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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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IaninEngland on SSPX “Out The Door”… literally on Sunday, at their chapels: “@ TonyO I generally refer to “the Mass for grown-ups” and “the kiddies’ Mass”. Just thought I’d share.”
Lurker 59 on 19th Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum – Thoughts on how this might end.: “@TonyO I concur — fracturing “the West” into multiple eparchies is a solution to the “too big to fail/ too…”
WVC on SSPX “Out The Door”… literally on Sunday, at their chapels: “@prayfatima – somewhere along the line you’ve gotten “not judge the sinner” confused with “allow the sinner to do as…”
WVC on 19th Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum – Thoughts on how this might end.: “@nex001 My faith is not in the cardinals and bishops who would be tasked with “the liturgical reform” – that’s…”
TonyO on SSPX “Out The Door”… literally on Sunday, at their chapels: “I have pretty much ceased using the terms “Ordinary Form” and “Extraordinary Form” for the Novus and Vetus Ordo masses:…”
prayfatima on SSPX “Out The Door”… literally on Sunday, at their chapels: “WVC: you’re right, He said that to him first. He at one time called Peter out (before He made him…”
TonyO on 19th Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum – Thoughts on how this might end.: “Heh, Fr. Reader and Lurker59 both comment (within minutes of each other) on my wishing for a “permanent, irrevocable” solution,…”
nex001 on 19th Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum – Thoughts on how this might end.: “@WVC I disagree that this is necessarily true. There is no reason to believe that things will *never* change for…”
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Recent Posts
- FOR PRIESTS: Wherein, prompted by this conference, Fr. Z posts something CONFESSION
- Day 1 & 2 Conference for Priests: St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology
- 19th Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum – Thoughts on how this might end.
- Daily Rome Shot 1655: inconsistencies
- My View For Awhile: Westward
- SSPX “Out The Door”… literally on Sunday, at their chapels
- Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 6th Sunday after Pentecost (N.O.: 14th Ordinary) 2026
- Daily Rome Shot 1654: another jackass
- IMPORTANT expert canonical exam of the DDF SSPX Decree: It does NOT excommunicate SSPX priests or faithful who attend Masses, or change the practical canonical position of faithful seeking SSPX sacraments.
- WDTPRS – 14th Ordinary Sunday (Novus Ordo): from dust to freedom
- Card. Koch, Prefect for Christian Unity, makes observations about the SSPX
- WDTPRS – 6th Sunday after Pentecost: Collect – FIND THE CHIASM!
- My View For Awhile: Philly on the 4th
- ASK FATHER: Lay people, SSPX and excommunication
- Daily Rome Shot 1654: facade
- The Bishop of Salt Lake City reduces priests celebrating the TLM, despite conversions of Mormons
- The DDF’s procedures for “reconciling” both clerics and lay people from the SSPX
- Daily Rome Shot 1653: Pius X’s caption call
- What constitutes “formal adherence” to schism? It is NOT merely attending Masses. There’s more to it.
- 2nd Joyful Mystery: The Visitation (Traditional observance 2 July)
- The 6 SSPX Bishops excommunicated. Priests are in schism. Marriages invalid. Absolutions invalid. Lay faithful warned against schism and excommunication.
- SSPX Superior Fr. Pagliarani’s homily for the 1 July 2026 consecration of bishops
- A study in contrasts
- ASK FATHER: Female heads of dicasteries
- Leo wrote to the SSPX. The SSPX wrote back. Fr. Pagliarani’s response.
- Daily Rome Shot 1653: Procession with the chains of St. Paul
- Prayer for the SSPX and Leo
- ASK FATHER: Frequency of confession and confession of venial sins
- Leo XIV has written to the SSPX: “I plead with you and ask you with all my heart: please turn back!”
- Daily Rome Shot 1652: tiara
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- Prosper of Aquitaine (+c.455), De gratia Dei et libero arbitrio contra Collatorem 22.61
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"But if, in any layman who is indeed imbued with literature, ignorance of the Latin language, which we can truly call the 'catholic' language, indicates a certain sluggishness in his love toward the Church, how much more fitting it is that each and every cleric should be adequately practiced and skilled in that language!" - Pius XI
"Let us realize that this remark of Cicero (Brutus 37, 140) can be in a certain way referred to [young lay people]: 'It is not so much a matter of distinction to know Latin as it is disgraceful not to know it.'" - St. John Paul II
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Grant unto thy Church, we beseech Thee, O merciful God, that She, being gathered together by the Holy Ghost, may be in no wise troubled by attack from her foes. O God, who by sin art offended and by penance pacified, mercifully regard the prayers of Thy people making supplication unto Thee,and turn away the scourges of Thine anger which we deserve for our sins. Almighty and Everlasting God, in whose Hand are the power and the government of every realm: look down upon and help the Christian people that the heathen nations who trust in the fierceness of their own might may be crushed by the power of thine Arm. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen.
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Category Archives: The Last Acceptable Prejudice
High School blocks “conservative” sites (Vatican, GOP, NRA) but allows “liberal” (Dems, PParenthood)
What is going on in the school where you send your children? This is, at the same time, appalling and not in the least surprising. From The Blaze: High School Student Says He Uncovered Something ‘Appalling’ When He Tried to … Read More
Australian Anglicans abandon their “seal of ‘confession’. Trouble to follow.
The pressure will now rise, since Anglicans have betrayed Christian tradition and history (again). Never mind that the Church of England has cobbled up a rite of baptism that omits any reference to the Devil (HERE), now we have this … Read More
Archbp. Coakley (Oklahoma) reacts to planned Black Mass at Civic Center
With the rapid degradation of morals, the overturning of common sense and natural law, and the dissolution of civil rule of law in these USA we are seeing – and this is not a surprise – a rise of open … Read More
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Special Treatment in Manhattan: “Where is the charity for this priest?”
Even the New York Times (usually aka Hell’s Bible… but not today!) has taken notice of what is going on in New York City with the parish of Holy Innocents in midtown Manhattan’s Garment District. My emphases. I would post … Read More
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Deep pockets undermine Catholic teaching through bribes
What a cheery day. I direct the attention of the readership to this piece from the aptly-named Crisis: Marginalizing Catholic Teaching One Grant at a Time George Soros’ Open Society Institute is most often blamed for attempting to neutralize the abortion … Read More
Catholic Identity and You
I turn to my email and find a link to a piece by the Vaticanista Marco Tosatti who writes for La Stampa. He drills into the travails of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate. HERE (My translation) In sum, in … Read More
Liberals hating on Pope Francis, who just refuses to get with their agenda!
Liberals will eventually turn on Pope Francis. There are even some indications at The Fishwrap that this is starting. Francis’ style doesn’t seem conservative at all, but he is NOT going to change doctrine. As a matter of fact, I wouldn’t … Read More
Statements of Two Archbishops, Cordileone and Carlson
Two Archbishops, of cities with unmistakably Catholic names, have been under the gun and have used social media to make statements. First, Archbp. Salvatore Cordileone has responded to call from extremists that he not attend an entirely correct and normal … Read More
Google and ‘Crisis Pregnancy Center’ ads
The Left and entities that push evil agendas will increasingly use bullying tactics and threats to silence all opposition, especially concerning Faith and morals. From LifeSite: Planned Parenthood ad shows up prominently in Google search for ‘Crisis Pregnancy Center’ MOUNTAIN … Read More





















