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Monthly Archives: December 2016
ASK FATHER: Holy ICE! Holy Water freezing in the stoop.
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I have included some pictures as a visual aid for my question. Today I went to confession at a church well over 100 years old. As such, the entrance ways are quite cold in the winter, … Continue reading
New Dean of the Roman Rota appointed
UPDATE: Note that Msgr. Maurice Monier was appointed PRO-Dean. That means that Pinto is not necessarily retired. As a matter of fact it looks like Pinto is staying in place, according to a well-placed friend. So, BOTH Pinto and Monier will … Continue reading
Pope Francis pummels traditional priests, seminarians, laity … again. What can we learn from that?
UPDATE 14 Dec 2016: Jan Bentz of LifeSite has a follow up piece. ___ Originally Published on: Dec 12, 2016 ___ Over the last few years, Our Holy Father Pope Francis has said some pretty awful things about priests. He doesn’t … Continue reading
Knights of Columbus bankroll Crux. Do @KofC also hold @Crux editorial positions?
I saw a piece at Crux today which left me disappointed. The piece in question is an opinion hit-job by Austen Ivereigh against anyone who dares to suggest that there are problems with Chapter 8 of Amoris laetitia. Ivereigh is a … Continue reading
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Wisdom from the Book of Wayne No tender snowflakes allowed.
ASK FATHER: Of different shades of rose, madder, and debauchery
“Real priests wear rosacea!” QUAERITUR: Elsewhere someone asked if there are proper shades of rose, rosacea, for Roman vestments just as there are different shades of violet or purple for Advent and for Lent. Some say that a bluer purple should … Continue reading
Your Sunday Sermon Notes
Was there a good point in the sermon you heard for your Sunday Mass of Obligation? Let us know! And be sure to participate in the POLL on Rose vestments. HERE
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
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Good news and bad from the Monks of Norcia!
I have good news and bad from the wonderful Benedictine Beer Monks of Norcia. You know that Norcia was flattened and that the monks have really had to scramble and adapt. This note came in their recent news: While there is … Continue reading
POLL: Did you see Rose vestments on “Gaudete” Sunday 2016?
Here is a little poll for your 3rd Sunday of Advent, Gaudete. Please choose an answer and add a comment in the combox. Anyone can vote, but only registered members can comment. [poll id=”266″] UPDATE: Here are the new rose … Continue reading
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Tagged Gaudete Sunday, poll, rosacea, rose
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A must read Open Letter to Pope Francis about Amoris Laetitia
I wrote about this in another post here today. Upon reflection I’m posting about it again to make sure that more people will see it. […] Third, this is an examination of erroneous claims some are making on the basis … Continue reading
