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Card. Sarah: “Many Western prelates are tetanized… the dream of being loved by the world”

At Crux there is an account of an address that Robert Card. Sarah gave to the Bishops Conference of  Cameroon. Some tastes with my emphases and comments… “Many Western prelates are tetanized* by the idea of opposing the world. They … Read More

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ROME 24/4– Day 25 & 6: Little dog and little boy

The Roman sun came to view at 06:27. It will obscure itself at 19:54. The Ave Maria should change tonight to 20:15.  I am eager to listen for what may be an Ave Maria bell nearby. I needed a down … Read More

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ROME 24/4– Day 23: AT LONG LAST!

As the world turns, one expected the Roman sun to rise at 06:32.  It did.  One expects it to set at 19:50. The Ave Maria Bell – 20:00. A note about the Ave Maria not being rung.  I was working in … Read More

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ROME 24/3– Day 22: Artichokes

In Rome today the sun emerged from hiding at 06:34.  It will re-submerge at 19:49. The Ave Maria Bell, you ask?   Why, 20:00, of course!  For a little while longer. What a terrific morning it has been.  I am full … Read More

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ROME 24/3– Day 21: AO!

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ROME 24/3– Day 20: Jasmine Report (no, not the Jesuit)

In Rome the sun rose at 06:37 and it will set at 19:47. The Ave Maria should ring at 20:00. Today is a 4th class feria, so I celebrated a Votive Mass of the Holy Angels and offered it for … Read More

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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

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ROME 24/3– Day 16: Easter Friday (& Fr. Z’s Kitchen)

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ASK FATHER: Can we eat meat on Friday in the Octave of Easter?

We are now in the Easter Octave – Happy Easter! Let’s get out in front of this before the calendar clicks over to Friday. First, allow me to post a shot of last night’s (Wednesday’s) repast. The beef is so … Read More

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ROME 24/3– Day 13 & 14: Easter Tuesday and Wednesday – QUAERITUR: The Ave Maria Bell Explained… even too much

Today, 3 April, Easter Wednesday, at 6:47 the sun rose over the Eternal City. The sunlight day will begin to end at 19:40. I got a little screwed up with my days in posting, so this is a sort of … Read More

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ROME 24/3– Day 12: Easter Monday – great food

The sunny part of the day began at 06:50 and ended at 19:38.   I’m writing on the 2nd. The Ave Maria: 19:00 (where rung) It was the Monday of the Octave of Easter, called “Pasquetta” here in Rome. At the … Read More

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Lighter Fare for the Easter Vigil

This just in…. cut from the Vatican video feed… Another angle, from Eduard Habsburg’s twitter… I can’t decide. Either the Borg have arrived or we have proof that the Vatican finally has an Amazon Prime account. UPDATE… okay… Confirmed: ? … Read More

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LENTCAzT 2024 – 46: Holy Saturday – Icon of Mystery, Icon in Blood

A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Triduum discipline. Today, Benedict XVI reflects on the Shroud of Turin.

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LENTCAzT 2024 – 44: Holy “Maundy” Thursday – “Do not fear”

A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Triduum discipline. Benedict XVI speaks in a sermon for Holy Thursday about priesthood. The Roman Station is supposed to be St. John Lateran for the Chrism Mass and the Mass … Read More

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LENTCAzT 2024 – 43: Spy Wednesday of Holy Week – He dared everything.

A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline. Fulton Sheen talks about the Good Thief and Jesus. Fr. Troadec considers the reading of the Passion according to Luke at Holy Mass today. You can continue your … Read More

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ROME 24/3– Day 5: Getting stoffa

Today sunrise, with crystal clear skies and low temp of 42F, was at 6:02. Sunset will come at 18:30, 15 minutes before the Ave Maria Bell should ring to signal the end of the day’s business. It is Monday in … Read More

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25 March 1991- Archbp. Marcel Lefebvre – Requiescat in pace

On this day in 1991 Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre died. Lefebvre was a great churchman, an astoundingly effective missionary.   Much of the Church in French speaking Africa even today owes a great deal to his work.  I find it not unusual … Read More

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ROME 24/3– Day 4: Palms and Procession

The time of the rising of the sun upon Rome today was 06:04. It also set on schedule at 18:29. The Ave Maria bell is in the 18:45 cycle. Tomorrow is the Full Moon, first after the Vernal Equinox. The … Read More

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LENTCAzT 2024 – 40: Palm Sunday – How to participate in the sacred mysteries

A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline. Today, I speak about how to participate in and benefit from the sacred mysteries of Holy Week and the Triduum. Fr. Troadec looks into the triumphal entry of … Read More

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ROME 24/3– Day 3: Buttery Blossoms

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