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Category Archives: My View
Your Sunday Sermon Notes – Laetare Sunday 4th of Lent 2024
Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff. It is the 4th Sunday of Lent., “Laetare”. The Roman Station is Holy Cross of Jerusalem. Was there a GOOD point made in … Continue reading
CLASSIC: Fr. Z’s Kitchen: fun new, old book and fun new, old post.
I ran across this post from the past and had to share it again. Fun. From November 2020. The other day a friend of mine was driving through town on his way to his ancestral place and he dropped by … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Posts, Fr. Z's Kitchen
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ASK FATHER: Chess? You are a heretic! A Council denier!
From a reader… QUAERITUR: You have a lot of stuff about chess on your Catholic blog. But chess is not a Catholic game. It was condemned by the Church. Why do you have so much about something that was condemned? … Continue reading
Posted in "But Father! But Father!", Lighter fare, SESSIUNCULA
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YOUR URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS
PLEASE use the sharing buttons! Thanks! This time of year, close to Christmas, is a time of joy. Not everyone, however, has joyful news. Some experience serious challenges. In your charity would you please take a moment look at the … Continue reading
Your Sunday Sermon Notes – Sexagesima (N.O.: 5th Ord) 2024
Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff. It is the 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time in the Novus Ordo and Sexagesima Sunday in the Vetus Ordo. The Roman Station … Continue reading
Your Sunday Sermon Notes – Holy Family (N.O. Transferred Epiphany) 2023
It’s Sunday and in the Vetus Ordo the Feast of the Holy Family. In the Novus it’s – in most placed – transferred Epiphany. Tomorrow is the last day of the Novus Ordo Christmas cycle, Baptism of the Lord. In the Vetus … Continue reading
ROME SHOT 902 – Wherein Fr. Z rants
One more day until EPIPHANY. In some places the big gift giving day, for obvious reasons. Please remember me when shopping online. US HERE – UK HERE WHY? This helps to pay for health insurance (massively hiked for this new year of surprises), utilities, groceries, … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
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Your Sunday Sermon Notes – Sunday in the Octave of Christmas (N.O. Holy Family) 2023
It’s the Sunday in the Octave of Christmas and, in the Novus Ordo, Feast of the Holy Family. It’s the last day of the calendar year and the 1st anniversary of the death of Benedict XVI. Was there a GOOD … Continue reading
WDTPRS – 6th Sunday remaining after Epiphany: Wherein Fr. Z rants about authentic “active participation” at Mass
As we approach the end of another liturgical year, an odd thing happens in the Church’s traditional, pre-Conciliar calendar. The Sundays left over after Epiphany, after Christmas, are finally dusted off and prayed until the liturgical year is concluded. This has … Continue reading
Pause. Ask your guardian angel to guard you. Done? Bp. Strickland. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
Pause for a moment, now, and ask your guardian angel to guard you. Don’t be flowery. Ask. We have all read with unsurprised shock the announcement in today’s Bollettino, ironically under “rinuncie e nomine… resignations and appointments”. Sollevamento del Vescovo di … Continue reading
Posted in Si vis pacem para bellum!, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged Bp. Strickland, cancelled
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