Monthly Archives: November 2010

Roman Vespers

Here is a little continuity for you. Vespers at the EF parish in Rome, staffed by the FSSP.   This is the beautiful SS. Trinita dei Pelegrini. Brick by brick, folks.

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Purgamentum init, exit purgamentum

During his General Audience of 3 Nov, the Holy Father made the following observation. “[G]arbage is not just in the different streets of the world. There is also garbage in our consciences and in our souls.”

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QUAERITUR: “forgive” rather than “absolve”

From a reader: Recently, a friend who goes to the same parish as me told me that he goes to Fr. So-and-so instead of the pastor, since the pastor uses “I forgive you of your sins, Father, Son and Holy … Read More

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Need another reason for Anglicanorum coetibus?

If you were looking for another reason why the Pope Benedict, the Pope of Christian Unity, issued the provisions of Anglicanorum coetibus, take a look at the liturgy recently perpetrated at an Episcopalian church in Pittsburgh. The whole this is … Read More

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A random act of culture

Remember the flash mob choir brindisi thing? Get a load of this, which I picked up from CMR. 600 choristers break out in song with the largest organ in the world, in Macy’s in Philadelphia. It’s a random act of … Read More

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BLOG RENEWAL: mobile browsers again

I received an email from a reader having a hard time getting the blog on his Palm phone.  He actually offered to do some research to help figure out how to solve the problem.  And he did. He pointed me … Read More

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Mysterium fidei: some thoughts

I just hammered out another article for The Wanderer.  This week I concluded some comments about the pro multis issue and then moved on to look at the “mysterium fidei” and the acclamations. Here are a few points. The words … Read More

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Mo Dowd… It is to laugh.

I quite enjoyed Mo Dowd of Hell’s Bible falling to piece over the election results. Here are a few excerpts. […] Even though it was predicted, it was still a shock to see voters humiliate a brilliant and spellbinding young … Read More

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QUAERITUR: artificial flowers

From a reader: At the meeting of the Altar & Rosary Society this morning, the discussion about Christmas poinsettias came up. It was suggested that even though real flowers would be used for most of the decorations, that fake poinsettias … Read More

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The Post Election Entry

Here is an entry for some post-election discussion.  CIVIL comments are welcome. My first observation: If the GOP was not going to take control of the Senate, then it is probably good that Sen. Harry Reid won his race in … Read More

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