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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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Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
Daily Rome Shot 1103
Photo by The Great Roman™ Welcome registrants: bjpalmer92 SMTA-OLOP Sanctus Futurum Spero Right now there is a 25% off sale for the end of summer. Use code SUMMER25 at checkout. At the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis, Round 4, Wesley … Read More
22 August: Immaculate Heart of Mary (Vetus Ordo) – Synchronization!
When the angel Gabriel came to Mary he told her that her Son would have the throne of David and that His kingdom would have no end (Luke 1:32-33). In ancient Israel, the mothers of the House of David’s kings … Read More
5th Glorious Mystery: The Crowning of Our Lady, Queen of Heaven and Earth
Today is the Feast of the Queenship of Mary, in the new-fangled, Novus Ordo calendar. Here is an oldie post from 2006, the final installment of my Patristic Rosary Project. ___ We conclude our Patristic Rosary Project today with the: … Read More
The Shroud: dating and the image with AI
As I catch up with the news, it seems that another dating technique has been used on the Shroud of Turin. X-Ray scattering … whatever that is… was used to examine the cellulose patterns of the fabric to see how … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1102
Which drink is mine? Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links. US HERE – UK 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 … Read More
How I feel right now…
There are lot of personal connections with the song, but now I watch it at this critical junction in the history of the Church and our state (which ever it may be): I dare you not to sing along with … Read More
Watching the DNC tonight
Slick Willie just said that Biden, “healed our sick” and now he is trying to wager peace. And then he gave up power. Gosh, “self emptying”: at least in the political sphere Biden is like… wait for it… George Washington. … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1101 – more than just Ventoux and a mini rant
Hint: Something in there inspired an elegy. Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links. US HERE – UK HERE WHY? This helps to pay for health insurance (massively hiked for this new year of surprises), utilities, groceries, etc.. At no … Read More
19 August – St. John Eudes wrote that BAD PRIESTS are “a most evident mark of God’s anger and the most terrible castigation He can inflict upon the world”
Today is the Feast of St. John Eudes, a great saint of the 17th c. A great missionary. He was a promoter of devotion to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and spiritual writer. Canonized in 1920’s, he has a gigantic … Read More
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