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Category Archives: Linking Back
Once again, the key passage
Here once again is the key passage on the subject in the book, “Light of the World: The Pope, the Church and the Signs of the Times,” when Seewald asks the pope whether it was “madness to forbid a high-risk … Read More
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Advent hymns dissected
For your opportune knowledge: 077 08-12-16 An Advent hymn dissected “Vox clara”, with digressions 076 08-12-07 An Advent hymn dissected “Verbum supernum prodiens“, with digressions 075 08-12-04 An Advent hymn dissected “Conditor alme siderum“; Fr. Z digresses far afield And … Read More
Responses from seminarians and priests to my post about the translation and Latin
Under another entry, I said that I would take some opinions from priests and seminarians about what they might do if the new, corrected English translation winds up not being very good. If the translation is unsatisfactory, many of the … Read More
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QUAERITUR: Salvation outside the Church… again…
From a reader: in one of your recent post, concerning “extra Ecclesiam nulla salus”, you have discussed an option, that actually, one might be saved outside the Catholic Church. Your proposition was also based on Augustin. Recently, however, I have … Read More
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Did the Holy Father get a free ride from the BBC during his visit?
From Damian Thompson: The Times’s paywall is mysteriously down, so I nipped behind it and found a blog post from my former colleague the Rev George Pitcher, now the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Secretary for Public Affairs. Writes George: I confess … Read More
Fr. Farfaglia is surprised! Fr. Z offers solace and some observations.
The other day I posted about a piece by Fr. James Farfaglia, a sensible Catholic priest and no liberal, who shared thoughts about his love for the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite. He rambled a little and left an … Read More
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The Magisterium of Nuns now inspires proponents of unnatural “marriage”
In the debate about Obamacare, many catholic women religious failed in their Catholic identity test. They rather chose to give cover to catholic pro-abortion democrats in Congress so that they could salve the consciences and vote in favor of legislation … Read More
QUAERITUR: Can a newly built church have an altar “against the wall”?
From a reader: This is in response to your recent post about GIRM 299 and ad orientam worship. I was just wondering, because of what 299 says do altars have to be built so one can walk around them? Or … Read More
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Fr. Z rants about the Corrected Translation.
For those of you who missed it, I direct your attention to an important post at The Chant Cafe (whose motto is “Double Shots of Plainsong – No Foam”). I am sure the cafe serves Mystic Monk Coffee, too! Jeffrey … Read More
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