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April 2015

April 07, 2015

Happy Easter y’all…

... My Easter gift to you all. Because I am a giver. There was a...

January 2015

January 24, 2015

You Get the Eucharist. And You Get the Eucharist. Everybody Gets the Eucharist…

... So there's this video of the Eucharist getting passed around like a common snack...

January 21, 2015

Pope on a Plane. Everyone Panic…

... Look what happens when I turn my back for one lousy moment. Vatican III,...

January 16, 2015

Papal Snuggie coming to the Catholic Gift Shop Nearest You…

... You know I've always remarked on how stylish Catholics typically are, with our man...

January 07, 2015

Places Where It’s Acceptable to Celebrate Using a Theme…

... School dances have themes. Yes Masses do not. No Inspired by Fr. E.

July 2014

July 14, 2014

The Importance of Ignoring the Pope…

... I was waiting for just the right time, when Pope Francis gave another interview...

July 04, 2014

The Digital Catacombs…

... What's driving bloggers into silence? From Fr. Ray Blake, The reign of Benedict produced...

June 2014

June 10, 2014

Controlling our own reactions to Francis…

... Some reader comments are just too good to be kept hidden away in the...

June 01, 2014

Can we please talk about the pope…

... I'm a convert, see, and in my memory I only have two popes. Benedict...

November 2013

November 26, 2013

“Eucharist” means thanksgiving…

... But I am afraid this might be taking the meaning of the word a...

November 25, 2013

I Wore A Mantilla To Mass and No One Cared…

Mantillas. I hate 'em. They are fussy and bothersome, and last time I checked, lace...

November 04, 2013

Hell Is Hot…

... My goodness! I haven't heard this much talk about Hell since my Pentecostal Church,...

October 2013

October 03, 2013

It Really Is A Choir Of Cacophony Out There…

... And I'm just contributing to the noise. Cartoon by, Jason Bach Cartoons.

September 2013

September 28, 2013

Maybe the pope was just thirsty …

... and said he needed a Martini, not a Marini. And then things just escalated...

September 27, 2013

Marini to be named Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship?!?!?

... Is your bar stocked? It's gonna be a long papacy. Reliable word from Rome...

September 17, 2013

Old Ladies In The Church Should Not Be Seen or Heard…

... You know that news story about the Long Island grandmother boasting about her recent...

September 16, 2013

Holy Bacteria, Bat Man. There’s Poo in That Font …

... And now for today's media induced hysterics. Oh no! Stop the presses. Holy water...

September 13, 2013

Liturgical Dance Isn’t So Bad…

... In fact, I kinda like this. What? It's Friday. Lighten up.

September 12, 2013

When The Suckiest Person In The Pew Is You…

... Week before last I went to mass in Knoxville. While there a mother of...

August 2013

August 14, 2013

Phenomenally Craptastic Week…

... I missed my calling as a hermit or rather a pampered recluse. The general...

August 08, 2013

There is Never a Good Reason For Liturgical Dance…

... I loathe liturgical dance with the white hot passion of a thousand burning heretics....

August 07, 2013

Sometimes even incredibly blasphemous things can serve a purpose…

... Like to remind us that we should be making serious reparations for our sins...

July 2013

July 29, 2013

Did Everyone Take Crazy Pills and I Miss My Dose…

... By now I'm sure everyone's seen the video of the dancing clerics. I just...

April 2013

April 28, 2013

Kentucky Woman “Ordained” As Priest…

... Ordained, in quotes. Just calling yourself something doesn't make it so. You can call...

April 08, 2013

The Prevalence of Latin Masses In Buenos Aires Proves Nothing…

... There seems to be some confusion existing as to whether Bergoglio was "friendly" or...

April 02, 2013

Sowing Seeds of Doubt, Darth Vader Is Not Impressed…

... My word. You'd never know it's still Easter, the most joyous liturgical time of...

March 2013

March 16, 2013

Shallow Definitions of Beauty, The Pope is Not Impressed…

... Beauty and ornamentation are not the same thing. You can have a stunningly beautiful...

December 2012

December 24, 2012

A friendly PSA regarding “reserved” seats in Church…

... It's Christmas Eve so don't be one those jerk holes that camp out in...

August 2012

August 16, 2012

In case you were dying to know how the LCWR went…

... It was a smash hit. Photo source: "Barbara Marx Hubbard smiled as women religious...

June 2012

June 11, 2012

Against the rumors – Fr. Arnaud Rostand discusses rumors, open attacks, and the state of the SSPX at large…

Fr. Arnaud Rostand (USA District Superior) sat down with Angelus Press’ editor, James Vogel, to...