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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: December 2020
A good summary of why we are right to worry about the installation (not election) of Harris/Biden
While I have not abandoned hope at the gate of the hell that yawns before us, I am deeply alarmed. A piece at Crisis today puts well some of my concerns. Some bits and pieces to whet…my emphases… […] Aside … Read More
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16 Dec – Blood of St Januarius did NOT liquify. What more does this year need?
From what I understand via a phone message (I’m on an airplane) today in Naples the Blood of St Januarius did NOT miraculously liquify today! St Januarius (d c 305), known in Italian as San Gennaro, is the patron saint of … Read More
My View For Awhile: Party Edition
I’m off to the East Coast and praying for adequate weather. My last flight – this is so strange – was on 16 July. At oh dark the airport ramp is mostly – this is so strange – empty. So … Read More
#ASonnetADay – 119. “What potions have I drunk of Siren tears…” (The Bard gets it wrong.)
#ASonnetADay – 119. “What potions have I drunk of Siren tears…” pic.twitter.com/OYFNt8dHEe — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) December 16, 2020
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Fervorino from a Votive Mass for the Deliverance from Death in Time of Pestilence (The Wuhan Devil)
I’ve been asked by a couple of people to post a fervorino from yesterday, for a Votive Mass in time of Pandemic.
ASK FATHER: I have heard of “Apostolic Pardon” but “Apostolic Blessing”?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I have heard of “Apostolic Blessing” — is that the same thing but with a different name (eg: “reconciliation” == “confession” == “Sacrament of Penance”)? I’ve written about the IMPORTANT Apostolic Pardon quite a few times. … Read More
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Are you doing Christmas shopping online? PLEASE come here FIRST. ACTION ITEM!
Are you doing Christmas shopping online? PLEASE come here FIRST. I warmly invite you to use my Amazon links to enter Amazon for your shopping. I will get a small percentage of all sales. I can’t see what you buy, … Read More
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#ASonnetADay – 118. “Like as, to make our appetites more keen…”
#ASonnetADay – 118. “Like as, to make our appetites more keen…” pic.twitter.com/jJNmT7tcJT — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) December 14, 2020
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