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Category Archives: On the road
My View For Awhile: Abbatial Edition
I’ve not been posting these travelogues for some time. This trip deserves attention, because it has as its scope a truly special occasion in the life of the Church as a whole and for the traditionally inclined in particular, not … Read More
My View For Awhile: Urban Devastation Edition
I’m heading home after a truly enjoyable stay at the great Assumption Grotto parish. Still, every time we left the parish, what I saw was alarming. Block after block of houses, abandoned, boarded up, burned, falling to ruin, businesses and … Read More
Some cool stuff, old and new, in Rome and Detroit
First, I am glad to report that Gammarelli is ready to ship our new processional canopy, and we will have it in time for Corpus Christi. It will match our white Pontifical Mass set. Here are some shots of the … Read More
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My View For Awhile: Creston Edition
I’m on my way to Assumption Grotto in Detroit for Pentecost Sunday Mass. May I just add that I am reaching my saturation point with airports? The TSA fellow investigated my collar as if it were … I can’t even … Read More
¡Hagan lío! Wherein Fr. Z is pretty angry and wants to fight back
I’ve been pondering the Met “Gay-La” in light of some experiences here in Rome. As a preamble, I still stand by everything I have written and said in the past concerning my convictions about Summorum Pontificum. It was a tremendous gift … Read More
Some Views From The Journey: Rome again – UPDATED
FYI: On Sunday (Sunday after Ascension – not Ascension Thursday Sunday) I will celebrate a Mass for the intentions of my benefactors, all of you who donate and send items, etc. I take seriously my duty to pray for benefactors … Read More
Some Views From The Journey: Castra moventur
Castra moventur. That shot just about sums up preparation for the transfer to a new statio. And here’s a statio on the way to the statio. A nice outdoor lunch. With hedges of blooming jasmine. Some lavender. And even artichokes. … Read More
Some views from the journey: blue water and water buffalo
Blue water near Naples. Not so shabby. And then…. We went to visit an organic mozzarella producer. The buffaloes get massages from gizmos that look like they belong in car washes and they listen to classical music. The results are … Read More
Some views from the journey: licorice and vistas
Some of you have been asking for photos of the pilgrimage. Here are some photos. Of course others blame me for posting photos from trips. Sigh. Anyway, trips don’t always have to include the “standards”. Yawn. For example, we visited … Read More
Felix Natalis Dies Roma!
Today is the 2771 Birthday of Rome. Happy birthday! The Great Roman Fabrizio™ shared his quintessential, virtuous Roman repast: fave, pecorino, vino bianco. It doesn’t get more Roman than that. On the other hand, I arrived at Roma today to … Read More
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