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- I tolerate it. (35%, 9,195 Votes)
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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?
- Yes, and I think this is very important. (81%, 15,546 Votes)
- Yes, I guess so. (9%, 1,716 Votes)
- No, I hesitate about such a move. (5%, 900 Votes)
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Category Archives: Our Solitary Boast
The Annunciation – The 1st Joyful Mystery
Because the vagaries of your planet’s progress around your yellow sun, and because of the whirling of it’s largest satellite, this year the Feast of the Annunciation fell on Palm Sunday. Hence, our celebration of this great mystery has been … Read More
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Pope Francis decrees Memorial of Mary, Mother of the Church
Pope Francis has decreed the insertion into the calendar of the ORDINARY Form the Memorial of Mary, Mother of the Church, to be celebrated on Pentecost Monday. The decree is dated 11 Feb 2018, the 160th anniversary of the first … Read More
2 Feb – Rosary To The Interior: For the Purification of the Church
I received an email about an interesting project. On February 2, 2018, which is the day celebrating the double Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple and the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, there will occur throughout … Read More
ASK FATHER: The “Ultima” chant
From a reader… QUAERITUR: When my father died, about 11 years ago, the priest who offered his funeral Mass ended it by chanting what he called “the Ultima”. The priest who did it is a very good friend of mine, … Read More
Your RORATE MASSES – UPDATES
Some of you have written asking about “Rorate Masses” during Advent. This is a beautiful custom – making a come back thanks to the spread of tradition – whereby Mass is celebrated illuminated only by candlelight. They are usually before … Read More
Contemplating mysteries in the face of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Gazing at an image crafted by a true master who intended to open us up into mystery can, over time, produce great fruits. For example, the 6th c. Byzantine icon of The Christ Pantocrator reveals two attitudes, in the two … Read More
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SPIRITUAL WARFARE! 12 December – Pray the Rosary against Islamic terror and abortion
Today there was an terror attack in New York City. An Islamic, ISIS inspired Bangladeshi terrorist brought a bomb into the Port Authority during the morning rush hour. It detonated earlier than intended it seems, injuring the idiot badly. Stupid … Read More
Previous unknown letter of Sr. Lucia to Pope Paul VI: “diabolical revolt”
I just read at CWR a fascinating piece about a newly revealed letter of the last seer of Fatime, Sr. Lucia, to Pope Paul VI predicting dire things for the Church. It is in interview with the author Kevin Symonds who … Read More
27 Nov – Feast of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
Toward the back of our venerable 1962 Missale Romanum there are Mass formularies for special feasts. Today, for example, we find Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. Our Lady appeared to a Sister of Charity of the Rue du Bac … Read More
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UPDATE: Yes, the Rosary is a spiritual weapon. A cry for help from @massimofaggioli
I can only interpret Massimo “Beans” Faggioli’s confused statements about the Rosary as a cry for help. Otherwise, what he has repeated is truly dreadful. I have already posted a request to you readers to say the Rosary for him. … Read More
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