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Category Archives: What are they REALLY saying?
More on Desisdeede – Desiderio desideravi. This time through a particularly vicious lens that might be at the core of the document.
Today at Le Crock… sorry… Le Croix… there is a piece by one Gregory Solari. Who? I asked the same question. I found this link. Involvement with McGill in Montreal. French, I think, maybe Swiss. Interested in Newman. Seems to … Read More →
Posted in Francis, Pò sì jiù, The Drill, Traditionis custodes, What are they REALLY saying?
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Tagged Desiderio desideravi
29 Comments
29 Comments
Batten down the hatches!
Let’s guess the general direction of Francis’ thought. a) Gosh, everyone. I am really sorry for my past restrictions and I think it’s overdue time to return Tradition to its rightful place. Let’s reintegrate our traditional sacred liturgical worship into … Read More →
What do we do when we synodize?
At Crisis there is a scorching, rousing piece by Fr. John Perricone about the synodal (“walking together”) process as a form of naval gazing. It’s quite a read: The Synodal “listening sessions” can easily be dismissed as another parlor game, … Read More →
Posted in Linking Back, Synod, What are they REALLY saying?
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Tagged Fr. Tim Ferguson, parody song, RENEW, Synod
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5 Comments
Vatican Synod’s (“walking together”) on spirituality of synodality (“walking togetherality”) is coming: The merciful heart loves… demons.
This isn’t satire or parody or Fr. Z’s version of the Babylon Bee. The Vatican’s Synod (“walking together”) on Synodality (“walking togetherality”) is coming. They produced a document on the spirituality of synodality. HERE and PDF of the actual … Read More →
VIDEO: WARNING! This is going to be painful, but it is instructive.
That is one of the most painful videos I have ever seen. This is the Pentecost Mass from a parish in the Diocese of Kansas City – St. Joseph, Holy Family. Mind you, the parish leadership wants people to see this. … Read More →
Francis talks about globalization of education, “new humanism”, attacks “guardians of tradition”, gets Aeneas wrong.
Above… Aeneas rescuing his family (not so much his wife) and household gods from the sack of Troy. Leonello Spada Who was Vincent of Lérins? He was a Gaul and writer who died about 445. His work Commonitorium is a … Read More →
Posted in Francis, Pò sì jiù, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices, What are they REALLY saying?
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Tagged Aeneas, Aeneid, education, St. Vincent of Lérins, Vincent o
19 Comments
19 Comments
Archd. Washington DC, can. 915, Pelosi, transparency
This is how they roll. But remember, it is important to crush the people who want the Vetus Ordo. Not just the Vetus Ordo… the people who want it. Meanwhile… Nancy… The Washington Examiner asked the Archdiocese of Washington for comment on … Read More →
Posted in Liberals, What are they REALLY saying?
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Tagged Archd. Washington DC, can. 915, Nancy Pelosi
7 Comments
7 Comments
More bad Latin from the new-fangled DDW (olim CDW)
At Fr. Hunwicke’s, there is an exposition of the Latin version of a new prayer for the Good Friday. Apparently now every passing cause has to be in the Good Friday prayers. This time it is, wait for it… victims … Read More →
Posted in Latin, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, What are they REALLY saying?, You must be joking!
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Tagged CDW, DDW, Latin
3 Comments
3 Comments
A picture is worth a thousand words. – UPDATED
A picture is worth a thousand words. This on 12 March 2022, the 400th anniversary of the canonization of Sts. Teresa of Avila, Phlip Neri, Isidore, Francis Xavier and Ignatius Loyola. At the altar of the great Jesuit church in … Read More →
Posted in Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Pò sì jiù, What are they REALLY saying?
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Tagged Francis, Jesuits
25 Comments
25 Comments
Thoughts on Francis’ claim that non-vernacular readings are “laughing at the Word of God”
Fr. John Hunwicke’s blog is a constant source of fascinating details, amusing invective, and inverting insight. Those first two may be obvious, but what do I mean by “inverting insight”? I mean that Fr. H has a keen ability to … Read More →
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