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ASK FATHER: Ashes On Very Small Children, Babies? – PRIESTS invited to comment especially

From a priest: Reverend and Dear Father, Ash Wednesday is soon to be upon us, and I am faced with the situation I am often faced with: whether to impose ashes on cute, angel-faced infants. It never fails that, as … Read More

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Face-hardware and “ink”. What’s with that? Wherein Fr. Z rants and WARNS.

I don’t get it. Preface: I am catching up on videos of Charlie Kirk on college campuses.   I didn’t watch them before.   He was amazing. However, as I see in these videos… what’s with all the girls with face hardware?  … Read More

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De notatione motuum in ludo scaccorum: observationes et postulata

You are getting into the spirit of it, I see. To be more Roman the the Romans, but perhaps not more than The Great Roman™, I suppose you should use the Latin terms for the pieces. Nonne?   In a previous … Read More

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ASK FATHER: Kissing the priest’s hand in the Latin Mass v. the liturgical spirit of Judas. Wherein Fr. Z rants.

From a reader… QUAERITUR: Finally I got my first Latin Mass and it was wonderful.  I want more more more and I can’t understand why the Pope doesn’t want us to have it.  I know he doesn’t like things he … Read More

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ASK FATHER: Chess? You are a heretic! A Council denier!

From a reader… QUAERITUR: You have a lot of stuff about chess on your Catholic blog.  But chess is not a Catholic game.  It was condemned by the Church. Why do you have so much about something that was condemned?  … Read More

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ROME 23/10 – Day 20: Emotional roller coaster day

Today when the sun rose at 07:26 … well… more on that later. It will set at 18:24. The Ave Maria bell won’t ring, though it should now at 18:30.  New cycle. In the Vetus it is the Feast of … Read More

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ROME 23/10 – Day 09: Lunch with a friend and some gallows humor

Fiery Helios drew his chariot above the Roman horizon at 07:13 and it will soon set at 18:41.  The Ave Maria bell should ring at 19:00. It is the Feast of St. John Leonardi.   Invoke him the next time they … Read More

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Daily Rome Shot 781 – Wherein Fr. Z rants

Nice for Saturday! Thanks to The Great Roman™! The wonderful Benedictine monks of Le Barroux make great wine from the ancient vineyards of the Avignon popes. You can have some.  Get some and help them.  Win. Win. White to move … Read More

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A good point in Card. Burke’s book on when Communion should be denied

I have been looking at Raymond Leo Card. Burke’s book from Sophia Press about worthy reception of Communion. Respecting the Body and Blood of the Lord: When Holy Communion Should Be Denied US HERE – UK HERE Firstly, I did … Read More

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ROME 23/04 – Day 22: Nuptial and Nutella

Sun: came up at 0618.  Sun: went down at 2001  The Ave Maria is stuck at 2015 for a while. Three Pope martyrs were in the book for today, Soter (+175), Caius (+296) and Agapitus I (+536). Concerning the last, … Read More

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