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- Grant M on “Quo nomine vis vocari?” What name will the next Pope take? – POLL: “How about Pope Michael? I know a couple of larpers have used the name, but it’s time for the real…”
- on “Quo nomine vis vocari?” What name will the next Pope take? – POLL: “I chose Pius, but Lando would be fun.”
- on ROME 25/4– Day 16: Easter Thursday: “Thank you for the extra peony photo. I second monstrance’s comment. Before they bloom, that star shape is prominent.”
- on Is this really shabby or is it my imagination?: “> the (any) future Pope woukd not countenance it. Well, I personally wouldn’t hold my breath about that. Sadly, I…”
- on When Card. Tagle sang “Imagine”: “No possessions? I wonder what would happen if I walked into Paul McCartney’s house and sampled some of the things…”
- on When Card. Tagle sang “Imagine”: “Just for laughs… A friend of mine had revised some of the lyrics to…. You may say I’m a dreamer…”
- on When Card. Tagle sang “Imagine”: “My question is why isn’t he wearing his clerical attire? There’s a crucifix in the background, so it’s not like…”
- on “Quo nomine vis vocari?” What name will the next Pope take? – POLL: “Leo XIV or Gregory XVII (harkening back to Leo the Great and Gregory the Great, as well as the last…”
- on ROME 25/4– Day 16: Easter Thursday: “Now I see how Star Jasmine gets its name. The White star burst flower. Thank God Archbishop Forte is not…”
- on ROME 25/4– Day 16: Easter Thursday: “Another name who can’t vote in the Conclave is the Patriarch of Venice. Moraglia took over the position in 2012,…”
- on “Quo nomine vis vocari?” What name will the next Pope take? – POLL: “I’m still keeping my fingers crossed for a Pope Aquinas.”
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Monthly Archives: November 2022
CRISIS: A Unified Theory of “Backwardism” – Go read it NOW.
Unless you are praying the Novena before the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, stop right now and go to Crisis and read: A Unified Theory of “Backwardism” What was so awful about the pre-Vatican II Church that its memory needs to be … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 594, etc.
Getting your Christmas shopping done early allows you later to focus more attention on the mysteries we celebrate in this Advent/Christmas season. Please remember me when shopping online. Thanks in advance. To get started, click a link and Amazon will … Read More
NOVENA for the Immaculate Conception (8 Dec): Day 2
Today is the 2nd Day for a Novena before the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Will you participate? Even if you are late to starting, that’s okay! Start anyway. And remember that there is no one way to observe this … Read More
Swiss Bishop abolishes office of diocesan exorcist. What could go wrong?
And to think that I have a priest friend in the Diocese of Chur. To think that Archbp. Wolfgang Haas was once Bishop of Chur. The Diocese of Chur includes Zürich. Three famous Benedictine abbeys are in the diocese Einsiedeln, … Read More
NOVENA for the Immaculate Conception (8 Dec): Day 1
Today is the 1st Day for a Novena before the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Will you participate? Even if you are late to starting, that’s okay! Start anyway. And remember that there is no one way to observe this … Read More
Posted in Our Solitary Boast, Urgent Prayer Requests
Tagged Immaculate Conception, novena
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Daily Rome Shot 594, etc.
Meanwhile… Black to move and escape death. This is messy and there are different options. NB: I may hold comments with puzzle solutions a little longer than others so there won’t be “spoilers” for others. Priestly chess players, drop me … Read More
The Federalist’s reaction to the “Hell’s Bible” hit piece against TLM-going Catholics
A couple weeks back Hell’s Bible (aka NYT) published an airy yet vicious attack piece about Catholics who attended the Traditional Latin Mass. Apparently, if you go to the Vetus Ordo, you might be a white right-wing extremist of some … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 593, etc. video and a BOOK suggestion
Lit for a wedding. Common in Rome. Hardly anyone goes to Mass, but they all want fancy wedding photos. And… the fussing wedding guy was in the way for a bit. Black to move and mate in 6. NB: I … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 592, etc. with a recommendation or two
Click for a larger image. Meanwhile, white can mate in 6. NB: I may hold comments with puzzle solutions a little longer than others so there won’t be “spoilers” for others. In times of fasting, monks used to drink beer. … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes: 1st Sunday of Advent – 2022
Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff. Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at your Mass of obligation for the 1st Sunday of Advent – … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 591, etc.
GO TO CONFESSION! Meanwhile… White to move and win material. NB: I may hold comments with puzzle solutions a little longer than others so there won’t be “spoilers” for others. Please remember me when doing your Christmas shopping online. Thanks … Read More
DIEBUS SALTEM DOMINICIS – 1st Sunday of Advent: The Drills of a Militant Church
The essence of a cliché is that it is unoriginal and often repeated. However, as the old Latin phrase goes, repetita iuvant… repeated things help. Allow me to get an initial cliché out of the way: with the 1st Sunday of … Read More
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Tagged ADVENT, parousia
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Daily Rome Shot 590, etc.
It’s Black Friday, and therefore there are lots of “deals” which the thoughtful and prepared can use to great effect, especially in view of Christmas, a month away. Please remember me when shopping online. Thanks in advance. US HERE – UK HERE Meanwhile, … Read More
CQ CQ CQ: Ham Radio – #ZedNet reminder – 27 November ’22 – 1st Sunday of Advent
Fellow hams, it is time to revive ZedNet. Here’s a notice about ZedNet for Sunday 27 Nov ’22 – evening at 2000h EST. (0100h ZULU Monday). I’ve gotten my hardware working again. I’ll keep my rig on. So far so … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 589, etc.
Please remember me when shopping online. Thanks in advance. US HERE – UK HERE Meanwhile, BLACK to move and mate in 3. And three is the key! This is fun. NB: I may hold comments with puzzle solutions a little longer than others so there … Read More
ACTION ITEM! URGENT PRAYER SUGGESTION! Archbp. Carroll’s “Prayer for Government”
Our nation is being torn by organized factions. The followers of those factions are mostly blind and dim dupes, the ultimate products of a long-targeted education system precisely for these days. We run the risk of losing all that our … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 588, etc.
From my old neighborhood and near where I stay in Rome in Rione Regola. Via Caritatis Wine GIFT CARDS HERE Meanwhile, black to move. NB: I may hold comments with puzzle solutions a little longer than others so there won’t … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 587, etc.
Have you ever had one of those days wherein it seems like the entire world, at the same time, wants your attention “NOW!”? That’s my day so far. Pardon my brevity. I am trying to write a couple of things … Read More
Grant M on “Quo nomine vis vocari?” What name will the next Pope take? – POLL: “How about Pope Michael? I know a couple of larpers have used the name, but it’s time for the real…”
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