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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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- DCLex on Motus in finem velocior – Daily Rome Shot 1224: “Freeze the Queen with 1. Bc6 forcing QxB 2. Qe7#”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1223 – “Sluggish schizophrenia”: “One other possibility, Rh6 (or h1 … or h5), … … , Rf8+ Pxf8Q# … , (any other move) Rh8#”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1223 – “Sluggish schizophrenia”: “The good Father wrote: “Seminary in the 1980’s. That’s the old technique, isn’t it? Anyone who was conservative was labeled…”
- on Motus in finem velocior – Daily Rome Shot 1224: “White to move and mate in two. Time yourself. Ready… set… CLICK! [NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1223 – “Sluggish schizophrenia”: “The dishonesty of the description of the traditional Mass is breathtaking: “…a taste for …clerical ostentation, which is none other…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1223 – “Sluggish schizophrenia”: “Nothing in the world is going to make me buy, let alone read, ‘Hope.’ There is, however, an excellent book…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1223 – “Sluggish schizophrenia”: “What’s in the box? A lot. That’s why it’s big. Two items I’d like to see: Gagnon’s report (Murder on…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1223 – “Sluggish schizophrenia”: “Various other trad site have excerpted a blurb in “Hope” in which the Holy Father rehashes one of his favorite…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1223 – “Sluggish schizophrenia”: “When they finish using those fire fighting planes in LA, they might fill them with Epiphany water and do a…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1223 – “Sluggish schizophrenia”: ““unhealthy for the liturgy to become ideology … rigidity … ecclesiastic…individualism … sectarian worldliness” What gross hypocrisy!”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1221 – mistreated: “No one seems to have solved the chess problem yet, so I’ll suggest this: 1. . . . f7f6+ 2.…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1223 – “Sluggish schizophrenia”: “Phil Lawler’s wife, Leila, has a very interesting ‘take’ on Francis’s approach to argument or controversy on her Substack: https://leilamarielawler.substack.com/p/the-bulverism-of-pope-francis?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=1i2dg&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1223 – “Sluggish schizophrenia”: “I have been considering two interpretations for that phrase “fascination for what is not understood.” If it is referring to…”
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Category Archives: The Campus Telephone Pole
UPLIFTING COURSES – We all need continuing education, do we not?
The Catholic Thing is sponsoring a new online course that began on 1 March. It’s not too late. They have in the past tackled the Dante’s Divine Comedy and The Confessions and City of God by St. Augustine. This new course is on St. Thomas More’s Utopia. It … Read More
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“Deny Holy Communion?”: a BOOK from Card. Burke about can. 915, etc. Free for BISHOPS, priests and seminarians!
Catholic Action for Faith and Family has republished a work by His Eminence Raymond Leo Card. Burke, one of the most capable canonists in the world. Deny Holy Communion explains the theology, history and law, the reasons for denial of … Read More
IMPORTANT BOOK ALERT: The Faith Once for All Delivered: Doctrinal Authority in Catholic Theology – UPDATED
UPDATE 14 Feb 2023: The Faith Once For All Delivered: Doctrinal Authority in Catholic Theology is a daring selection of essays by prominent orthodox Catholic scholars recently published by Emmaus Academic Press. The book includes a Foreword and Introduction written … Read More
The Exorcist Files. Podcasts about real cases.
A good friend of mine, Fr. Carlos Martins, has two main ministries. Firstly, he travels around the country with a magnificent presentation with and about relics. More about this can be found at Treasures of the Church. Fr. Martins has … Read More
You might be able to improve the preaching in your parish and change a priest’s life. Wherein Fr. Z suggests.
Sometimes I muse on the truly horrible formation we seminarians in the 80’s received in Sacred Scripture. I broke through that deficit with my knowledge of classical languages and studying Patristic Theology at the best place to do so in … Read More
ATTENTION – New Site! “Reverent Catholic Mass Let Us Help You Find a Reverent Catholic Church Near You!”
I bring to the attention of the readership and interesting site called Reverent Catholic Mass Let Us Help You Find a Reverent Catholic Church Near You! The site reads: Trying to find a reverent Catholic Mass or acquire resources to … Read More
ST LOUIS TLM opportunities and Requiem Mass for Pope Benedict XVI
St. Louis is more and more in my mind’s eye these day, principally because of the St. Louis Chess Club and that whole environment around it. HOWEVER… I received this note, which seems highly advantageous to post: Merry Christmas! Some … Read More
NEW chant albums by Benedictines – Gower Abbey and Clear Creek
I am delighted that there are two new albums of chants by Benedictines. CDs and MP3 available. First in my heart are the wonderful Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles at Gower Abbey, whose singing is angelic. The Holy Trinity … Read More
Online video course on St. Augustine’s “City of God” to begin on 2 November ’22
My friend Robert Royal of The Catholic Thing and excellent commentator often on EWTN is going to teach another online course. I followed his courses on Dante’s Divine Comedy and on Augustine’s Confessions, both of which were worthwhile for me, even though … Read More
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17 Sept 2022 – Washington DC – Pilgrimage for the Restoration of the Traditional Latin Mass for all Catholics
In Washington DC, on Saturday, 17 September 2022, the faithful will mark the 15th anniversary of Summorum Pontificum, the motu proprio of Pope Benedict XVI, which went into effect on 14 September 2007, liberating the Traditional Latin Mass for all … Read More
With so much that is British in the news right now, I have in mind my dearly missed priest friends in England. VIDEO suggestion.
With so much that is British in the news right now, I have in mind my dearly missed priest friends in England. I haven’t been able to visit them for a long time. That being the case, here is a … Read More
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Catholic Military Assoc of Our Lady of Victories app called “Military Connect”
I received this email… By way of a quick update (and perhaps you would be good enough to mention this on the blog), The Catholic Military Assoc of Our Lady of Victories has now gone live with an app called … Read More
Online Conference with a good theme: Be Strong And Courageous – 18-22 July 2022
I warmly recommend considering signing up for the virtual participation in the St. Paul Center’s July Virtual Conference – HERE I’ve been to St. Paul Center conferences before, for priests, once “virtually”, and they had a big impact on me. … Read More
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FLORIDA OPPORTUNITY ALERT: Treasures of the Church
An FYI for you readers in FLORIDA. Fr. Carlos Martins, who had the apostolate with relics of saints called “Treasures of the Church” is presently in Florida, making a circuit of the states, pretty much a different city and parish … Read More
SPECTACULAR! New Gregorian Chant from the nuns of Gower Abbey: TENEBRAE
I am really happy to inform you that the wonderful nuns of Gower Abbey, the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, have a new disc and digital download: Tenebrae at Ephesus US HERE – UK HERE These are the RESPONSORIES … Read More
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Fr. Z asks the readers: Is there a sommelier among you?
Is there a sommelier among you? Contact me. There could be an interesting opportunity. HERE In the subject line put “I’m a sommelier.”
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Of Benedictines, Easter Cards and YOU. Or… If you send cards for Christmas, how much more for Easter?
I often mention that the Benedictines of Norcia make great beer and that when you but, you help them. (That beer is really good.) So, too, I mention the Benedictines of Le Barroux who make wine (and they now have … Read More
Online classes, courses opportunities – UPDATED
I had mentioned the good opportunity for priests to work on Latin in an online course with Joseph Shaw, at Oxford, Chairman of the Latin Mass Society. HERE He is offering discounts for clergy. Also, the esteemed Dr. Robert Royal has … Read More
Sat 15 Jan – CHICAGOLAND ALERT: Rosary Rally – SaveTheLatinMass.ORG
I received this note: CHICAGO ROSARY RALLY Holy Name Cathedral 11:30 AM SATURDAY JANUARY 15TH Please help get this out to people in the Chicago area. These rallies are building resistance to Cupich’s crackdown. You can bet all the bishops … Read More
DCLex on Motus in finem velocior – Daily Rome Shot 1224: “Freeze the Queen with 1. Bc6 forcing QxB 2. Qe7#”
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