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- VForr on Daily Rome Shot 1528: ““Meet is murder. Go vegan!” LOL, what an illiterate idiot.”
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- on We’re saved! At LAST we will learn how to do “walking together” together: “@fac you’re thinking of psychologist Carl Rogers and William Coulsen. Coulsen eventually regretted his participation. Over the years I’ve encountered…”
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- on WDTPRS: a “liturgical unicorn” – 2nd Sunday after Epiphany (N.O.: 2nd Ordinary): “Dr. Michael Foley has shown that “Ordinary” does NOT mean “ordinal” as in numerically sequenced: https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2020/02/the-mysterious-meaning-of-ordinary-time.html https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2020/02/the-lingering-problems-of-ordinary-time.html”
- on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 2nd Sunday after Epiphany (N.O.: 2nd Ordinary) 2026: “Our sermon was a tape-recorded message from our bishop played over a loudspeaker promoting the annual fund. It’s been a…”
- on “Let us run with this thought experiment for a moment.”: “@ ProfessorCover: that change from what I recall was made with the Orthodox in mind. There was a historical dispute…”
- on WDTPRS: a “liturgical unicorn” – 2nd Sunday after Epiphany (N.O.: 2nd Ordinary): “In the Ordinary Form, the Gospel for all three cycles is taken from St John. Only next Sunday do the…”
- on The Roche Report, ‘Traditionis custodes’, and Permanent Revolution: “Also: It has become common to accuse advocates of Latin liturgy and the Roman Rite of nostalgia. Of course, it’s…”
- on The Roche Report, ‘Traditionis custodes’, and Permanent Revolution: “I’ve known a guy for years who many years ago was selling a stock over the telephone in a company…”
- on We’re saved! At LAST we will learn how to do “walking together” together: “I note (thanks to @Ben) from the published document, that no-one is allowed to comment on others’ “sharings”. So one…”
- on WDTPRS: a “liturgical unicorn” – 2nd Sunday after Epiphany (N.O.: 2nd Ordinary): “I was impressed by Pius Parch’s argument that the Church does not refer to years but rather to cycles: The…”
- on “Let us run with this thought experiment for a moment.”: “This reminds me of Father Hunwicke’s argument (made by both proponents and opponents of the NO) that the Roman Rite…”
- on “Let us run with this thought experiment for a moment.”: “Regarding the loss of musica sacra: I’ve witnessed certain music in certain NO regions in which their melodies remind me…”
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Tag Archives: hermeneutic of continuity
Kwasniewski instructs @MassimoFaggioli about real “rupture”
Recently Massimo “Beans” Faggioli has attempted to stir up a pingle and, with it, attention for himself, by denigrating our Catholic Tradition – nay, rather – by denigrating the people who desire our Catholic Tradition. His latest clickbait shtick, which … Read More
Some Good News: His Hermeneuticalness is back in the saddle again
Sometimes I post “good news” posts. We all need good news for a change, right? One piece of good news gets special notice today. My good friend Fr. Tim Finigan, PP of Margate, is posting more often again at his exceptional … Read More
Posted in Fr. Z KUDOS, Just Too Cool, Mail from priests
Tagged Fr. Tim Finigan, hermeneutic of continuity, homily, sacramental, sermon
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The Hermeneutic of Ambiguity
From a comment under an entry here… When enumerating the various hermeneutics for reading documents: the hermeneutic of continuity or the hermeneutic of rupture, they, apparently, forgot to include the hermeneutics of ambiguity. A priest friend sent this. UPDATE: … Read More
Again HUGE news: Pope Francis explicitly endorses Benedict XVI’s “hermeneutic of continuity”
You will want to read this carefully and put it in your “IMPORTANT” file. This is, again, HUGE news. The 450th anniversary of the closing of the Council of Trent is coming up on 4 December. We like to celebrate … Read More
STOP THE PRESSES: Bad news for liberals who have hijacked Pope Francis!
Here is something that really caught my eye. If this is the real thing, if… this is the real thing… this is huge. It is plausible, but I want to take it with just a grain of salt. This smells … Read More
St. Mary’s is getting a Continuity Makeover – VIDEO
My friend Fr. Greg Markey has gotten a spectacular renovation project going at his parish in Norwalk, CT. St. Mary’s is getting the “Continuity Makeover”. Another angle of the New Evangelization. Gosh! I wonder if, once it is done, they’ll … Read More
Mountaintop experiences matter, but they are not enough.
My constant drumbeat has been that for any effort of New Evangelization to bear long-lasting fruit, we must revitalize our sacred liturgical worship of God. Nothing we do to renew the Church will last unless we get our liturgical house … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Benedict XVI, hermeneutic of continuity, Leroy Huizenga, New Evangelization, Pope Francis, WYD
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14 Comments
Wherein Fr. Z explains what is really going on with the canonizations of John XXIII and John Paul II
Today, in addition to Francis’ dedication of the Vatican City State to St. Michael (and does that place need defense of the attacks of Hell!) and in addition to the release of Benedict’s final encyclical, which is Francis’ first encyclical … Read More
Posted in Francis, The Drill, Vatican II, Year of Faith
Tagged hermeneutic of continuity, hermeneutic of reform, John Paul II, John XXIII, Pope Francis, SSPX, Vatican II
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85 Comments
VForr on Daily Rome Shot 1528: ““Meet is murder. Go vegan!” LOL, what an illiterate idiot.”
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