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Monthly Archives: December 2023
21 December: Feast of “doubting” St. Thomas and the beating, living, healing, Heart of Love.
The nice folks at One Peter Five invited me to post a weekly column for Sundays. I’ve happily obliged. In 2022 this…. Some tastes. By me at One Peter Five: […] Christ showed [the Apostles in the locked room] His … Read More
ROME SHOT 888
Please remember me when CHRISTMAS shopping online. Thanks in advance. US HERE – UK HERE These links take you to a generic “catholic” search in Amazon. Amazon remembers that you used my link and I get the credit. WHY? This helps to pay for insurance (massively … Read More
Hell’s Bible is on board, and what shipmates they have!
Quarter page ad in the New York Times (aka Hell’s Bible) which had a spontaneous photographer handy at a spontaneous event recently, also featured in Hell’s Bible. Not deceptive at all, is it?
In the wake of “Fiducia supplicans” – UPDATES
UPDATES BELOW: 21 Dec ’23 – 12:52 BTW… you know what the next step is, right? Already there? Change the Catechism of the Catholic Church. ORIGINALLY Published on: Dec 20, 2023 One online priest, a homosexualist, said: “As a priest I … Read More
News of the Church 05
It’s 21 December 2023 and it is the 3rd Week of Advent and it is the Winter Solstice. Some time ago, I saw a movie called News of the World in which, years after the Civil War, a former confederate … Read More
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Priests and the imparting of blessings for same-sex “couples”. Risks? Wherein Fr. Z prays.
This comes via a comment under another post HERE QUAERITUR: Serious question – if a priest were to bless an unholy act, would he be bringing a curse upon himself? God the Father is very clear in the Dialogue of … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 23-12-19: Blessing gals and guys
December 19th, 2023 Dear Diary, Blessing of gals and guys. THANKS ALOT. Now WHAT?!? Heck, I bless everything! Houses, cars, new offices in the chancery, campfires at camp, booze, ribs, sandwiches, you name it. It’s like that TV show, “That’s … Read More
ROME SHOT 887
Please remember me when CHRISTMAS shopping online. Thanks in advance. US HERE – UK HERE These links take you to a generic “catholic” search in Amazon. Amazon remembers that you used my link and I get the credit. WHY? This helps to pay for insurance (massively … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 23-12-17: fait accompli
December 17th, 2023 Dear Diary, It was the usual for Goadate Sunday at SP. I dusted off all the pink jokes and got some chuckles here and there. I guess they’ve heard them. But I had a chance to check … Read More
ROME SHOT 886
Please remember me when CHRISTMAS shopping online. Thanks in advance. US HERE – UK HERE These links take you to a generic “catholic” search in Amazon. Amazon remembers that you used my link and I get the credit. WHY? This helps to pay for insurance (massively … Read More
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