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Category Archives: Lighter fare
PSA: International Talk Like A Pirate Day
Setting aside all the insignificant stuff, like indissolubility of marriage and Communion, Popes and potential heresy and schism, let’s keep our eyes focused on what really matters. Today, 19 September, is… Talk Like A Pirate Day. If you do nothing … Read More
Would Millard Fillmore’s VP pick be preferable to Tim Kaine?
As I have often said and written, I would vote for the corpse of Millard Filmore (the last Whig President and an anti-Catholic No Nothing) to keep Hillary Clinton out of the White House. And now, with Tim Kaine (can. … Read More
Was that a Catholic Mass or a Protestant service?
From the often amusing Eye Of The Tiber: No One At Mass Sure Whether They At Catholic Or Protestant Service Despite efforts to figure whether they were in a Catholic or Protestant service, local parishioners were left baffled after an “animated” … Read More
Literate: “What, Papa, is ‘Jesuit’?” Papa: “I think you’d better ask your Mother.”
From the erudite digital pen of Fr. Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment: September 3 Anno Domini 2116: a family dialogue An old favourite of some appreciative readers, reprinted by request with one or two tinkerings. Literate and Latinate six-year-old: Papa, why was the … Read More
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A blast from the not too distant past
The other day Pope Francis made some appointments to the new Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life, established ad experimentum. It will probably be made into a congregation, at least I guess it will be, since Pastor bonus is still in … Read More
“Gather Us In” made (almost) acceptable!
When life gives you challenges like lemons, make lemonade. Right? When liturgists give you dreck like “Gather Us In”, make… toccatas. Remember: The Second Vatican Council gives pride of place to the pipe organ over all other instruments. Fr. Z … Read More
A new priest hat to covet
I could kick myself for not getting a Spanish biretta when I was in Madrid. Dumb. Dumb. Dumb. I guess I’ll have to go back. That said, I spotted a new priest hat to covet. Here is an image … Read More
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Tu Vuò Fà L’Americano
I received a photo from a friend in Rome who supped today on KFC… yes, in Rome. In his honor I post the following, for your enjoyment. With all the lousy news these days, from every direction, we need to … Read More
Wherein Fr. Z becomes a fan of the Samoan Rugby Team
I was sent this video today, though it is from last year. This is from the Church of St. Mary Magdalen in Brighton, where the great PP is my friend Fr. Ray Blake. Looks like an ad orientem altar, doesn’t … Read More
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