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Monthly Archives: May 2024
The Lord’s Ascension and Roman Beans
We have lovely customs in our wonderful Roman Catholic Church, including special blessings on certain feast days, often tied to the changing of the seasons… in Rome, that is. It’s the Roman Church, after all. Tomorrow, the Feast of the … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Hard-Identity Catholicism
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An innovative reform in the Novus Ordo: Vigil of Ascension (2002MR)
In some places the Feast of the Ascension (which since the 4th century has fallen on a Thursday because before that it always would have been on a Thursday) has been transferred to next Sunday, thus making it “Ascension Thursday … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1016: nap time
Photo from The World’s Best Sacristan™ White to play. Mate in 4. NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others. In chessy news… the Superbet Rapid & Blitz starts in Poland … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1015: Quaeritur and “blind mind”
From a reader: Now that you are not in Rome and you are not going to cappuccino and a cornetto, what’s for breakfast? I could have a cappuccino. I have a great machine. However, usually I have very strong black … Read More
Omnium gatherum
Three things caught my eye this morning. First, posts are still arriving on Fr. Hunwicke’s blog, may he rest in peace. He scheduled them (probably). right now there are interesting notes about Rogation days. HERE New Oxford Review… for … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1014 – My View For Awhile – The last leg
Welcome registrant: linux_geek As I prepared mentally to leave the land of the platonic form of Chinese food for climes in which Chinese is hardly even a flicker on the wall of the back of the cave, we determined to … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1013 – JASMINE REPORT! (Brooklyn 24/4– Day 4)
Here is your Roman JASMINE REPORT! (No, not the Jesuit.) Thanks to The World’s Best Sacristan™. *sigh* I should’ve stayed a few more days. Welcome registrants: IzaJanina Spartan76 yorkvilleguy Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links. … Read More
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Your Sunday Sermon Notes: 5th Sunday after Easter (N.O. 6th of Easter) 2024
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 5th Sunday Sunday after … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 10112 – Brooklyn 24/4– Day 3 – A visit to the seminary
The adventure continued yesterday with a visit to the now defunct Huntington Seminary of the Immaculate Conception. This was the once mighty seminary of the once mighty Diocese of Brooklyn. It had hundreds of seminarians. Then it had tens. Then … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1011 – Brooklyn 24/4– Day 2
Nope, not Rome. Welcome Registrants: Chrissue Lulu Helengrace3712 Sjsprunger Reddog Nancy F. Liz1952 Nipper I was out with priest friends in deepest Queens last night for Chinese food, which is plentifully lacking in Rome. Good Chinese that is. We … Read More
BeatifyStickler on Tickets to attend the Beatification of Archbp. Fulton Sheen in St. Louis, 24 Sept: “Are you attending? I know some Canadians who are going.”
