Daily Archives: 18 November 2024

Martin Scorsese presents The Saints: my 1st impression

When I heard that Martin Scorsese was doing a series about lives of saints, I was not excited to see the result.  His work on Silence was enough to put me off, especially because of the involvement of a certain … Read More

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Daily Rome Shot 1177: Make America great again!

Rome’s Pittsburg Steelers bar. In churchy news, it might be the Feast of the Dedication of St Peter and St Paul, but also… The Visitation Sisters martyred on this date in Madrid in 1936 were part of a larger wave … Read More

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Let’s have an experiment.

Let’s have an experiment. This is Tucker Carlson talking about post-modern secular architecture. Listen to it through once as it is. Tucker Carlson: “Moscow has not been degraded by postmodern architecture that destroys your spirit” Chris Cuomo: “You believe postmodern … Read More

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WDTPRS – 18 November: Dedication of the Basilicas of St. Peter and of St. Paul

An old photo for this blog, but a good one.  Shot from my old apartment. In the traditional calendar, it is the Feast of the Dedication of the Basilicas of St. Peter, in the Vatican, in 1626 and St. Paul, … Read More

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