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Daily Archives: 13 December 2008
Playing with themes today
I am fiddling around with themes. Don’t freak out.
Brick by brick in D. of Altoona-Johnstown
From a reader: I thought you might be interested to learn of the formal public status of the TLM in Patton, PA, in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. You might recall that Bishop Adamec was very opposed to the Motu Proprio … Read More
Napa Valley TLM Alert
From a reader: After a bit more than a year of work, there is now a weekly TLM in Napa Valley. It is celebrated at noon in Holy Family Church on Neibaum Road in Rutherford in Napa Valley. Twice a … Read More
WDTPRS: 3rd Sunday of Advent – COLLECT (2002MR)
An excerpt from an WDTPRS article for The Wanderer. Now for the 3rd Sunday of Advent, also nicknamed Gaudete…. the plural imperative of gaudeo, “Rejoice!”. Today, there is a relaxation of the penitential aspect of Advent. In the first week … Read More
For Christmas? Maybe?
After the Bugatti…. I want one of these: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs-jAImScms]
Thrippsy pillivinx
From the estimable Laudator, who always instructs and entertains. I am reminded of statements of some archdiocesan spokesmen: Letter of Edward Lear to Evelyn Baring: Thrippsy pillivinx, Inky tinky pobblebockle abblesquabs? — Flosky! beebul trimble flosky! — Okul scratchabibblebongibo, viddle … Read More
