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- I dread it as it approaches and think of ways to avoid it. (36%, 9,555 Votes)
- I tolerate it. (35%, 9,195 Votes)
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Should the Bishops of the USA have us return to obligatory meatless Fridays during the whole year and not just during Lent?
- Yes, and I think this is very important. (81%, 15,546 Votes)
- Yes, I guess so. (9%, 1,716 Votes)
- No, I hesitate about such a move. (5%, 900 Votes)
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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Terry Hatty with Marcus Grodi
Many elements of this man’s journey cross with my own. I once had a Guild. I still have a 6 string Bozo Bell. My case has stickers from many countries. Would it surprise you that I busked through Europe for … Read More
Starship Supper … awful… wonderful…
There is a reader here who really liked the 1997 movie Starship Troopers. It was incredibly loosely based on the Heinlein novel we oooolllld people read when we were kids. And when I say loose, I mean loose. There is … Read More
UPDATE: TLM with female servers at U. Cambridge v. Universae Ecclesiae 28
The Instruction on Summorum Pontificum called Universae Ecclesiae, in paragraph 28, excludes service at the altar by females for the Extraordinary Form. You will recall that the chaplain at the University of Cambridge’s Fisher House, Fr. McCoy, decided to have … Read More
Mickens of The Pill K.O.’s “Universae Ecclesiae”!
Robert Mickens of The Pill (aka The Tablet aka RU486), found something really wrong with Universae Ecclesiae, something truly disturbing. Some puir slow-witted gowk in the CDF or Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” screwed up the title or “incipit” of the … Read More
WDTPRS: Secret for Votive Mass of Mary on Saturday: a densely-packed lovely little theological gem
This morning’s Mass included a prayer I’ve said numberless times over the last nearly 20 (in a few days) years. In the traditional Roman calendar today the priest can say a Votive Mass of Holy Mary on Saturday, Sancta Maria … Read More
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Fending off death by starvation: Linguine Edition
I have had a few emails from readers complaining that I haven’t posted many cooking posts lately. I haven’t been cooking much lately. However, it seemed a good idea to do something a bit more interesting than a bowl of … Read More
The Feeder Feed: Catbird Seat Edition
Some interesting things are happening at the Sabine Feeder. First, Mr. Catbird has come. He sings beautifully. He also likes grape jelly. Mrs. Oriole may be changing her frock. I am now seeing not one, but two Indigo Buntings. They … Read More
Pfleger Pfollies: developments!
One of Julius Caesar’s principles of warfare was that you do well to leave your enemy an honorable escape route unless you plan to crush or fight to the death. In the Chicago Tribune we find this, with my emphases … Read More
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