Another angle from the wonderful nativity scene at The Parish™ in Rome, Santissima Trinità del Pellegrini. Terrific.
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This is interesting… in churchy news…
Groundbreaking Interactive Website on the College of Cardinals Is Launched: Created in response to requests from cardinals & others, “The College of Cardinals Report” is the first site of its kind & documents who they are & where they stand. Visit it here: https://t.co/YaElimj2bI pic.twitter.com/1p5wF5j7Y6
— Diane Montagna (@dianemontagna) December 12, 2024
What do you think of it?
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Oh dear… the bloated bureaucracy is running out of dosh? What a shame! Maybe it’s time to go back to the basics?
Two Years After Restricting the Traditional Latin Mass, the Archdiocese of Washington Finds Itself In Serious Financial Trouble
Two years ago, the Archdiocese of Washington decided to end the Traditional Latin Mass at Old St. Mary and five other parishes. Now- as predicted- the… pic.twitter.com/7VVXt8AE4k
— DC Rosary Rally for the Latin Mass (@dcrosaryrally) December 11, 2024
Eucharistic miracles… Hosts are truly flesh, the blood is AB… HERE
Chris Wray, the Director of the FBI, which harassed Catholics has resigned. HERE
Meanwhile, I saw that there is a Nativity scene at the US Capitol for the FIRST TIME.
This is out of this world. The Mars Rover reached another goal. The rim of Jezero Crater. It took 3.5 months of 1,640 feet (500 m) of vertical climb. HERE
In chessy news… BIG NEWS…. HERE
The sisters’ shop is only open for a couple more days. Great stuff! My mother approves.
By FSSP seminarians
UPDATE:
Full video of Cardinal Burke leading the Solemn Act of Consecration, marking the culmination of his 9-month Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe.
“Please accept my Act of Consecration and never let me betray the gift of myself to you which, today, I make with all my heart. Amen.” https://t.co/FSCghsj9KK pic.twitter.com/kM7GuY605a
— Michael Haynes ?? (@MLJHaynes) December 12, 2024
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WHITE (not Black) to move and mate in…? It’s not 2 or 3 or 4…
[NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.]
Gukesh prevailed. He is now the official “World Champion”. Yes, Magnus was available for comment. I feel badly for Ding, but I suspect he is relieved. It’s been a rollercoaster for him, who clearly doesn’t like rollercoasters. Gukesh will now enter superstar status in India, which I imagine is going bananas.
The cardinal website is interesting. I am struck that there are no cardinals identified as members of the Order of Saint Benedict. Is that historically unusual? There are Jesuits, Dominicans, and Franciscans, and others.
I hope you have the opportunity to visit Rome, specifically The Parish(TM), for Advent and Christmas someday soon. I miss the daily posts from your Roman sojourn.
I second Fr. Z’s mother’s approval of Seignadou Soaps. The Dominican nuns make fantastic cream, soap, and lip balm. Buy from them!
“Two Years After Restricting the Traditional Latin Mass, the Archdiocese of Washington Finds Itself In Serious Financial Trouble.”
A couple of sanitized thoughts: 1) Go woke, go broke, and 2) Fool around and find out.
@dholwell:
Bl. Ildefonso Schuster OSB and Basil Hume OSB immediately come to mind, but it seems there haven’t been any creations of Benedictine Cardinals for a very long time.
Father Z, unless White makes a foolish mistake — e.g., allowing Black to play Qd1++ after he takes White’s Queen and clears the d-file before White frees his Rook — I don’t see any mate here in less than, say, 20 moves or so, after Black achieves overwhelming material superiority. But maybe that is your point.
My bad. WHITE’s play.
1. Ne5+ Ke6
2. Qf7+ Kf5
3. g4#
2…. Kd6
3. Nc4#
1. Ne5+ Ke7
2. Qf7+ Kd6
3. Nc4#
Dholwell, could it be that Benedictines tend to be of a place and don’t move around a lot? Not that one wouldn’t answer the summons if called upon, but maybe that means they attract a little less attention?
As for the site …
They could do better with background facts, like current status. Catholic-hierarchy site updates daily. This page – I looked up one Cardinal who resigned months ago and successor installed weeks ago. No mention of that change.