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- Midwest St. Michael on 3 Sept – Anniversary of the Death of Fr. Paul Mankowski, SJ. – Rest peace Mankus Chrysokalamus!: ““Lawyer is entirely justified in both his praise of Fr. Mankowski as well as in his scorn for his Jesuit…”
- on From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-07-22 – Fr Kevin caught embezzling: “Despite the bishop’s weaknesses for food, comfort, and for finding the easy way out, he doesn’t really approve of heretical…”
- on 3 Sept – Anniversary of the Death of Fr. Paul Mankowski, SJ. – Rest peace Mankus Chrysokalamus!: “I have been really slow on the uptake here – e.g., not yet having read “the Thematic framework, the Preparatory…”
- on 3 Sept – Anniversary of the Death of Fr. Paul Mankowski, SJ. – Rest peace Mankus Chrysokalamus!: “Eternal Rest, Fr. Mankowski. The martyrs of Georgia, who will be beatified this October are a wonderful example to the…”
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Category Archives: You must be joking!
No vaccination? No confession! NJ parish now exercises the “power of the syringes” – UPDATE
UPDATE 29 March: It seems that an option for confessions for the non-jabbed has been added to the schedule. I note with fascination that, although the priest there seems to be extremely worried about infectious penitents, he will have “face … Read More
Posted in GO TO CONFESSION, Liberals, Pò sì jiù, You must be joking!
Tagged COVID-1984, D. Trenton
35 Comments
35 Comments
Bad Liturgical Idea #7548023
How ridiculous are things getting? This is an indication. From Core77: Industrial Designer Solves Problem of Social-Distancing Priests Baptizing Babies with Squirt Guns Joshua Skirtich’s 3:16 Magnum Baptism squirt gun How does a priest baptize a baby while adhering to … Read More
The 2020 Vatican Nativity Scene. Cameo appearance by the Mandalorian and “Baby Yoda”
Following last year’s hideous display of bad taste and politically correct pandering, this year’s Nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square plunges to the nadir of this annus horribilis. From Vatican News: The Monumental Nativity Scene is made up of ceramic statues. … Read More
Liturgical tweaking: rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic
A few days ago, Corriere della sera had a piece explaining that on 29 November, the 1st Sunday of Advent, the suffering Italians who still bother with the Church will now have to change the way they have prayed the … Read More
Posted in Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, You must be joking!
Tagged liturgical translation, Our Father
8 Comments
8 Comments
This is as evil as anything I’ve seen in a long time.
This is as evil as anything I’ve seen in a long time. What the hell. pic.twitter.com/wE6sR8x8TV — Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) November 23, 2020 “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be … Read More
The next target: ROCKS MUST GO!
If you haven’t yet read Martin Mosebach’s The Heresy of Formlessness: The Roman Liturgy and Its Enemy (Revised and Expanded Edition) you are in for a treat. US HERE – UK HERE To give you a sense of his subtlety in explaining how changes to … Read More
Good grief
In a moment of madness I tuned in for a few minutes to Fox (which I haven’t looked at since the election with the exception of Tucker… on YouTube). As I tuned in, I took interest because I live in … Read More
There are so many things wrong with this.
The homosexualist activist Jesuit comes out with this. The surprise “On Eagles’ Wings” reference by @JoeBiden, which made my phone buzz like crazy, made me realize: this means four years of not only a Catholic president, but an injection of … Read More
Posted in Jesuits, Sin That Cries To Heaven, You must be joking!
Tagged Fr. James Martin SJ, Jesuit
43 Comments
43 Comments
Midwest St. Michael on 3 Sept – Anniversary of the Death of Fr. Paul Mankowski, SJ. – Rest peace Mankus Chrysokalamus!: ““Lawyer is entirely justified in both his praise of Fr. Mankowski as well as in his scorn for his Jesuit…”
