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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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YOUR RECENT COMMENTS
- Gaby Carmel on ROME 13 May 609 – Exorcism, screaming demons, terrified people fainting – Dedication of the Pantheon as a church: “In reply pcg: Amen to that!”
- on ROME 25/5– Day 32: The Ave Maria Bell Explained and “If you are a woke Catholic, you aren’t Catholic anymore.”: “The picture on the way home was glorious. (if only Lily could have been in it.)”
- on ASK FATHER: Did Leo XIV use an older, traditional form of the “Urbi et Orbi” Blessing?: “When I first heard a video claim this, I watched the videos of Leo, Francis, and Benedict and screenshotted the…”
- on ROME 25/5– Day 33: languid: “It has been incredibly comforting and affirming to hear of other people having had the experience of feeling a tremendous…”
- on ROME 25/5– Day 33: languid: “It seems like most of us are out of fight-or-flight mode and we can feel safe again. I am happy…”
- on ROME 13 May 609 – Exorcism, screaming demons, terrified people fainting – Dedication of the Pantheon as a church: “The greatest weapon the devil has is our disbelief in him. We neglect exorcisms at our own peril.”
- on ROME 13 May 609 – Exorcism, screaming demons, terrified people fainting – Dedication of the Pantheon as a church: “Perhaps our new Pope Leo should perform an exorcism where pacha mama was placed in and outside St, Peter’s-”
- on ASK FATHER: If Father must say Mass AFTER the new Pope’s election is announced but BEFORE we know his name…?: “I was hearing Mass in Westminster Cathedral on 26 August 1978 when during the Canon a sacristan came gliding across…”
- on ASK FATHER: Priest cut me off while confessing my sins: “An even worse problem in rambling, I have found, is that one often begins to unconsciously excuse their sins. “I…”
- on ROME 25/5– Day 33: languid: “I, too, have sensed a collective sense of relief. It’s universal. I’m not even sure if I’m going to like…”
- on ASK FATHER: Did Leo XIV use an older, traditional form of the “Urbi et Orbi” Blessing?: “A quick search shows this form of the Urbi et Orbi has been around since at least the early 1800’s.…”
- on ROME 25/5– Day 32: The Ave Maria Bell Explained and “If you are a woke Catholic, you aren’t Catholic anymore.”: “Sheesh, long days for those curial officials. Surely prefects turn into pumpkins after 5pm.. unless those visits were accompanied with…”
- on ROME 13 May 609 – Exorcism, screaming demons, terrified people fainting – Dedication of the Pantheon as a church: “Thank you Fr Z – Fascinating structure and history. While walking around under the oculus, you will find holes in…”
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Tag Archives: Four Last Things
On Divine Mercy Sunday a sobering thought from a Pope about that terrible day
“Divine Mercy! Rah, rah, rah!” Right? Right. However… We have come to Low Sunday, Dominica in albis, the Octave of Easter. I reviewed something of what Fathers of the Church had to say about our Gospel passage on this famous … Read More
You, dear reader, have an immortal soul.
You, dear reader, have an immortal soul. One of the most important things we pray in the Litany of Saints … those who know and use only the Novus Ordo perhaps have never heard this… is “A subitanea et improvisa … Read More
WDTPRS – 24th and Last Sunday after Pentecost: Like lightning in the East
This is the Last Sunday of the liturgical year. The last part of the liturgical year thematically dovetails with the first part of the new liturgical year. Advent was once longer, so the overlap of reflection on the End Times across … Read More
ASK FATHER: Will happiness in heaven be incomplete if our loved ones aren’t there too?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I always hear that when we die and go to heaven we will see our loved ones again. That we will be together again. But how can that be? How can It be if someone you … Read More
About the Apostolic Pardon given to the dying. Where Fr. Z admonishes you!
Two recent email exchanges brought up the importance of the Apostolic Pardon (AP). It is also sometimes called the Apostolic Blessing. The AP is a special indulgence given by a priest to a person who is dying which remits all … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Four Last Things
Tagged Apostolic Pardon, Four Last Things
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ASK FATHER: “Any tips about a Last Rites “kit”?”
From a reader… QUAERITUR: As part of my Lenten practices, I’m trying to seriously keep before my mind, on a daily basis, the fact that eventually I will die. As you yourself often say, we should practice dying well and … Read More
6 May – HOLY MASS (TLM) – Mass “begging the grace of a good death” – LIVE VIDEO: 1200h CDT (GMT/UTC -5)
Will you please subscribe to my channel? HERE I will LIVE stream a Traditional Latin Mass at NOON Central Daylight Time (= GMT/UTC -5 and ROME 1900h). It is an Easter Season Feria. Today I will celebrate Mass “to beg … Read More
ASK FATHER: Is the will really “fixed” at death or do we get another chance?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Is death truly definitive in terms of divine judgement? There is a priest who spoke on the Patrick Coffin show (Fr. Chris Alar) that says that after we die we are given a chance to choose … Read More
ASK FATHER: Are we are in the End Times?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Okay, I know that this is may be “edgy” given the fact it deals with prophesy, so hoping you can pull me back from the ledge. Am I crazy to think that Heaven is literally SCREAMING … Read More
ASK FATHER: The “Ultima” chant
From a reader… QUAERITUR: When my father died, about 11 years ago, the priest who offered his funeral Mass ended it by chanting what he called “the Ultima”. The priest who did it is a very good friend of mine, … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes
It’s the last Sunday of the liturgical year. Were there any good points made in the sermon you heard today at the Holy Mass which fulfilled your Sunday Mass obligation? Tell us what they were. For my part, I preached about … Read More
OLDIE POST Hell and the Enemy exist. Priests and bishops who don’t teach about them will probably wind up there.
Originally posted in 2012. I think it still pertains. ___ Before anything else, let it be said that, “God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your strength, but with the temptation will also provide the … Read More
Posted in Classic Posts, Four Last Things, Hard-Identity Catholicism
Tagged demons, Four Last Things, hell, judgement, The Devil, the enemy of the soul
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WDTPRS – 23rd Sunday after Pentecost: SNIP!
During his Sunday Angelus address today, 12 Nov, the Pope asked the sort of question that Popes ought to ask, especially at this time of the liturgical year, when we focus more and more on the Four Last Things and … Read More
Posted in Four Last Things, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged absolvo, Four Last Things, loom, shuttle, web
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The Three Living and Three Dead and YOU! Also, wherein @fatherz has an idea for @jamesmacm
I read a truly fascinating post at the blog of the British Library for Digitised Manuscripts. It is about medieval trope of the Three Living and Three Dead. Given the time of year this is, it is appropriate and helpful! Excerpt: … Read More
#LasVegasShooting – Wherein Fr. Z rants.
For some days now I have been avoiding watching news and news commentary shows, etc. So, through a look at my Twitter feed earlier today, I learned of the horrifying events in Las Vegas. The usual hysteria is now pouring … Read More
Are we in the “end times”? Live as if we are.
Since the Lord Ascended to the right hand of the Father, Christians have felt themselves to be in the “end times”. Indeed, we are in the “end times”. The Lord achieved His victory. Now it is all over but for … Read More
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, Four Last Things, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged Card. Burke, De novissimis, End Times, Four Last Things
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12 Comments
Engage in the “Battle for the Eternal Salvation of Souls” – Wherein Fr. Z beats to Quarters
UPDATE: So that you don’t miss it, I provide below an explanation of the Holy Father’s oft cited and puzzling maxim “time is greater than space”. Don’t miss it. ___ A young writer at the increasingly helpful – and descriptive … Read More
ASK FATHER: What if we are alive when Christ returns?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Is it true that we will all die? If Jesus comes at this very moment many people will be alive. Do we die before going to hell or Heaven? First, we don’t know exactly what is … Read More
Posted in Four Last Things, GO TO CONFESSION
Tagged 2 Peter 3:10, death, Four Last Things
11 Comments
11 Comments
6 Dec – St Nicholas: SNOWFLAKE ALERT! NOT A “SAFE SPACE”!
WARNING SNOWFLAKES! This blog is NOT a Safe Space for you! This post, especially, is NOT a Safe Space for you. You know which sites you can go to to be affirmed and unchallenged by anything truly Catholic. Please go … Read More
Gaby Carmel on ROME 13 May 609 – Exorcism, screaming demons, terrified people fainting – Dedication of the Pantheon as a church: “In reply pcg: Amen to that!”
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