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Sts. Nunilo and Alodia, pray for us!

Today is the Feast of Sts. Nunilo and Alodia, martyrs!  Hurray!
Sts. Nunilo and Alodia, pray for us in our time of political correctness run amok.  Intercede for us in this time of fear and tension.   Ask God to grant us … Continue reading

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Today is the vigil!

This is the vigil of the Feast of Sts. Nunilo and Alodia, martyrs!
Are you getting ready to have some paella?  Perhaps Cardinal Mendoza brandy?

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Big Feast coming this Friday!

What are your plans for the big feast day on Friday?
Friday 22 October is the feast of Sts. Nunilo and Alodia were a pair of 9th c. virgin martyrs in Huesca, Spain.  They were born to a Muslim father … Continue reading

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Saudi Arabia: Islamic Religious Police arrest Catholics for attending a Mass

I am in NYC right now, not too far the World Trade Center.
As I contemplate the World Trade Center, I read this from Asia News:
PHILIPPINES – SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi Arabia: conditional release for 12 Filipinos accused of proselytizing
The Catholic migrants are … Continue reading

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Sts. Nunilo and Alodia pray for us… at Ground Zero

From Dick Morris.com we find this about the proposed mosque at Ground Zero.
My emphases and comments, to be followed by some irony.
The proposed mosque near to ground zero is not really a religious institution. It would be — as many … Continue reading

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A counter-proposal for the Mosque at Ground Zero

I have been following the debate over the building of a mosque at Ground Zero in Manhattan.
I have a counter proposal.
Let us build a chapel dedicated to Sts. Nunilo and Alodia next to the mosque.
Saints Nunilo and … Continue reading

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