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Semper Gumby on “Here is a link to a Newsreel from 1949 that seems as if it is from another planet.”Good points by WVC. Though I'd add that George Weigel usually has something interesting to say, it's the weaponized attitude...
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The Astronomer on ACTION ITEM: Good article at Crisis. Then Fr. Z rants.Hello Father, You stated "The institutional Church will be left without much material support, which will lead in turn to...
Kathleen10 on With a tip of the biretta to the great Fr. HunwickeI don't care if I sound like a curmudgeon, perhaps I am one, but there is nothing so disappointing in...
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ThePapalCount on Daily Rome Shot 59FrZ you've added a photo of the clock tower near the Chiesa Nuovo but one which most people never see....
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WVC on “Here is a link to a Newsreel from 1949 that seems as if it is from another planet.”@NOCatholic - Weigel has long made it a hallmark of his writing to always portray anything to the right of...
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ChesterFrank on ACTION ITEM: Good article at Crisis. Then Fr. Z rants.The church that I attend is using a program called Rebuilt https://www.rebuiltparish.com/why to try and gain parishioners. The diocese is...
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Tag Archives: Bp. Morlino
Remembering @BishopMorlino at Christmas
The late, great Extraordinary Ordinary, Most Rev. Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of Madison, enjoyed Christmas. On Christmas Eve he had priest friends come for supper before his vigil Mass. That’s where, surely, we would be as I type this. Alas. … Continue reading
Letter of @BishopMorlino of @MadisonDiocese concerning the present crisis
Many bishops in these USA and in Canada are making statements in wake of L’Affaire McCarrick and the PA Grand Jury Report. Some are better than others. The Bishop of Madison, Most Rev. Robert C. Morlino (aka The Extraordinary Ordinary) … Continue reading
PHOTOS @MadisonDiocese – Corpus Christi Mass with Procession – Traditional Pontifical Mass at the Throne
Yesterday evening, real Corpus Christi, we had a Pontifical Mass at the Throne with a Eucharistic Procession at St. Norbert’s in Roxbury, WI, a beautiful little church in a deeply German area of the diocese. Here are a few photos … Continue reading
PHOTOS: D. Madison – Candlemas – Purification – Pontifical Mass
A sample of the music. We had a great choir from Eau Claire. A few snaps from beautiful Candlemas 2018.
Posted in Just Too Cool, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged Bp. Morlino, Candlemas, candles, D. Madison, purification
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Behind every fancy title, there’s a person with a story
At the National Catholic Register there is a good article about several US bishops who have been persecuted by the catholic Left. Little-Known Facts About 7 North American Bishops Facts about Bishop James Conley, Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, Archbishop Michael Miller, Bishop Robert … Continue reading
Posted in Priests and Priesthood, The Drill
Tagged bishops, Bp. Morlino, The Extraordinary Ordinary
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FOLLOW UP: Traditional Confirmations in Madison
On Tuesday 28 November in Madison, the Extraordinary Ordinary confirmed using the traditional Roman Rite. There were quite a few confirmands. We had people from Kansas, Minnesota, Maryland and North Carolina along with folks from area. We started with a … Continue reading
Protest becomes self-parody: the jihad against @BishopMorlino of @MadisonDiocese
I’ve been watching tweets against Bp. Morlino as part of the ongoing jihad against him here in Madison. These poor people. Ultra-liberal Madison, by the way, was once described by a former governor of Wisconsin as “30 square miles surrounded … Continue reading
MADISON, WI – 2 November 2017 – All Souls: Pontifical Requiem at the Throne @MadisonDiocese
On 2 November, All Soul’s Day Bishop Robert Morlino of the Diocese of Madison will celebrate a special Pontifical Requiem Mass at the Throne (Extraordinary Form). This annual Requiem Mass is celebrated for the deceased clergy of the diocese. The … Continue reading
A diocese entrusted to Our Lady
His Excellency, Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of Madison and the Extraordinary Ordinary, recently consecrated the diocese entrusted to his charge to Our Lady of Fatima. He said: “Jesus, we now want to imitate you and entrust ourselves to … Continue reading
Fr. Murray, Prof. Royal on “Deaconettes”, ‘Amoris laetitia’, Liturgy, Communion in the hand
My good friend Fr. Murray was on EWTN the other day along with Prof. Robert Royal. Outstanding. They react to Card. Sarah, Bp. Morlino, Thomas Reese, SJ, James Martin, SJ, Card. Schoenborn, etc. Oh boy! Speaking of JESUITS… HERE
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Tagged Amoris Laetitia, Bp. Morlino, deaconesses, deaconettes, Fr. Gerald Murray, Robert Royal
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PHOTOS: Pontifical Mass for St. Joseph
Last night the Extraordinary Ordinary of Madison, His Excellency Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino, celebrated a Pontifical Mass at the Throne for the glorious Feast of St. Joseph, this year transferred because of the Sunday of Lent. The Mass was … Continue reading
PHOTOS: Candlemas Followup in the @MadisonDiocese with @BishopMorlino
Last night we had a beautiful Candlemas with the blessing of candles, a procession and Pontifical Mass at the Throne. Many heartfelt thanks and kudos to the Extraordinary Ordinary, His Excellency Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of Madison, for … Continue reading
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Tagged Bp. Morlino, Candlemas, candles, D. Madison, The Extraordinary Ordinary
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A bishop’s suggestions to families for a holy Advent and Christmastide
The other days His Excellency Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino, the Extraordinary Ordinary, Bishop of Madison held one of his regular, usually monthly, “staff catechesis” meetings. He is also generous in forthrightly answering questions about the topic he chooses to … Continue reading
An interesting Sunday Mass on 11 September – Mass in Time of War
Something a little unusual. In the Diocese of Madison, His Excellency Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino (aka The Extraordinary Ordinary) has given permission to use, for the Novus Ordo, one of the “Masses for Various Needs and Occasions” on Sunday … Continue reading
PHOTOS: Pontifical Requiem at the Throne 1 August – Month’s Mind
Last night the Extraordinary Ordinary, His Excellency Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of Madison, sang a Pontifical Requiem at the Throne as a “Month’s Mind” for Msgr. Delbert Schmelzer, a beloved priest of the diocese. Here are some images. … Continue reading
1 August – Madison, WI – Pontifical Requiem at the Throne, “Month’s Mind”
His Excellency Most Reverent Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of Madison, the Extraordinary Ordinary, regularly celebrates Holy Mass also in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite. The next Solemn Pontifical Mass – a Requiem – will be offered by Bishop Morlino … Continue reading
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Tagged Bp. Morlino, D. Madison, Requiem Mass
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PHOTOS: 1 July – Pontifical Mass at the Throne for Persecuted Christians @MadisonDiocese
On 1 July, His Excellency Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino, by the grace of God and the Apostolic See Bishop of Madison (aka The Extraordinary Ordinary), sang a Pontifical Mass at the Throne in the Roman Rite’s traditional form. Holy Mass … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Just Too Cool, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, New Evangelization, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
Tagged Bp. Morlino, D. Madison, Extraordinary Form, Precious Blood, religious persecution, The Extraordinary Ordinary, Tridentine Mass Society of Madison
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Ascension Thursday Pontifical Mass followup, photos
I am sure that many of you had the chance to hear Holy Mass on the Feast of Ascension THURSDAY, in either the older, traditional Roman Rite of Holy Mother our Catholic Church or in the new-fangled rite. For our … Continue reading
5 May – MADISON: Ascension Thursday – Pontifical Mass at the Throne
On Ascension Thursday, 5 May, at 7 PM, His Excellency Most Rev. Robert C. Morlino (aka The Extraordinary Ordinary) will celebrate Holy Mass in the traditional Roman Rite “at the Throne” at St. Mary’s Church in Pine Bluff, WI. All … Continue reading
D. Madison: Tabernacles must be moved to center of sanctuaries
For your Brick By Brick file. More great news from the Extraordinary Ordinary of Madison, His Excellency Most Reverend Robert C Morlino. This comes by way of the liberal (for Madison a tautology), secular newspaper the WSJ. My emphases and comments. At area Catholic … Continue reading