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Category Archives: Lighter fare
Name-Calling Expertise and a VIDEO
I just finished reading a good opinion piece at The Catholic Thing by Fran Maier, “The Fine Art of Name-Calling”. His first example is, naturally, the Fishwrap (National Schismatic Reporter), truly expert name-callers in the finest Alinsky style. Do read Fran’s piece. … Read More
“What, Papa, is ‘Jesuit’?” – “I think you’d better ask your Mother.”
From the might pen of Fr. Hunwicke comes this gem. You should immediately go also to read the comments. In case you don’t know already, Christine Mohrmann demonstrated in her 1957 masterpiece Liturgical Latin that in the early Roman Church … Read More
Novus Ordo as Used Car Lot?
In general, I don’t want to know anything about the personal lives or thoughts of actors or other celebrities. If I go to a movie, I don’t want to know that the person on the screen is really a moronic … Read More
And then there’s …
… this… I do believe that this is Bergoglio’s villain origin story pic.twitter.com/IBosRc4tv7 — Alberto (@FlatCath) August 13, 2022
Liturgical Question: Which of these is NOT like the other?
Which one of these things is not like the others? A) Cross-hatched loaf. Get a a little cheese, some slices of sausage, some wine… what’s not to like? B) Hot Cross Buns. Hot from the oven! Yum. C) The “bread” … Read More
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Just Too Cool: Salt and Pepper repurposed
This is a really fun bit of correspondence. For you chess lovers, or … perhaps flea market and collecting lovers… From a reader… Dear Father Zed, or Father Zee (as we say up here north of the 49th!!) For several … Read More
You have seen the logo for the 2025 Jubilee? – UPDATED
UPDATE: You have seen the logo for the 2025 Jubilee? It’s really something. I can’t tell you what that makes me think of. A lot of people submitted designs. This is the fellow who designed it. Congratulations! His name is … Read More
“The point of entry must always be ‘situatedness’.”
A priest friend alerted me to the Vatican website link promising to inform us about a spirituality of synodality (“walking together”). https://www.synod.va/en/highlights/towards-a-spirituality-for-synodality.html Of course I rushed to that page, eager to read more about a spirituality of synodality (“walking together”), … Read More
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Sicilian priests renounce their lace and give the Pope a new car.
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