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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
Thanks to readers for generous feedback, gifts and donations
Many thanks to readers for items from my amazon wish list. AH of AK sent the beautiful DVD Into Great Silence. Very moving, entrancing. I saw it in Rome when it first came out, but I am glad to have … Read More
Get rid of the disgust. Priests must be MEN!
To counteract to wyrdwymynpryst thing, how about listening to some Don Camillo stories? Priests are MEN! Part I 1) The Little World2) A Confession3) A Baptism Part II 4) On the Trail … and 5) Night School Part III 6) … Read More
Catholic Herald on desecrated Host
The wonderful Anna Arco had an item in the last number of the Catholic Herald, which is worthy of notice: Atheist professor desecrates stolen HostBy Anna Arco1 August 2008 Priests at the London Oratory have called for prayers of reparation … Read More
9 August: Fr. Z in Cleveland, blognic
On 8 August I fly to Cleveland where I will be for a few days. We have said that there will be a blognic on Saturday morning 9 August. The plans must be firmed up now, I think. Let’s meet … Read More
Remember the Perseids! (The Tears of St. Lawrence)
You might want to put on your calendar the Perseid Meteor Shower. Here is a note from SpaceWeather. The Perseid Shower is called the "Tears of St. Lawrence" because it peaks around the time of the Feast of St. Lawerence. … Read More
5 Aug: O.L. of the Snows – Roman tradition – photos
Our friend John Sonnen of Orbis Catholicus has some photos of the moment when, to commemorate the ancient miracle of the August snowfall in Rome, panels in the ceiling of the papal Basilica of St. Mary Major are opened and … Read More
A helpful “cheat sheet” for priests for Mass translation changes
Priests who celebrate the Novus Ordo in English might be interested in this. Here is a "cheat sheet" put together by a priest who sent it to me to share with priests. This sheet puts in a convenient format some … Read More
TLM in Guadalajara, Mexico
I posted the news reported by Una Voce in Mexico, about the expansion of the TLM in Guadalajara and Mexico City. I received some photos of a TLM celebrated in Guadalajara by a priest of the FSSP in San Isidro … Read More
Bp. of Raleigh (NC) issues diocesan norms for liturgy
I received this from a reader in Raleigh, North Carolina. You might remember that the bishop there, His Excellency Most Rev. Michael F. Burbidge, Bishop of Raleigh, issued a very good response to Pope Benedict’s letter Summorum Pontificum. Now Bp. … Read More
Steubenville Franciscan Univ. TLM news
This is in from Franciscan University at Steubenville: Father Z, I thought you would like to know that a have received unofficial word that starting this fall semester Franciscan University of Steubenville will be offering the Traditional Latin Mass every … Read More
B on Daily Rome Shot 1116: “It just gets worse and worse. The Pope needs to publicly and very clearly put a halt to these shenanigans.…”
