Monthly Archives: April 2011

WDTPRS Good Friday: cruor… streaming gore

Cruor has a precise meaning: “Blood (which flows from a wound), a stream of blood (more … Continue reading

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Major League Baseball – another Good Friday blown save

There are quite a few Major League Baseball games scheduled for tonight, but there is just … Continue reading

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23 April: Talk Like Shakespeare Day…. POSTPONED?

A had a note from a reader:
Father Z:  thank you for supporting Talk Like S. Day … Continue reading

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Preparing for Holy Thursday Mass

The chasuble I get to use tonight at Holy Innocents in Manhattan.

A detail. I am … Continue reading

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D. Springfield: revival of the St. Michael the Archangel Prayer

I received a very interesting note from a reader in my email today.   On the blog … Continue reading

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WDTPRS POLL: Attending Triduum services

A quick WDTPRS POLL:
Please leave a comment in the combox if you care to.

Technorati Tags: EASTER, … Continue reading

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Card. Burke on women covering their heads in church

The great Canonical Defender, Dr. Ed Peters has an interesting note on the use… here we … Continue reading

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Question about Pope Benedict’s Holy Thursday adoration at Altar of Repose

If any of you watched the Holy Father’s Mass at the Lateran, and perhaps recorded it, … Continue reading

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Benedict XVI’s sermon for Holy Thursday Mass of the Last Supper

Pope Benedict’s sermon for the Holy Thursday Mass of the Last Supper.  My emphases and comments … Continue reading

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I’ll bet you thought Jesus died for our sins. HAH! NCR has a new angle.

It is hard to know what to do when you see a “catholic” site post something … Continue reading

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