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Category Archives: The future and our choices
Let’s raise the standards
There is strain between the Church’s laity and leadership. Rather, strain between the people in the pews and the hierarchy. Leadership is something other. It can be found on either side of the Communion rail. May I recommend to the … Read More
Wherein Fr. Z rants and points a finger
In another post, I commented on some good points made by Joseph Shaw in a piece at HPR. I want to return to Shaw’s piece for some final points. Picking up toward the end… […] It certainly would not have … Read More
Posted in "But Father! But Father!", Decorum, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Pò sì jiù, Priests and Priesthood, Save The Liturgy - Save The World, Seminarians and Seminaries, The Drill, The future and our choices, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged ars celebrandi, decorum, holy water, Last Gospel, Prayers at the foot of the altar, salt
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Joseph Shaw’s HPR article has food for thought about reception of Communion during COVID-1984
A reader alerted me to a fine article at HPR by Joseph Shaw of the UK’s Latin Mass Society. He wrote something that pertains to my look, yesterday, at the guidelines issued by the Diocese of Little Rock. I took … Read More
ILL. Gov. says churches may not reopen for “a year or more”! COVID-1984
This B as in B, S as in S. Does this seem like targeting of churches to you? From the Washington Examiner: Illinois governor says churches may not fully reopen for a year or more because of coronavirus It could … Read More
COVID-1984 and Kansas City, MO
According to Liberty Counsel, the government of Kansas City, MO, requires churches to submit a list of members – with names, addresses and phone numbers – for tracking and surveillance purposes. Anyone who does not give this information is to … Read More
Before you can’t, watch
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ACTION ITEM! BISHOPS! Exorcise your dioceses BEFORE the 1 May consecration of these USA and Canada to the Mother of God
Archbp. Gomez, President of the USCCB, has called on US bishops, in conjunction with the bishops of Canada, to renew the consecration of both nations to Mary. This will be broadcast live on EWTN. 1500h, on Friday 1 May. It … Read More
Wherein Fr. Z muses about the “survey” sent to bishops about Summorum Pontificum. Rant and suggestions. UPDATED
UPDATED BELOW A few days ago news came out [at Rorate first, publicly] that the CDF has sent or will send to the bishops of the world questionnaires about the implementation of Summorum Pontificum. The questionnaire is sort of a … Read More
Chinese virus horror stories and Fr. Z gives advice to young people
I read at Radio Free Asia, a truly horrifying post. While the ChiCom government claims victory over the CHINESE virus, other pesky pieces of evidence suggest a different situation. It seems that so many people have to be cremated that … Read More
Introducing the Catholic Signal Corps
Catholic Signal Corps. What do I mean? Consider… Big social media outlets are filtering, censoring, shadow banning content and users, “deplatforming” those whose opinions are not “acceptable” to them. This is going to get worse as we continue to polarize. … Read More
