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Monthly Archives: June 2025
News of the Church 15 – 15 June 2025
Welcome to the 15th edition of News of the Church. It’s 15 June 2025 and it is Trinity Sunday, most feasts tell us what God does, but this one tells who God is. Some time ago, I saw a movie … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1373 – TRINITY!
It is Trinity Sunday at The Parish™… and I’m not there. *sniff* I did get some glimpses. A shot of the wonderful little 16th c. portative organ that they restored. The Archconfraternity carries out what St. Philip Neri established: washing … Read More
“O vos omnes sordidi mementote retrorsi…!” More joy in Detroit.
You can, I am sure, picture this. Young families, with several small children, along with others of all ages and walks of life now have to rise that much earlier to travel the much greater distance to participate on a … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes: Trinity Sunday 2025
Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff. Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at your Mass of obligation for the Trinity Sunday? Tell about … Read More
Diocese of Charlotte and the “Salt March to the Sea”
In 1930, Gandhi led a 240 mile protest march to the Arabian sea to protest the British salt tax in India. People went to the sea to make salt, which was not legal. This gesture of non-violent disobedience gained … Read More
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Why reverent, traditionally-oriented Novus Ordo Masses may soon come under attack.
There is a piece at the blog Unam Sanctam Catholicam which merits attention. I’ll preface this with personal experience. Over the years I’ve seen time and again that people who are exposed to a more traditional style of worship in … Read More
Pentecost Saturday: We Are Our Rites – Wherein Fr. Z rants
Today, Pentecost Saturday, the Season of Easter comes to an end. The cycle that started with pre-Lent Sunday’s is over. Being an Ember Saturday, there would have been a vigil in the night in preparation for ordinations to the priesthood … Read More
OLDIE PODCAzT 61: Pope Leo I on a post-Pentecost weekday; Fr. Z rambles not quite aimlessly for a while
Published on: May 17, 2008 Today is Saturday in the Octave of Pentecost, or at least it ought to be in in the Novus Ordo as it is in the older, Traditional Roman Calendar. This is the sixth and final PODCAzT … Read More
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“The Great Diminishment” in Detroit – The pogrom against the traditionally-oriented continues – UPDATED (It’s even worse)
Rorate has the ugly news HERE I can echo the points made at the top of that post, above the Archbishop’s cruel letter. My heart goes out to all the people who will be hurt by this unnecessary suppression. And … Read More
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