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Yearly Archives: 2010
“our evenings swoon in pallid skies more suddenly”
From the Laudator: Edward Dowden, In September, from his Poems (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876), p. 160: Spring scarce had greener fields to show than these Of mid September; through the still warm noon The rivulets ripple … Read More
Benedict XVI’s address for Vespers in Westminster Abbey
At Vespers, Archbp. Williams said inter alia: “St Gregory was the first to spell out … the magnitude of the gift given to Christ’s Church through the life of St Benedict … who, through a relatively brief Rule of life, … Read More
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Benedict XVI at Westminster Hall to civil authorities
This is a speech I have really been waiting for. Remember, this is a state visit. This is where the point is made. In a sense, this brings some closure to the gulf which opened since the time of Henry … Read More
Benedict XVI’s address to Anglican Archbp. Williams at Lambeth
The Holy Father paid a courtesy visit to Anglican Archbp. Rowan Williams at Lambeth Palace. My comments at the end. First, I must say that Archbp. Williams gave a good address which I am starting to drill into. But he … Read More
VORTEX REPORT: What is that … growth?
As you know, my friends and I have been exploring … The Vortex. We managed to send in the remote probe to take photos of the thing, a portentous plant or growth of some kind, in or near the epicenter … Read More
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Beautiful Mass in Philadelphia for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross.
There was a beautiful Mass in Philadelphia for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross. The Mass was at at St. Paul’s Church. The celebrant was the Pastor of St. Paul’s Church, Fr. Gerald Patrick Carey; the deacon was … Read More
Five Algerians Held In Plot Against Pope
From SKY: Five Algerians Held In Pope Plot Terror Swoop Five Algerian men have been arrested over a potential threat to the Pope, Sky News sources say. Armed counter-terror officers swooped on a business premises in central London in the … Read More
Benedict XVI’s presser on the airplane to Scotland
On the airplane winging to Scotland, the Holy Father took a few questions from journos during a brief presser. Q. – Your Holiness, … during the preparation for this journey there have been contrary discussions and positions. The country has … Read More
The Feeder Feed: DEATH FROM ABOVE edition
I was sitting at my desk, writing the entry about Fr. Finigan’s annd Fr. Blake’s comments on the Mass at Glasgow and …. THWUMP! I saw the birds at the feeders scattering. Something large had hit the window next to … Read More
English priests comment on the Papal Mass in Glasgow
His Hermeneuticalness, Fr. Finigan and the great PP of Brighton, Fr. Blake, share their views of the Papal Mass in Glasgow today. Be sure to visit their fine blogs. Some comments from Fr. Finigan about the Mass today: Liturgically, the … Read More
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