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- Fr_Andrew on ASK FATHER: Ashes On Very Small Children, Babies? – PRIESTS invited to comment especially: “Sacramentals give grace ex opero operantis, not just to the person who is wearing or using them, but also to…”
- on “Ash Wednesday” by T.S. Eliot: “A Sonnet For Ash Wednesday. https://malcolmguite.wordpress.com/2026/02/18/a-sonnet-for-ash-wednesday-7/”
- on The Blessing of Ashes – Novus Ordo v. Vetus Ordo – Could there be differences?: “At least Option 2 in the NO actually blesses the thing it purports to bless. Could be worse… right? Right?!…”
- on Interior Fiat: “The first four pieces of advice ought not always to be followed, surely? If everybody, including parents and people in…”
- on 18 February 2025 – Ash Wednesday – Fasting, Abstinence, and You (with remarks on coffee and the brushing of teeth): “What about Danny Kaye? Can we please let his silly laugh go for old-times’-sake?”
- on ASK FATHER: Ashes On Very Small Children, Babies? – PRIESTS invited to comment especially: “I’m a parent, and want my kids to get ashes regardless of age. Ezekiel 16 explains it well, we are…”
- on ASK FATHER: Ashes On Very Small Children, Babies? – PRIESTS invited to comment especially: “Even if the baby doesn’t understand, we remember that sacramentals still give grace.”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1552 – Sorry about this… truly… but the point has to be made.: “That video is just awful. Let’s hope things like this go the way of the flesh, the abundance of grey…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1552 – Can it really be 5 years already?: “Priestly chess players, drop me a line. HERE [NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there…”
- on LENTCAzT 2026 – 01: Ash Wednesday – Man your stations!: “Deepest condolences on the passing of your mother, Fr. Z. May her soul receive Divine Mercy and rest in eternal…”
- on ASK FATHER: Ashes On Very Small Children, Babies? – PRIESTS invited to comment especially: “Imposing ashes is not just a yes / no question. There’s a statement to be made in the manner of…”
- on ASK FATHER: Ashes On Very Small Children, Babies? – PRIESTS invited to comment especially: “I don’t think there is a problem with giving sacramentals to infants and children below the age of reason. Blessed…”
- on ASK FATHER: Ashes On Very Small Children, Babies? – PRIESTS invited to comment especially: “I think the memories of children are often deep – deeper than we give credit, even if the warp and…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1552 – Sorry about this… truly… but the point has to be made.: “Poor quality, almost unintelligible music, and some loopy woman prancing around the aisle and around the sanctuary, in front of…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1552 – Sorry about this… truly… but the point has to be made.: “Fr. Z, two comments. The video of the dancer leading in the procession at the start of Mass is disappointing,…”
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Tag Archives: EMP
ASK FATHER: Pipe organs, being expensive, how about manually pumped reed organs?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Pipe organs being too expensive for most parishes, and many electronic organs being used instead sound terrible and turn people off from the organ, what are your thoughts on bringing back reed (pump) organs to church? … Read More
MULTIPLE CMEs ARE COMING – GEOMAGNETIC STORM UNDERWAY NOW
This might have an effect on Ham Radio operation. Also, those of you in the north might watch for aurora borealis! From SpaceWeather: GEOMAGNETIC STORM UNDERWAY NOW: A surprise geomagnetic storm is underway on May 14th. Storm levels are currently at G2 (moderately … Read More
FINALLY! Pres. Trump’s Exec. Order concerning EMP preparedness
FINALLY! Long-time readers here will recall that I’ve written on occasion about the devastation that a large Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP) would cause. A large enough EMP could take out much or all of the electrical grid that our lives have … Read More
NEW BOOK from William R. Forstchen. “Sauron’s Eye” is about to kill everything on Earth.
One of these days, friends, your planet is going to get really pasted by your yellow Sun. It is not a matter of “if”. It is a matter of “when”. Contemplate losing all electricity. What would happen to your life? … Read More
TEOTWAWKI? Double blast CME heading towards Earth.
If the media, mind-clouding, thought-befuddling blitz on the part of catholic and other outlets – Fishwrap, Amerika, RNS, Crux – weren’t bad enough, we have to think about this too. I sure hope you have BOBs ready. From SpaceWeather: STORM WARNING … Read More
Posted in Look! Up in the sky!, TEOTWAWKI, The Coming Storm
Tagged CME, Coronal Mass Ejection, EMP, TEOTWAWKI
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15 Comments
TEOTWAWKI! Well… maybe not…
All of a sudden BAM! Power goes off. After all this stuff I’ve been reading, I started thinking about my BOB. Then I heard my UPS beeping and saw that my phone is still functional. Thus, not the EMP. Today … Read More
Events of terrible beauty
One of these days, there will be another Carrington Event. There will be a huge coronal mass ejection from your planet’s yellow star that strikes your planet square on. The result will be a vast electromagnetic pulse which fries almost … Read More
Posted in Global Killer Asteroid Questions, Look! Up in the sky!, Semper Paratus, TEOTWAWKI
Tagged aurora borealis, Carrington Event, CME, EMP
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19 Comments
CME EMP & TEOTWAWKI or… CHAMP
One of these days there will come the big grid-frying EMP caused by a CME thus bringing on TEOTWAWKI. EMPs can also be caused by a nuclear weapon. On the other hand, this is in the offing. From Boeing: CHAMP … Read More
Posted in Global Killer Asteroid Questions, TEOTWAWKI
Tagged AFRL, Boeing, CHAMP, CME, EMP, TEOTWAWKI
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32 Comments
Catastrophically large solar flare narrowly missed the Earth two weeks ago
In 1859 the Earth was struck by a massive solar storm called the Carrington Event. Life was not affected much at that time, because so little used electricity. Were such a storm to strike the Earth now, however, most if … Read More
Fr_Andrew on ASK FATHER: Ashes On Very Small Children, Babies? – PRIESTS invited to comment especially: “Sacramentals give grace ex opero operantis, not just to the person who is wearing or using them, but also to…”
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