Monthly Archives: August 2007

An interesting story is developing in Denver.  This just in via The Rocky Mountain News. My emphases. By Jean Torkelson, Rocky Mountain News August 24, 2007 A group of breakaway Catholic traditionalists who will embark on an annual pilgrimage through … Read More →

One of the faithful readers here sent me the following e-mail.  Apparently there will be a public meeting with an official of the Diocese of St. Augustine, Florida, about Motu Proprio.  As you may be aware, the Bishop of Pensacola-Talahasee … Read More →

I have listened to your voicemails which you have left on my virtual SKYPE numbers, one in the USA and another in the UK, and via skype itself (wdtprs).  Thanks enormously!  I won’t be accepting contact details through that skype … Read More →

This is an interesting day in ancient history. The Romans, by which I mean ancients and also Catholics of the Roman Church, call this day ante diem ix kalendas septembres.   On this day in ancient Rome there were rites … Read More →

The Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Most Reverend John H. Ricard, SSJ has issued his norms for the implementation of the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum.  They were borrowed from the Diocese of St. Augustine.  You might remember those.  I called some of … Read More →

This was the anniversary of the Battle of Bosworth Field, during which King Richard, third of that name, was slain. Did you know that Richard III was found not guilty in a mock trial presided over by three Justices of … Read More →

A few days ago I was looking with irritation at a bunch of DVDs I had brought back to the Sabine Farm from Rome, all PAL  and European region, unplayable on my equipment here.  I resolved to solve this problem.  … Read More →

The new Bishop of Birmingham in Alabama, which see was vacant for a long time, has changed his coat-of-arms. Bishops normally have their arms divided so that one part is the arms of the diocese and their other is their … Read More →

In these electron charged pages I have been glossing and fisking all sorts of statements and articles about Summorum Pontificum.  I keep intending to get back into other things, but so many people are sending interesting items, I simply must … Read More →