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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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TheCavalierHatherly on ROME 25/5– Day 34: Heat death of the universe: ““the heat death and total stillness of the known cosmos is now projected to happen in 10*78 years rather than…”
jaykay on ROME 25/5– Day 33: languid: ““What does a “lunatic catholic “New Red Guard” do when their reason to exist has gone ? Form another Protest…”
Greg Hlatky on ROME 25/5– Day 34: Heat death of the universe: “If, after indulging in scandalous behavior, I were to go to Confession and neither acknowledge that I did much wrong…”
Aliquis on ROME 25/5– Day 34: Heat death of the universe: “I love Michael O’Brien’s books. I forced myself to read one chapter of this per night, to savor it longer.…”
Lucas on ROME 25/5– Day 34: Heat death of the universe: “I have *strong* thoughts about Rose(ignoring his off the field trouble, which IMO should not count against him) I don’t…”
UnwaffledAnglican on ROME 25/5– Day 34: Heat death of the universe: “Question? Ia there any definitive Church teaching on whether the End of Days covers the whole universe or just our…”
Zephyrinus on ROME 25/5– Day 33: languid: ““. . . It’s like . . . this huge weight is gone and now I just want to rest,…”
Gregg the Obscure on ROME 25/5– Day 34: Heat death of the universe: “a website had a blurb “MLB lifts lifetime ban”. seems to me like death took care of that.”
Dad of Six on ROME 25/5– Day 34: Heat death of the universe: “I think including Jackson and Rose is a mistake, but then I’m not a fan of the tremendous amount of…”
James C on ROME 25/5– Day 34: Heat death of the universe: “Shoeless Joe, the greatest White Sox hitter, finally gets mercy just days after a White Sox fan becomes Supreme Pontiff.”
teomatteo on ROME 13 May 609 – Exorcism, screaming demons, terrified people fainting – Dedication of the Pantheon as a church: “on a not real similar note… I’m fascinated with the baptism of bells. just interesting.”
TraditionalOFS on ROME 25/5– Day 33: languid: “I find these words from Leo XIV in his speech to the Eastern Churches encouraging…”The Church needs you. The contribution…”
swvirginia on ROME 25/5– Day 33: languid: “Yes, tremendous sense of relief. It’s only been a few days, but there are already many good signs and portents…”
pbnelson on ROME 25/5– Day 33: languid: “Exactly! Relief, as in the proverbial ton of bricks being lifted from my shoulders. I wasn’t expecting this, but it’s…”
acardnal on ROME 25/5– Day 33: languid: “Yes, I too feel weightless. It’s nice to know that we have both a mathematician and a canon lawyer as…”
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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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Recent Posts
- ROME 25/5– Day 34: Heat death of the universe
- ROME 25/5– Day 33: languid
- ROME 13 May 609 – Exorcism, screaming demons, terrified people fainting – Dedication of the Pantheon as a church
- ROME 25/5– Day 32: The Ave Maria Bell Explained and “If you are a woke Catholic, you aren’t Catholic anymore.”
- ASK FATHER: Did Leo XIV use an older, traditional form of the “Urbi et Orbi” Blessing?
- ASK FATHER: If Father must say Mass AFTER the new Pope’s election is announced but BEFORE we know his name…?
- ROME 25/5– Day 30-31:
- Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 3rd Sunday after Easter 2025 (N.O. 4th Sunday of Easter)
- Leo XIV – relax
- Some Notes about Leo XIV.. maybe more to follow
- ASK FATHER: Celebrating Our Lady of Fatima’s Mass (TLM) on 13 May
- ASK FATHER: Father just said “I absolve you in the name of….”
- ASK FATHER: Priest cut me off while confessing my sins
- ASK FATHER: Priest went “off script” when giving absolution
- ASK FATHER: Security video camera inside a confessional
- Wherein cooking and conclaves how the cardinals ate in conclaves come together in a fun video
- ROME 25/4– Day 28-29: New Pope – What Do The Romans Really Say?
- Here’s an idea to bring about healing and peace: Let the “Dubia Cardinals” re-submit the 2016 Dubia (Amoris) and 2023 Dubia (Synodality)
- Card. Burke on Leo XIV
- Another Romanaccio sonnet about “The New Pope” by G.G. Belli (1832)
- Leo XIV’s first public words
- ASK FATHER: What if the cardinals chose a man who is not in the conclave?
- A Sonnet “The Election of the Pope” in Roman dialect by G.G. Belli
- “…qui sibi nomen imposuit [NAME]”? Nominative? Accusative? Genitive?
- Conclave watch… WATCH: Readers… get involved! (UPDATE: NEW POPE watch WATCH!…)
- DURING A CONCLAVE! 8 May – Indulgence for the Supplication to Our Lady of Pompeii (twice a year)
- Catholic school staged an educational monk Conclave
- ROME 25/4– Day 28: Conclave day
- Another Roman Sonnet from “Er Belli” – “The end of the conclave” (1831)
- Priests, Sacrament of Penance again under attack by the State
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: Notre Shame
Yes, Notre Dame can sink even lower
When you are tempted to think that Notre Dame University can’t sink any lower… From Adam Wilson of the Cardinal Newman Society (check their feed on my right side bar) to my email: This is outrageous, and I wanted to … Read More
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NOTRE SHAME strikes again! Honors a pro-abortion ‘c’atholic.
Notre Shame, not content with giving an honor to the pro-abortion Pres. Obama, is now giving one to pro-abortion catholic VPres. Biden. Along with Nancy Pelosi, VPres. Biden is a certain candidate for can. 915. From CNS: Bishop Rhoades Slams … Read More
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Notre Dame U. v. Fr. Miscamble, NDCatholic.com
At the blog of my friend The Motley Monk there is a follow up about a priest at Notre Dame University, Fr. Wilson Miscamble, CSC, who attempted to help Catholic students remain Catholic while at Notre Dame. Fr. Miscamble was involved with a … Read More
Catholic pro-marriage speech repressed at Notre Dame
More news from the school that gave the most aggressive anti-Catholic pro-abortion politician we have probably ever seen an honorary doctorate in law (of all things). From the TFP site: Young Catholics Not Welcome at the University of Notre Dame … Read More
Pope Francis receives Univ. of Notre Shame officials in audience
A delegation from Notre Dame Shame University had an audience with Pope Francis. Yes, yes. Not everything at Notre Dame is evil. However, we do associate the school with leading the way in the destruction of Catholic education in these … Read More
Notre Shame prof wants Pope Francis to “Rethink Abortion”
From the Cardinal Newman Society (see their RSS feed box on my sidebar): Notre Dame Professor Wants Pope Francis to Allow Some Abortions A philosophy professor at the University of Notre Dame published an opinion piece at the New York … Read More
ND Univ submits to the HHS Mandate
While the Little Sisters of the Poor are fighting for our religious freedom, the University of Notre Dame (which gave to the most infamously pro-abortion President of these USA ever the honor of a Doctrate in Law – of all … Read More
Card. O’Malley to boycott Boston College when they honor pro-abortion Irish PM
I wrote HERE about Jesuit-run Boston College’s plan to have anti-Catholic catholic, pro-abortion Prime Minister of Ireland Enda Kenny speak at commencement and then confer on him an honor. Outrageous. Shades of Notre Shame. Now I read at the site of … Read More
A Most Tragikal Hystory of Obama I
Today is National Talk Like Shakespeare Day! In honor of this day, I urge you to speak in iambic pentameter and use words like “fleer”, “prithee”, and “guerdon”. In honor of this banner day, anniversary most auspicious, I have in … Read More
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An edgy video about Pres. Obama’s lies
Fr. Leo Patalinghug, who does some cooking now and then, has a good video commentary on how Pres. Obama is undermining the 1st Amendment and, well, lying to us. This is the sort of video that could appeal to young … Read More
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