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Category Archives: Mail from priests
Are we now a nation of blatteroons?
When I take a break from movies with lots of explosions, I like period pieces. You can’t beat a well done production of a Jane Austen novel or just about any of the 19th century writers. It happened the other … Continue reading
“Dear Holy Father… about my car….” Wherein Fr. Z offers advice to priests about vehicles.
I’ve been giving a lot of thought to Pope Francis’ war on new cars for priests and religious. HERE. I saw this in an article in the Vatican’s underground satirical newspaper LA CIPOLLA: […] Priests far and wide are now … Continue reading
Posted in Lighter fare, Mail from priests, Priests and Priesthood
Tagged cars, La Cipolla, moralism, Pope Francis
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Reconciled traditional Catholic groups has its first ordinations in union with Rome
Brick by brick! The group called the Transalpine Redemptorists, founded in 1987 and once associated with the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), were reconciled with the Church some time ago. They had a big step forward recently with their first … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Mail from priests, Our Catholic Identity, SSPX, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
Tagged SSPX, Transalpine Redemptorists
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Three Degrees of Anger
I had an email from the Benedictines at Norcia in Italy. They sent the text of a sermon given some time ago by Fr. Cassian Folsom, OSB. Given recent events and the sermon’s topic, it occurred to me that we … Continue reading
Fr. Pavone to Nancy “abortion-is-sacred ground” Pelosi (D-CA)
Fr. Frank Pavone is the head of Priest For Life. He posted an Open Letter to Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) which I reproduce here for maximum circulation. My emphases: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 Dear Mrs. Pelosi, Last Thursday, June 13, … Continue reading
“NO! You may NOT do that!”
One of the main functions of the Church is to say “no”. In saying “no” by the Ten Commandments, God the Father was not simply trying to ruin what would have otherwise been a good time in life. He said … Continue reading
Posted in Mail from priests, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood
Tagged Bp. Yves Boivineau, D. Annecy, Freemasonry, Masons
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CRI DE COEUR: “If there were no more priests hardly anyone would be crying about it.”
At Rorate I saw something (translated there from Italian) from the blog Radicati nella fede, for the Catholic community of Domodossola and Vocogno in the Diocese of Novara. This is a cri de coeur, if there ever was one. My … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Cri de Coeur, Mail from priests, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, Seminarians and Seminaries, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The future and our choices, Vatican II, Vocations, Year of Faith
Tagged Cri de Coeur, priesthood, Priests, Vatican II, vocations
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QUAERITUR: Recessional Hymn – to sing or not to sing?
From a priest: Last Sunday at the end of Mass the musicians chose a song that just wasn’t striking a chord with me. I couldn’t muster the energy required to pretend to be gleeful and sing along. As I looked … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Is a priest forbidden to be in the congregation?
Under another entry I posted an email from a priest about his experience of being in the congregation during the celebration of Mass according to the Novus Ordo, the Ordinary Form. HERE This raised, again in email, questions from priests … Continue reading
GUEST POST: A priest on attending a Novus Ordo Mass in the congregation
Some people argue that the Traditional Latin Mass is too hard to follow because of A, B, or C. Let’s turn that sock inside out. It is actually, often, too hard to follow what is going on most celebrations of … Continue reading
