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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Roman Sunday Lunch
A quick view from today in Rome. I met one of my best friends today after Mass at SS. Trinita dei Pellegrini (btw… my Mass was offered today, again, for benefactors… you know who you are), and had a chance … Read More
Your Good News
Do you have some good news? I am sure the readers would be happy to hear about positive things happening out there in the world.
Your Sunday Sermon Notes
Was there are good point from the sermon you heard while fulfilling your Sunday obligation? Share it here and help out those who did not hear a good sermon.
QUAERITUR: Child on the loose during Mass!
From a readerette: I am absolutely mortified right now! My fussy two year old wiggled out of my arms during daily low Mass today (READ: Lots of grey hair) and ran up into the sanctuary to the Altar during the … Read More
October Baby for October
October is a month when we have a lot of pro-life activities and focus. I bring to your attention that the movie October Baby is available on DVD and Blu-Ray now. US DVD HERE BLURAY HERE UK DVD HERE BLURAY HERE
Bp. Paprocki on voting and on parties which officially endorse intrinsic evil
Here is a follow up to my post about His Excellency Most Reverend Thomas Patrocki of Springfield in Illinois (the state in which then-State Senator Obama promoted infanticide) and his comments about thinking over your vote this coming November. You might … Read More
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An Evil Irony
From the most aggressively pro-abortion president there has ever been… from the man who even backed infanticide in Illinois…
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A new kind of discussion has begun about Vatican II and it cannot be stopped.
The other day I picked up at Ancora bookstore near St. Peter’s Basilica a copy of Serafino M. Lanzetta’s book Iuxta Modum: il Vaticano II riletto alla luce della tradizione della Chiesa. The author proposes a re-reading of the … Read More
Translators “often” accidently leave things out. This time the lacuna concerns the SSPX and the Novus Ordo.
Translation can be hard. Even when it isn’t, translators are sometimes rushed or tired. However, it is good to pay attention to get all the words, especially those pesky little words that can change completely the sense of a sentence. … Read More
NEW COMET! KABLAM! WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE! (Welllll? We are!)
There is a new and very bright comet out there. Which of course means that it is the end of the world as we know it… maybe. Maybe not. In any event, it should be bright! And we might need … Read More
Papyrus fragment gone wild!
Remember the ridiculous “Mrs. Jesus” papyrus fragment flap? L’Osservatore Romano, taking a break from commentary on The Simpsons, has offered a view. This time, however, the editor, they seem to be on target. A papyrus adrift “Harvard scholar’s discovery suggests … Read More
“He was going to be a major leaguer, absolutely”
The writing is a bit scrambled, but have a look at this story of a fellow who gave up a promising career in baseball (the sport God loves best) for a vocation with the Norbertines in Orange, California: SILVERADO, Calif. … Read More
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AP’s cheap shot coverage of the Pope’s Butler’s unbelievably unimportant Vatican Trial of the Century!!!
The Trial. Nay rather… the Trial of the Century! The earthquake provoking butler-who-done-it in the Vatican! The trial of the Holy Father’s document-leaking former-valet (keep repeating: the Butler, in the Office, with a Copying Machine), is comparable to what the … Read More
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Political cartoon distorts the Minnesota Marriage Amendment
My fellow Minnesotans will have the opportunity on election day this November to vote in favor of an amendment to the Minnesota state constitution which would define marriage as being between one man and one woman. Minnesota is ground-zero for … Read More
November is coming swiftly
From my email: The Religious Liberty battle is NOT over.
Recycling
This image is clearly aimed at discouraging panhandling. However… could it have another application?
Personal stroll
This morning I decided to take a bit of a stroll rather than go out to Castel Gandolfo for the Audience and other events. Instead, I went to look at a few places I hadn’t seen for a while and … Read More
YOUR URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS
Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! Continued from THESE. I get many requests by email asking for prayers. Many requests are heart-achingly grave and urgent. We should support each other in works of mercy. As long as my blog reaches … Read More
Now THAT’S Basil!
This is too cool not to post. You might remember that I posted about blessing basil in honor of the Cross? Basil is from the Greek word for “king”. A priest reader breathing mainly from the Eastern lung sent me … Read More
