris: Mark my words, … Read More
Nostradamian musings
I thought we could get by marking a new year without references to Nostradamus cropping up. Damian has a good one today: The end must be nigh – Nostradamus experts are at war with one another Dramatic news from Counterknowledge.com: the … Read More
Hesitating about confession
I am right now thinking of those people who are thinking about going to confession… knowing they should go… they can go because it is Saturday afternoon… but they are hesitating. Just go. Go.
ProfessorCover on Daily Rome Shot 1116: “This reminds me of something Thomas Pink said in a response to a question fromAndrew Cusak: Many European Bishops are…”
