Pope Celestine V. The only Pope to be crowned twice. Unfortunately not the only Pope to resign.
Pray for Trump and a peaceful presidential inauguration ? pic.twitter.com/WGyGD7JQBM
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I like this image of Joseph. So often in the past he was depicted as elderly.
St. Joseph, Terror of Demons, pray for us. pic.twitter.com/Bw9TVnLBXj
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Pope Francis received in private audience this morning Bishop Athanasius Schneider. The Auxiliary Bishop of Astana, Kazakhstan, has been respectfully critical of Pope Francis’ pontificate over the years, stressing that such criticisms are “an expression of true and sincere love… pic.twitter.com/aPSBbgkQlJ
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And, on the feast of St. Sebastian…
Feast of Saint Sebastian.
Ora pro nobis. pic.twitter.com/CfyrZJHRXK— A Milwaukee Catholic (@CCityCatholic) January 20, 2025
In chessy news…. HERE
Black to move and mate in 4.
Black to move and mate in 4.
[NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.]
The Wimbledon of Chess, the Tata Steel Tournament is going on. Fabi, Gukesh, Nodirbek, Pragg and Vincent are on top right now. But they are playing now! Today Gukesh v. Fabi.
I have OTB today, but I will be late since I’m watching the Inauguration.
Note that White’s King is locked down, and has no legal move. We want to keep things that way:
1. f7f5+ e5xf5 e.p. (If instead: Nxf5, 2. e6xN+, Kh4, 3. Rh3 mate.)
2. h6h5+ Kg5
3. Rg3+ h2xR
4. Rxg3 mate.
Can you repost your youthful image of St. Joseph please? I can’t see it. It show an exclamation point in a circle and says, “not found.” Also, thank you for all that you wrote about St. Agnes. Your words are touching.