Monthly Archives: February 2018

Brick by brick in Virginia

I am hearing about this sort of thing all over the place. The first Traditional Latin Mass by this priest at this parish drew 120 people! This text is from the bulletin of St. Francis Church in Purceville, VA: About … Read More

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Litany to the Bishop Martyrs for the Bishops of the Church Militant

The Enemy of the soul, the Devil, is a real, personal, fallen angelic being.  He and all the powers of hell, fallen angels of every grade in the hierarchy, hate you.  They work tirelessly to move you away from God … Read More

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Points of difference, debate, argument. What are we really about? Wherein Fr. Z rants.

At NLM Peter Kwasniewski has a great post in which he lays out the typical debates that engage those who frequent the Traditional Latin Mass and those who attend the Novus Ordo. Let’s have a taste: In the world of … Read More

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ASK FATHER: Material support to groups and expecting nothing in return

From a reader… QUAERITUR: First, thank you for everything that you do in Our Lord’s Vineyard. Your website is greatly beneficial for myself and countless others. I was wondering, could one’s tithing count towards purchasing items made by monks or … Read More

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Good summary and analysis of @DouthatNYT v. @MassimoFaggioli

Last week I attended an event at Jesuit-run Fordham University (hereafter F.U.), billed as a debate between Ross Douthat of the NYT (aka Hell’s Bible) and uber-lib Massimo “Beans” Faggioli of Augustinian-run Villanova (a committed “New catholic Red Guard”), about … Read More

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ASK FATHER: Sermons at daily Masses. POLL

From a reader… QUAERITUR: Why is it that it seems common practice at daily Masses in the EF to not preach (and thus not repeat the readings in English)? Would it be illicit to do so? Might this be a … Read More

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ASK FATHER: Newly canonized saints and the Traditional Roman Rite. Wherein Fr. Z rants.

From a reader… QUAERITUR: In the 1962 Rubrics, Votive Mass of any Saint with an entry in the Roman Martyrology. Does this include the current Martyrology? Yes, no? No and yes. No, in the sense that Summorum Pontificum authorized the use of … Read More

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ASK FATHER: Can I workout on Sunday?

From a reader… QUAERITUR: I work in an office for 8 hours each weekday. Any physical activity I can get is a welcome relief. Am I able to work out on Sundays without violating the third commandment? Let’s turn first … Read More

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Your Sunday Sermon Notes

Was there a good point or two in the sermon you heard during your Mass to fulfill your Sunday obligation? Let us know. For my part, taking a cue from the Gospel for Sexagesima Sunday, the parable of the sower … Read More

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Efforts to “queer” the Church and explaining @JamesMartinSJ

Tell me this isn’t coordinated. First, for a while now, some theologian friends and I have watched with a measure of distaste and concern a “queering of theology”. I see today via Corrispondenza Romana a story entitled: “Papa Francesco apre … Read More

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