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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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- 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.…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1116: “The origin of difference and division, the pharmakos represents evil both introjected and projected. Beneficial insofar as he cures—and for…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1116: “White to move and mate in 4 Unless I’m missing something, this would seem to fall into the too easy…”
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- 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…”
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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
Bp. Seratelli responds to critics of the new liturgical translations – this guy gets it!
WDTPRS has in the past given high kudos to His Excellency Bp. Arthur Seratelli of Paterson, NJ, and chairman of the USCCB’s liturgy committee has published something about liturgical translation on his diocese’s website. During the USCCB meeting, as you … Read More
John Allen’s interesting account of the USCCB vote on liturgical translations
My friend the nearly ubiquitous fair-minded former Rome correspondent for the ultra-lefty National Catholic Reporter has an interesting take on what happend in last week’s USCCB meeting when bishops discussed liturgical translation. I am just catching up on my articles … Read More
IRELAND: Fota International Liturgy Conference
Someone sent me a copy of the program of the Liturgy Conference that will be held in Ireland in July Registrations can be made through the following e-mail address colman.liturgy@yahoo.co.uk FOTA INTERNATIONAL LITURGY CONFERENCE Saturday, 12 July 2008 Programme 9.00: … Read More
QUAERITUR: a presiding but non-celebrating bishop’s Communion
I got a question from a reader: Dear Father, I am hoping you can help me with a practical question. The question is, when exactly does a Bishop who is presiding but not celebrating approach the altar and take the … Read More
BBC: Church ‘comeback’ for Latin mass
I found this BBC story on Card. Castrillon Hoyos’ Mass at Westminster via the new blog Levavi (go give this young man a bump in his stats!). My emphases and comments. Church ‘comeback’ for Latin mass Cardinal Dario Hoyos is … Read More
Concelebration
I believe concelebration should be safe, legal and rare. There are times when I think it is fine to concelebrate. For example, at the Chrism Mass with one’s bishop in the Cathedral. There are other instances as well. However, concelebration … Read More
Boston Globe article on the closing of Southie’s Holy Trinity Church
A reader sent me this article from The Boston Globe, sad city of parish closings. My emphases and comments. Losing a Space to Soar By Yvonne Abraham | June 11, 2008 It’s not what you expect to see when you … Read More
A nice photo from a beautiful Mass
During my recent trip to Michigan, I not only had a hard time accessing the internet at certain moments, but I was also really busy. So, I am catching up on the hundreds of e-mails that stacked up in my … Read More
Some photos of Card. Castrillon Hoyos’ Mass at Westminster Cathedral
His Hermeneuticalness in action. Here is one of my favorites. Cappas…. we need more cappas. More cappas, less prattle. See more photos here.
More on what Card. Castrillon Hoyos said to the press in London about the TLM
It is important to keep this in plain sight for a while. Damian Thompson has a piece on his blog about Card. Castrillon Hoyos’ words in London recently. My emphases and comments. Traditional Mass for ‘all the parishes’ Posted by … 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.…”
