Monthly Archives: May 2006

Lightning storm tonight

Posted on 31 May 2006 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Lightning storn tonight. Lot’s of branch lightning. Hard to predict, but I caught a little. Continue reading →

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It is still Paschaltide (in the Novus Ordo at least)

Posted on 31 May 2006 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Meanwhile, back at the Sabine farm…

Here is a detail showing the Risen Lord of one of my vestments in the chapel. Continue reading →

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Wednesday after Ascension in the 7th Week of Easter

Posted on 31 May 2006 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

EXCERPT:
Augustine was deeply, passionately, fiercely interested in love. Often and appropriately he is depicted with a burning heart. For Augustine, belief and love were intertwined. He described love as a gravitational force pulling us to where we by nature belong. Some people think the old man was a terrible pessimist about the human condition, especially as he got older, was worn down by constant theological battles and pastoral burdens and deteriorating health. If he saw the negative side of the human condition, he knew with absolute conviction that love was its solution. This conviction grew as the years passed. The great Augustinian scholar A.-M. La Bonnardiere found that between 387-429, Augustine (+430) quoted Romans 5:5 at least 201 times. Augustine rarely used Romans 5:5 before 411 (the year Rome was sacked by Alaric). Romans 5:5 is found more frequently between 411-421 when he was fighting with Pelagians about grace. Many references continue from 421 until his death while he was engaged in his bitter fight with the bête noir of his old age Julian of Eclanum.

What is Romans 5:5? Continue reading →

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The Zen of Chinese Chess continues

Posted on 31 May 2006 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Over at the fine Catholic World News (which you ought to subscribe to if you don’t already) there is a very good story on WDTPRS’s favorite Joseph Card. Zen of Hong Kong.   Go read the article.  However, here is an … Continue reading →

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Tuesday after Ascension in the 7th Week of Easter

Posted on 30 May 2006 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

COLLECT: Praesta, quaesumus, omnipotens et misericors Deus, ut Spiritus Sanctus adveniens templum nos gloriae suae dignanter inhabitando perficiat.
LITERAL VERSION: Grant, we beseech You, Almighty and merciful God, that the Holy Spirit, now coming, will by the indwelling of His … Continue reading →

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A Bedtime Prayer Of A Catholic Marine Corps Officer

Posted on 29 May 2006 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A Bedtime PrayerOf A Catholic Marine Corps Officer
- Luke 18:17-
Now I lay me down to sleep.I pray Thee Lord my soul to keep.If I should die before I wake,I pray Thee Lord my soul to take.
For ‘ere the daystar rises … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day

Posted on 29 May 2006 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In honor of all those who served perhaps just one example of valor will serve to express gratitude:
Father Vince Capodanno was Maryknoll missionary priest.  He was sent first to the missions in Taiwan and later joined the US Navy and … Continue reading →

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Monday after Ascension in the 7th Week of Easter

Posted on 29 May 2006 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

EXCERPT:
What you do outwardly can have an enormous impact on the faith of others. You can jump start a dormant faith life, strengthen another, or perhaps spark someone else into seeking answers to the questions they have. On the other hand, you can damage people too. Continue reading →

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First the Camauro and now the Golden Rose

Posted on 29 May 2006 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

EXCERPT:
One might ask why roses were given to Catholic rulers and other figures. The papal letters and documents that came with the rose hint at the meaning attached to it. Innocent III wrote about the significance of the rose and Laetare Sunday: “As Lætare Sunday, the day set apart for the function, represents love after hate, joy after sorrow, and fullness after hunger, so does the rose designate by its color, odor, and taste, love, joy, and satiety respectively.” Innocent also says that the rose is the flower spoken of in Isaiah 11, 1: “there shall come forth a rod out of the root of Jesse, and a flower shall rise up out of his root”. Centuries later Pope Leo XIII wrote that the beautiful golden flower signifies Christ in His majesty, spoken of by the prophet as “the flower of the field and the lily of the valleys”; the flower’s fragrance shows the sweet odor of Christ which should be diffused through the whole world by His faithful followers. The thorns and red color symbolize His Passion, harkening to both the real event of the Crucifixion and its foretelling by the prophet Isaiah 43,2: “Why then is thy apparel red, and thy garments like theirs that tread in the winepress?” These themes are in the prayer that was used to bless the golden roses:… Continue reading →

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Evening stroll and sliver moon

Posted on 28 May 2006 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Tonight I had a nice stroll. I went over to the P.za Navona and got a cuban cigar and walked around. I found a new Latin inscription of Pope Benedict XIV about the obelisk which was the center of the sundial of Augustus. I chatted with some Carabinieri. I saw cufflinks which were way above my paygrade (which doesn’t take much). But these cufflinks… I tell you…. Please send money? Lots of money.

Anyway, I got back to my place and the moon was setting, so I thought I would share it wichya. Continue reading →

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