Monthly Archives: October 2006

Gratias libenter persolvo

I want to thank the kind person who used PAYPAL to send a gift of money in support of my internet work. He used the handy “Send Money” feature (which, frankly, I didn’t know they had). In any event, this small contribution is much appreciated and warms my heart on what otherwise was a tough day. I will apply it to my expenses for this blog and for the ASK FATHER Question Box. Read More

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“Tridentine” document: the date and the battle in the Congregation

For what it is worth, Marco Tosati, in La Stampa, offers today this about the internal battle in the Roman Curia over the draft. Here is my translation and emphasis: When some time ago Benedict XVI sent the draft of … Read More

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Il Giornale: The Mass in Latin returns – The Pope’s decree is ready

Over at Rorate Caeli there is an entry about the rumored papal document freeing up the use of the older Missale, the so-called "Tridentine" Mass. Rorate provided a translation of part of an article in Il Giornale about this, which … Read More

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London Times on restoration of Tridentine Mass

Biretta tip to Jon o{]:¬) for alerting me to a story in the London Times on the issue of the "restoration" of the older, "Tridentine" form of Mass to greater use in the Church. Keep in mind that this article … Read More

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Archived Mass video on Z-Cam

I figured out how to play piece of pre-recorded video over the streaming Z-Cam in the chapel of the Sabine Farm, which, alas, I am leaving soon in favor of the Roman chapel.  I recorded this mornings Holy Mass (with … Read More

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4th Luminous Mystery: The Transfiguration

We continue our Patristic Rosary Project today with the: 4th Luminous Mystery: The Transfiguration The Mystery of the Transfiguration was a matter of intense reflection on the part of the Fathers. Remember that this takes place some eight days after … Read More

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3rd Luminous Mystery: Proclamation of the Kingdom

We continue our Patristic Rosary Project today with the: 3rd Luminous Mystery: Proclamation of the KingdomThere are many moments in the Gospels we could use to illustrate this Mystery so we must make a choice. Consider what the Lord says … Read More

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On Benedict’s silence about limbo and on his theological method

In all the hype about limbo these days, keep some things in mind. When he met with the International theological Commission at the end of their work, Benedict XVI didn’t do two things: he didn’t give them a normal post-meeting … Read More

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Liberalization of “Tridentine Mass” in November?

This has come in via Rorate Coeli: Now the magazine of Continental Ultra-progressivism… Golias, the not incredibly popular magazine of French Ultra-progressive Catholic ideals, also publishes, in its current weekly issue, the information that a document on the liberalization of … Read More

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Limbo in Denziger-Schönmetzer

  In the handy volume called Denziger-Schönmetzer (L 5 – pp. 924-5)) there is an appendix on the question of limbo: Here is the text, in Latin (I will add some few abbreviations for clarity): Peccati originalis poena est carentia … Read More

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