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The "sign of peace" during Mass in the Ordinary Form...
- 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: September 2023
Card. Müller advises Bp. Strickland of Tyler NOT to resign.
At kath.net, the German site, there is a story that Card. Müller, former Prefect of the CDF and once Bishop of Regensburg, advises Bp. Strickland of Tyler NOT to resign. Excerpt: According to Catholic teaching, the Pope is by no … Read More
Concerning Tolkien
Tomorrow is, of course, the birthday of both Bilbo and Frodo. Today, however, is the birthday of The Hobbit. On 21 September 1937: J.R.R. #Tolkien‘s The Hobbit was published. The book tells of a hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, and his journey with … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 800
Meanwhile, white to move. NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others. Your use of my Amazon affiliate link is a major part of my income. It helps to pay … Read More
September Ember Days
With the arrival of mid-September, and the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross (14 Sept) we come around again to our Ember Days. The September Ember Days this year are today, Wednesday 20 Sept, Friday 22 and Saturday 23. … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 799
Photo by The Great Roman™ Meanwhile, white to move and mate in two. NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others. In Berlin yesteday for the kitchy but lucrative “Armageddon” blitz, … Read More
Card. Sarah wrote about Joseph Ratzinger and Sacred Liturgy… has the article been “cancelled”?
The other day we read at NLM that His Eminence Robert Card. Sarah (former Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments) published a piece at the journal of Communio. Communio (Ratzinger, Bouyer, de Lubac) is/was the … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 798
Black to move and win. NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others. Your use of my Amazon affiliate link is a major part of my income. It helps to pay … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 797
Meanwhile, white to move and win. NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others. Your use of my Amazon affiliate link is a major part of my income. It helps to … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 16th Sunday after Pentecost (N.O.: 24th) 2023 – 3rd Sunday in the “Season of Creation”
Share the good stuff. It’s the 16th Sunday after Pentecost in the Vetus Ordo and the 24th Sunday of the Novus Ordo. Elsewhere today I wrote about my discovery that today is the 3rd Sunday in the Season of Creation. … Read More
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