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WDTPRS – Pentecost Tuesday: Wherein Fr. Z performs a liturgical dance

According to the older, traditional Roman calendar, today is Tuesday in the Octave of Pentecost. On this day the traditional “Dancing Procession” is performed in Echternach, Luxembourg, founded by St. Willibrord.   As bands play, the people move forward slowly in … Read More

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Reasons why more men don’t go to Mass

I have to share this video from You Tube I was sent by email as reason #756 for Summorum Pontificum. This is: Easter Vigil Liturgy of St Patrick Catholic Church, Seattle, [NB] 2010. The seven readings from the old testament are … Read More

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The silly season is still in full swing!

Sent to me by a reader. No, this isn’t… weird.  Not at all.  Nope. Caption: French Provincial Minister Michel Laloux expressed himself in dance during our morning Mass for the Annunciation. I’m not making this up. Watch and try not … Read More

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VIDEO: How long can you stand it?

A priest friend of mine posted this elsewhere with the challenge… can you make it to the end of this video?  How long can you stand it before you click off? And to think… some men don’t want to go … Read More

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Reason #4549 for Summorum Pontificum (A real hoot!)

A priest friend sent this.  I share it for your … edification. One of the first things I thought of as I watched that is that the same crowd who like this stuff are the one’s who say that lace … Read More

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The dangers of liturgical dance

From the always amusing Eye Of The Tiber: Liturgical Dancer Tests Positive For Performing-Enhancing Drugs It is being reported this morning that world-renowned liturgical dancer Doris Griffin has tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs. A USCCB spokesman said that trace amounts … Read More

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Do you have liturgical dance where you are?

Do you have liturgical dance where you are? You probably shouldn’t. Rorate picked this up from a post on a blog in the Philippines, Pinoy Catholic. Liturgical dance… ugh. There are some pretty funny stories about liturgical dance.

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QUAERITUR: Is liturgical dance legitimate?

From a reader: I have been Catholic for two and a half years and today I went to theparish I attend to become a RCIA sponser. The subject of LiturgicslDance came up and I was informed that it is a … Read More

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Just say no to liturgical dance

With a tip of the biretta  o{]:¬) to Patrick Madrid, I share this from Stephen Colbert, as an exemplification of just how ridiculous liturgical dance really is. Not “can be”… is. [wp_youtube]oASYa-Wkroc[/wp_youtube]

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Marini (not Guido) says John Paul II wanted all the liturgical nonsense

On the Italian blog Palazzo Apostolico there is a piece by Paolo Rodari in which he say that the former papal MC, Archbp. Piero Marini states that Pope John Paul II wanted all the liturgical novelties which sprinkled his pontificate … Read More

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A cautionary tale for bishops who permit liturgical dance

My friend Fr. Blake, the great P.P. of St. Mary Magdalene in Brighton, gets a tip of the biretta for this    o{]:¬) From ICN: Sudan: assassination attempt on Cardinal An assassination attempt on Cardinal Zubeir Wako, the Catholic Archbishop of … Read More

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