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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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Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on Daily … Catania Shot 1242 – Christmas cards!: “The Fischer Random “Freestyle” event continues in Germany. Magnus pasted Nodirbek from about move 3. Fabi and Gukesh had…”
L. on Look at these poor backwardists: “These Bishops say, “We must stamp out any hint of traditional religious practice. Well, except for the ‘Obey your Bishop’…”
NavyVet on Look at these poor backwardists: “Another great work of art is The Last Communion of St. Mary of Egypt by Marcantonio Franceschini. Kneeling, receiving on…”
rally1042 on Look at these poor backwardists: “Without questioning anyone’s beliefs, it is beyond any explanation that one who finds kneeling to receive the Body, Blood, Soul…”
Lurker 59 on Look at these poor backwardists: “There are also no pews. I wonder what attitudes would change if the pews were taken out to match the…”
Not on VIDEO: Can a bishop forbid Communion at a Communion rail? A canonist responds.: “My Wife, My Family and I stopped giong to the NO over 40 years ago. I know a lot of…”
Sportsfan on Daily Rome Shot 1241 – a lucky man: “Too bad there weren’t video cameras when something like this would have resulted in a Swiss guard skewering the guy…”
BeatifyStickler on Daily Rome Shot 1241 – a lucky man: “Poor bugger needs prayers a good punishment. Mental health, spiritual health in shambles.”
Archlaic on Daily Rome Shot 1241 – a lucky man: “I thought Annibale Bugnini was dead! (Alas, even after many hours I was unable to resist!)”
TonyO on VIDEO: Can a bishop forbid Communion at a Communion rail? A canonist responds.: “While I mainly agree with Fr. Pius Pietrzyk’s analysis of whether the bishop truly has the authority to tell a…”
A.S. Haley on ROME DAY 25/01 07: A martyr: “No one has responded to the chess problem yet, so I will offer my solution: 1. Nf6+ Kh8 2. Rg3xg7…”
Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on Daily Rome Shot 1241 – a lucky man: “[NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.] In Germany, the…”
donato2 on Daily Rome Shot 1240: “The Rome picture looks like the Italian version of Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks.”
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“Until the Lord be pleased to settle, through the instrumentality of the princes of the Church and the lawful ministers of His justice, the trouble aroused by the pride of a few and the ignorance of some others, let us with the help of God endeavor with calm and humble patience to render love for hatred, to avoid disputes with the silly, to keep to the truth and not fight with the weapons of falsehood, and to beg of God at all times that in all our thoughts and desires, in all our words and actions, He may hold the first place who calls Himself the origin of all things.”
- Prosper of Aquitaine (+c.455), De gratia Dei et libero arbitrio contra Collatorem 22.61
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"But if, in any layman who is indeed imbued with literature, ignorance of the Latin language, which we can truly call the 'catholic' language, indicates a certain sluggishness in his love toward the Church, how much more fitting it is that each and every cleric should be adequately practiced and skilled in that language!" - Pius XI
"Let us realize that this remark of Cicero (Brutus 37, 140) can be in a certain way referred to [young lay people]: 'It is not so much a matter of distinction to know Latin as it is disgraceful not to know it.'" - St. John Paul II
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- ROME DAY 25/01 11: Time to go. My View For A While
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- ROME DAY 25/01 10: Last meal out (and a tintinabular explication)
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- Notes about the Candlemas procession: the link between the Nativity and the Passion
- A Poetry ‘Encounter’ for Candlemas: “A Song For Simeon” by T.S. Eliot
- Your Sunday Sermon Notes – Candlemas / Purification (N.O. Presentation) 2025
- ROME DAY 25/01 08: Fractal
- St. Ignatius, martyr, and Bl. Ludovica, widow – Beauty, differently manifested
- ROME DAY 25/01 07: A martyr
- Fr. Charron on Mr. Lofton
- ACTION ITEM! 2-10 February – NOVENA to Immaculate Heart for FSSP for their Vatican “Visitation”
- ROME DAY 25/01 06: INTERNET
- “GO TO CONFESSION!” I always say. Another thing I say is that it is CRUEL to leave penitents in doubt.
- ROME DAY 25/01 05: a little discrepancy
- Another point of Catholic identity out with the bathwater?
- But people who want the TLM must be suppressed…
- “I asked the new Chinese AI “DEEPSEEK”, about the priest’s posture during the consecration in the Traditional Latin Mass. It’s Reply….”
- 28 January – SECOND St. Agnes
Let us pray…
Grant unto thy Church, we beseech Thee, O merciful God, that She, being gathered together by the Holy Ghost, may be in no wise troubled by attack from her foes. O God, who by sin art offended and by penance pacified, mercifully regard the prayers of Thy people making supplication unto Thee,and turn away the scourges of Thine anger which we deserve for our sins. Almighty and Everlasting God, in whose Hand are the power and the government of every realm: look down upon and help the Christian people that the heathen nations who trust in the fierceness of their own might may be crushed by the power of thine Arm. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen.
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Tag Archives: LCWR
LCWR continues to deflect inquiries about sexual abuse by nuns
The LCWR meeting is underway in Nashville! And I am not there, because they rejected me after I applied for credentials. Where’s the transparency? The Fishwrap is even concerned about their stonewalling. HERE But wait! There’s more! Also in Fishwrap (aka … Read More
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Number of American Nuns plunging
I saw this at the Pew Research Center: U.S. nuns face shrinking numbers and tensions with the Vatican The Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), which includes representation from more than 80% of American nuns, [The key is “from”. The … Read More
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Stunning unexpected support for Fr. Z’s request for LCWR credentials!
As you know, I was recently crushed by the LCWR’s second rejection. I had reached out in hope. I had applied, again, for media credentials for the upcoming LCWR assembly in Nashville. They have rebuffed, again, my application. “Where’s their prophetic … Read More
Wherein the rejected Fr. Z shares his pain with the readership
Even after last year’s bitter experience being rejected by the LCWR, I – eternal optimist that I am – once again applied for media credentials for their annual assembly. The LCWR sisters will assemble in Nashville from 12-15 August. Yes, … Read More
LCWR, their August assembly: Where’s the “prophecy”?
As you know, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious is going to have their annual confab in August. This year they are meeting in Nashville. As you will remember, last year I applied for press credentials, only to be coldly … Read More
In this changing media landscape, who gets press credentials?
A reader here recently sent a link to this, on Digital Media Law Project (my emphases): Who Gets a Press Pass? The Digital Media Law Project at Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society and the Journalist’s Resource project at … Read More
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Hey Fishwrap! This is what “sentire cum Ecclesia” REALLY means!
I wonder which of the master wordsmiths at Fishwrap (aka National Schismatic Reporter) cobbled up the clucking editorial cum open letter to Pope Francis. NSR is displaying their case of the vapors over the mean old Vatican’s treatment of the consciously evolved sister-leaders … Read More
Disparity: LCWR v. FFI
I direct the readership’s attention to a post by my friend Fr. Ray Blake, the great PP of Brighton. He makes a great point about the Holy See’s treatment of the LCWR and treatment given to the Franciscan Friars of … Read More
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Fishwrap supports coalition of heretics asking Pope to apologize
The catholic Left will turn on Pope Francis when they finally realize that he is not going to conform to their liberal and heretical notions and agenda. The cracks are already appearing. Most liberals have been gushing about him since his … Read More
CDF and LCWR: A “Dialogue” by Prof. Esolen. Fun and sad.
At The Catholic Thing, Anthony Esolen has a great dialogue, I use the word a little loosely, which typifies much of what the LCWR is doing in the face of the CDF’s guidance. Let’s have a look at a little … Read More
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Another liberal writer turns on Pope Francis
The repulsively lefty Maureen Dowd has a piece in the Irish Times… it’s like a perfect storm, no?… in which she lays into Pope Francis. This is how the Liberal catholic Left will be talking about Francis before too long. … Read More
Back to the Future: LCWR nuns and “Conscious Evolution” and gnosticism
Card. Müller, when addressing the LCWR nuns, spoke about problems with their Faith. He was not being political. He was not picking on them as “women”. Card. Müller was effectively asking them: Do you want to be Catholic? What the nuns … Read More
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LCWR’s award this year is an insult to the US Bishops
The LCWR (Leadership Conference of Women Religious) are feeling a little frisky. I suspect they think that, even though they are being watched by the CDF for their totally weird spiritual notions, they are invulnerable in the age of … Read More
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LCWR Spirituality Generator
The Leadership Conference of Women Religious annual assembly will take place later in the summer. I will, of course, apply again for credentials to attend. But I am really hoping to be invited as a speaker. To that end, … Read More
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How the great have fallen.
A priest friend in my native place forwarded to me an email from the School Sisters of Notre Dame with their Easter greetings. Get this: Easter Blessing . . . Let us thank the Earth that offers ground for … Read More
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The ‘c’atholic Left, Faketivism, and You
Here is something that could tie together the recent anti-Catholic catholic high school explosions with lefty groups such as the LCWR, Network, FutureChurch, NCAN, etc., and the Fishwrap, The Tablet, Commonweal, America, US Catholic, etc. This was found the blog … Read More
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Vatican Radio gives megaphone to dissident fringe group Future Church
I am confused about something. The website of Vatican Radio shows that they did a piece on Future Church. Future Church?!? HERE Listen. What is Future Church? HERE This is from their site’s sidebar: Visit their ABOUT page HERE. They want … Read More
More about the organization of ‘c’atholic dissidents (hint: Fishwrap)
In the last few days I electronically printed a couple posts (HERE and HERE) in which I talked about how the highly-organized, spiderweb-like Left, uses networks of small front groups to mask the activity of larger initiatives. I applied that … Read More
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