Monthly Archives: March 2009

My Roman rose (rosacea) vestments

My rose vestments.  It is a classic Roman set. Ironically, they were given to me by an ultra-dissenter, once actually disciplined by the CDF. He was getting rid of old stuff.

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Blackfen’s Rose Vestments

Mulier Fortis has sent some images of the inaugural appearance of the solemn rosacea set at the mighty parish of Blackfen, that locus of terror for the progressivist Tabletites.  His Hermeneuticalness, Fr. Timothy Fingan is celebrant. A good view of … Read More

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Cardinal Conclave Conundrum

The Dean of College of Cardinals, Card. Sodano, is 81.  He cannot enter or vote in a conclave. The Sub-Dean is Card. Etchegaray, 86.  He cannot enter or vote in a conclave. If, quod Deus avertat, a conclave were necessary … Read More

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Harvard prof defends Benedict XVI on condoms and AIDS

Since the Holy See isn’t making this known, CNA had this: Harvard Researcher agrees with Pope on condoms in Africa  [Not a CUA prof, a HARVARD prof.] Cambridge, Mass., Mar 21, 2009 / 10:11 am (CNA).- Pope Benedict’s recent brief … Read More

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A Laetare image

From Holy Ghost Church in Bytom, Poland I like the little roses on the altar.

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“The rest is silence”

SSPX Bp. Williamson posts on his blog. My emphases and comments. Eleison Comments LXXXIX "Don’t cry for me , Argentina", nor readers of "Eleison Comments" in any other part of the world, because you may have thought that the last … Read More

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Tasty belated thanks

Many many thanks to the kind readers, CF and RR, who sent me the Gooseberry Jam and the Devon Cream. On St. Joseph’s Day I permitted myself a treat.  I made scones and dressed them with the above. No photos, … Read More

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Kids… wargs… optimists…

Kids… optimists… A surreal but fun item from Wormtalk and Slugspeak: Yet another surreal moment (thanks, JRRT) This morning my son and daughter were playing "Mama warg, baby warg."  Yes, they were pretending that they were bloodthirsty super-wolves, ravening through … Read More

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Card. Vingt-Trois on how the Pope has been treated

Cardinal Vingt-Trois of Paris has said that the press reaction to the Holy Father’s comments on AIDS and condoms in Africa is really pay back for the success he had in France.

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The fight over Westminster

From Rtuh Gledhil of The Times.  My emphases and comments: March 21, 2009Pope may impose his man as English Catholic leaderRuth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent The Pope has been forced to intervene in a damaging power struggle over who will become … Read More

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