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Category Archives: The future and our choices
Diocese of Charlotte: Salve Regina at the LAST TLM and the Bishop’s “consoling” letter.
This is one of the Latin Mass communities banished in Charlotte, NC. In their final Sunday TLM, the faithful of St. Ann’s sing the Salve Regina following Mass, as they have done for years. This is the beauty and transcendence … Read More
OUTGOING Bp. Garcia of Monterey suppresses the 17 year long TLM community
The pogrom goes on. It goes on despite not knowing what Leo XIV has in mind. The OUTGOING/GONE Bishop Garcia of Monterey (California) is terminating the TLM that has been going on for 17 years. Yes, “out”. Bp. Daniel Garcia was … Read More
Fr. McTeigue again… kaBLAM! Video offerings: Can Christ Heal Broken Men? & Want Priests? Stop Hating Men!
I must share these videos. First, among his defense of manhood, which is enough… his description of “Fr. Cheerful at St. Typical’s”… oh my. When he describes the banality of what many men find in parishes … oh my. Excerpt … Read More
Wherein Fr. Z responds
Under another post, concerning St. John Eudes’ remarks about bad priests being an affliction from God for the wickedness of the people – God gives them the priests they deserve – a sometime commentator here, whom I’ve permitted to have … Read More
Posted in Priests and Priesthood, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices
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Pope Leo’s, and our, looming threat
A while ago, I don’t recall where, I heard someone mention that because the Industrial Revolution relieved a great deal of heavy labor for vast numbers of people, now we have 24/7 fitness centers so that people can maintain conditioning … Read More
An article at First Things about how Vatican II built up bishops to the detriment of priests
I think this article frames the issue quite well. Vatican II’s document on bishops converted bishops into a sort of “super priests” whereas the document(s) on priests … didn’t do much at all. The article is at First Things. Some … Read More
Fr. McTeigue on “blik” and “walking together”
There is a very good read at Crisis today. Fr. Robert McTeigue, SJ, looks into the nebulous notion of “synodality”, which can mean just about anything. He uses a term from analytic philosophy, “blik”. Yes, Father explains what “blik” is. NB: … Read More
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Every BISHOP! Every VOCATION DIRECTOR!
GREAT CAESAR’S GHOST!!! This is GOLD. Let this be your examination of conscience, pals. Fr. McTeigue rips the mask off the vocations crisis. What (most of you) are doing… gotta change. I want lots of comments here. I want you … Read More
Coincidence…. I think… yeah! Msgr. Bux new BOOK on the leaked bishops survey about Summorum Pontificum.
Diane put out the “leaked” report about the bishop’s survey that didn’t go Francis way, so Francis went his own way and issued the stunning failure Taurina cacata… Traditionis custodes. Last night being somewhat restless, I cruised about on the interwebs … Read More
This is the way.
Faithful in Charlotte continue to kneel despite efforts of Bishop Michael Martin to discourage the traditional practice by removing kneelers. [Video from July 1, 2025 Mass during Atlanta Province annual meeting, with nine other bishops in attendance].#bishopmartin #charlotte pic.twitter.com/9NFdblyyWU — … Read More
