Daily Archives: 21 April 2012

Fr. Z’s Kitchen: “Happy Birthday Rome!” Edition

My Vatican Curia calendar confirmed this morning … … that today is the Birthday of Rome… … the 2765th Birthday. This august anniversary called for a Roman supper. In consultation with the great Roman Fabrizio I decided to make Bucatini … Read More

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WDTPRS 3rd Sunday of Easter – “bright like kindled candles, honey sweet”

This Sunday’s Collect, for the 3rd Sunday of Easter, it seems to me, reflects a conscious attempt on the part of Holy Church to remind us of the Easter Vigil.  The prayer has antecedents in both the Veronese and Gelasian … Read More

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Platitude Cookie Alert

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In The Wild: LEX ORANDI car mag and clear stickers

A kind reader, who is obviously a person of great intelligence and excellent taste, purchased a “Lex Orandi Lex Credendi” car magnet from my swag store, took a photo of same, and sent it in. It is a little hard … Read More

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LYRID METEOR SHOWER peaks this weekend

From Space Weather: LYRID METEOR SHOWER: The annual Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend on the night of April 21-22 when Earth passes through a stream of debris from ancient Comet Thatcher. Usually the shower is mild (10-20 meteors per … Read More

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