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Monthly Archives: March 2019
Bp. Athanasius Schneider’s NEW WEBSITE
Do you remember that some time ago lib camp followers around the Vatican suggested that there should be some sort of approval system for Catholic websites? LOL! Yes… that was a good one. We know how that would have turned … Read More
VIDEO: Blessing “Combat Rosaries” and Benedict Medals for the Pontifical Swiss Guard
Si vis pacem para bellum! A few years ago, at my prompting, Fr. Richard Heilman, pastor of St. Mary’s in Pine Bluff here in the Diocese of Madison, sent some of his tough, gun-metal hued “Combat” Rosaries to the Pontifical … Read More
ASK FATHER: Does Lent really have 40 days? How does that add up?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Father, sorry for the possibly silly question, but adding up the days from Ash Wednesday to the Lord’s Supper Mass, excluding, it does not add up to 40 if we exclude Sundays as memorials of the … Read More
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Fr. Z’s Kitchen: Sunday Ragù
Lately, Sundays have found me in the kitchen making something interesting… to me, at least. Yesterday I had a hankerin’ for Ragù alla bolognese. When I say “ragù” I don’t mean something in a jar! Ragù alla bolognese is a classic … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes
Was there a good point made in the sermon you heard for your Mass of Sunday obligation? I was deacon for the Mass so I didn’t preach. However, the celebrant spoke to not being afraid of three things, temptations towards … Read More
Mass and Triumphalism. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
The other day I posted something about churches and synagogues losing membership. HERE This is going to happen, friends. Demographics, on top of decades of stupidity, are not on our side. I’m not saying that this is the great “falling … Read More
USA – Daylight Savings begins tonight: adjust clocks, don’t miss Mass
In these USA Daylight Savings begins with repercussions for Sunday Mass. We “spring forward”, and so we lose an hour. Reset your regular clocks before going to bed. Many phones and mobile devices automatically adjust and they have alarm clocks! … Read More
UPDATE FROM ROME: Cutting the fabric for vestments
As an update to my post about vestments the other day, here are some shots of the fabric being cut at Gammarelli in Rome for the new set we, the TMSM, are having made. Enjoy! Please donate. HERE Our intrepid … Read More
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The place libs love to hate has fish sandwiches during Lent (Fridays)
There is an interesting piece at the National Catholic Register about how McDonald’s put the Filet-o-fish sandwich on the menu. (Hint: market forces!) I’m not a real fan, but, hey! Here’s more cheerful news. The place libs love to hate, … Read More
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