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Category Archives: Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Intinction
The other day the Holy Father Pope Francis witnessed, during Holy Mass for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, the marriages of a passel of couples, some in some irregular situations. Leaving that aside, there was one thing … Continue reading
Good news on the Spanish Front!
I received good news today (Sunday 14 September, as I write). Not all the news – most – I have received lately has been good. Perhaps things have not gone well in Blackfen or in Bakersfield, but in Dunn, … Continue reading
Summorum Pontificum 7 years on. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
Today is the anniversary of the implementation of Summorum Pontificum. The Motu Proprio will surely be recognized as one of the most important achievements of the too-brief pontificate of Benedict XVI. It has already created a huge knock-on effect in … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ACTION ITEM!, Be The Maquis, Benedict XVI, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Olympian Middle, Universae Ecclesiae, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged Benedict XVI, Blackfen, Exodus 1:8, Fr. Steven Fisher, Fr. Tim Finigan, Marshall Plan, Nehemiah 4:18, Romans 12:20, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, Veuve Clicquot
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Exaltation of the Cross, Summorum Pontificum, Basil Pesto
Tomorrow, 14 September, I think I shall make some fresh pesto tomorrow for the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross… 7th anniversary of Summorum Pontificum. I found this on Vultus Christi: The aromatic herb, basil (Ocimum basilicum) has long … Continue reading
The very definition of cognitive dissonance
From Erik Richtsteig on Facethingy: The very definition of cognitive dissonance. (And very creepy as well.)
ASK FATHER: Will an annulment make a child into a bastard?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: If two Catholics marry, have children, divorce, and then successfully obtain a decree of nullity, are the children then considered illegitimate in the eyes of the Church? This is a concern regarding an acquaintance of mine … Continue reading
Feasts of Sts. John XXIII and John Paul II now on the Universal Calendar
Pope Francis has put the Feasts of Sts. John XXIII and John Paul II on the Universal Calendar. Mutatis mutandis, I think it should be possible to adapt the texts for the Extraordinary Form which the wizards of the Holy See … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: Doubts about annulment for 1st marriage, guilt about 2nd
From a reader… QUAERITUR: After a deeper conversion experience I had a love for my first wife that I did not have before. It seemed that after my conversion the love of Jesus was flowing through me for her. I … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: EMHCs at TLM… permitted?
From a reader… QUAERITUR (edited): On Sunday I attended the [Traditional Latin Mass – TLM] at ___. What surprised me was that an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion (Male) assisted in distributing Holy Communion, Host only. Is this proper or … Continue reading
UK: Parish resuscitated by Extraordinary Form. New Evangelization continues
On whichever side of the Pond you are, you can be sure that reviving a parish doesn’t have to be rocket science. We have all heard of parishes which, though moribund, have been revived through the use of Catholicism. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bp. Michael Campell, D. Lancaster, New Evangelization
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