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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?
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Category Archives: Lighter fare
Giving the diocese your proverbial 2¢.
For those of you who, fed up, are tempted to give to your local diocese your proverbial 2¢. From my correspondent: I wrote to you a bit ago about sending Cardinal Cupich my two cents. I did and received my … Read More
ASK FATHER: Lenten Fridays, Insects, and You
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Hello I am thinking about trying crickets. Are they okay to eat on Fridays of Lent? Or any Friday as a meatless option? They are a complete protein which makes them very nutritious. Gives another layer … Read More
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Wordle 01
I have discovered Wordle. I saw that eminent canonist Ed Peters was doing this, but it took a while for me to take that first step and even see what it was about. It took longer for me to … Read More
I was shocked, shocked, to see Claude Rains as a priest who says Mass as it ought to be said.
A friend of mine notified me about this episode from the old Alfred Hitchcock Presents. This show, involving horse race betting, seems to be from the 1961 season. Hence, the portrayal of the moments of Mass remained the pre-Conciliar form… … Read More
What do bored Catholic young men do during COVID-1984 Theatre? Why, build a tank, of course! – VIDEO
I received this: We thought you would enjoy to see what these Catholic Latin Mass servers (our son Vincent and his cousin Nathan) were up to during Covid… their completely homemade tank!!
There seems to be a spirit of discontent in Chicago these days
There seems to be a spirit of discontent in Chicago these days, evidenced in Catholic news, what with the harsh diktats about the Vetus Ordo and the wild sacrilege at St. Sabina. It’s sad. Such a great city. So many … Read More
Do you follow the incomparable Eccles?
Do you folks follow the incomparable Eccles? His latest is sheer brilliance. He sends up a hyper-papalatrous site today, which he has restyled Where Pacha Is, and concludes…. No. You can read it yourself and laugh and laugh. HERE To … Read More
Verse 3:16 swag available … but not what you might be thinking!
I’m a fan of Scripture scholar Brant Pitre. I wish that he had been our prof in seminary way back in the day instead of the profoundly deficient instruction we had both in these USA and in Rome. I digress. … Read More
OH THE HUMANITY! Overcoming a dire casearian lacuna.
There are serious problems in the world today. For example, at the grocery store I was recently confronted with this dire turn of fate’s merciless wheel. There is, it seems, a nationwide shortage of… CREAM CHEESE. Good grief… it’s like… … Read More
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