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Monthly Archives: July 2025
Daily Rome Shot 1401
Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links. US HERE – WHY? This helps to pay for health insurance (massively hiked for this new year of surprises), utilities, groceries, etc.. At no extra cost, you provide help for which … Read More
Archb. of Detroit fired two distinguished seminary profs. Why? – UPDATED – Canonist Ed Peters also fired!
UPDATE on: Jul 25, 2025 at 18:55 Here’s an interesting tidbit. From Facebook about one of the social events of the year in Detroit. Seminarians, priests, benefactors, and friends of Sacred Heart Major Seminary gathered at Huntington Place in downtown Detroit … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Archd. Detroit, Eduardo Echeverria, Ralph Martin, Sacred Heart Seminary
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Daily Rome Shot 1400
I was sent a photo of the new chalice case for my little antique silver chalice in Rome which is kept at The Parish™. This was a surprise! Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links. US HERE … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1399 – More blood in Detroit
During this Jubilee in Rome at The Parish™ the Archconfraternity of the Most Holy Trinity of the Pilgrimage and Convalescents has reengaged in the work of their founder, St. Philip Neri. They cannot do all that St. Philip did, such … Read More
ASK FATHER: Can a Pope incur a “latae sententiae” excommunication which is reserved to the Apostolic See? What would happen then?
In a comment under another post, a reader here began to opine about whether a Pope could get himself excommunicated. There are several questions involved in this and I – a mere dilettante in these matters – cannot be entirely … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1398
Work goes on. This is from Fr. McTeigue. It is about the Biden Administration and child trafficking. It involved also NGOs of religious groups. Get it? Alarming doesn’t begin to describe this. I need to WARN you that this is … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 07-12-25 – Lunch with Fr. Tommy
Dear Diary, A week since Fr Tommy and private eye and the whole Patsy “thing”. “Thing” hah! “Things” is mostly quiet now. Still jumpy. Not sleeping well. No new threats today. That’s a win. I havnt written yet about what … Read More
Posted in Diary of Bp. McButterpants, SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Bp. Fatty McButterpants, D. Libville
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Daily Rome Shot 1397
What’s up at The Parish™? Restoration means more than fostering the use of the Vetus Ordo. Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links. US HERE – WHY? This helps to pay for health insurance (massively hiked for this … Read More
22 July: Feast of St. Mary Magdalene – A rocky history. Like the saint herself?
In 2016, the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments, headed by the great Robert Card. Sarah, issued a decree making – for the Novus Ordo, mind you – what was the Memorial of St. Mary Magdalene into … Read More
Public Service Announcement – ACTION ITEM!
First… GO TO CONFESSION. Next… beware of scammers, online and by phone. Their slyness is only rivaled by their sliminess. Be wary of emails from services or site that you use which have links to click, especially if they have … Read More
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