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Monthly Archives: January 2025
ROME DAY 25/01 04: Cringe
I slept in this morning, so I was not aware of the sunrise at 07:24. I will surely see the sunset at 17:22. I won’t hear the Ave Maria Bell, which should ring at 17:45 in this cycle. It changed. … Read More
ROME DAY 25/01 03: “You Had ONE Job!”
The Roman day with sunlight began at 07:25 which will significantly dwindle after 17:21. Our Ave Maria Bell: still in the 17:30 cycle, according to this calendar. I think it should have changed today to 17:45. We will check this … Read More
ROME DAY 25/01 02: jet lag
Today the sun was up by 07:26 and it was down by 17:20. Getting longer. Last I was here, they were getting shorter. The Ave Maria Bell, back in November, was also in the 17:30 cycle. It is now, too. … Read More
ROME DAY 25/01 01: Home at last
Today in Rome the sun rose at 0727 and it set at 1719 and the Ave Maria Bell was to ring at1730. It is the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. I’m and convert, and I converted in St. … Read More
My View For Awhile: Eastward
The sunset in Rome was at 1717. The sunset where I am now is…right now! (See below) The Ave Maria Bell doesn’t ring here either, but in Rome it ought to ring at 1730. Tomorrow, when I arrive in Rome, … Read More
A chess analogy for the importance of Mary
This is not all that sophisticated, as in knowing all the lines to 10 moves of the QGD, but it is apt these days for this blog. At Aletheia How chess explains the vital role of the Virgin Mary The … Read More
ROME DAY 25/01 -01: Cheeseburger
In Queens… really good cheeseburger. I usually have one of these when I come back from Italy. Why wait? Bun: buttered and grilled, as God intended. Salad instead of starches, although my dining companion shared an some of his onion … Read More
ROME DAY 25/01 -02: Chinese Food (Sichuan)
Where I am the sun rose at 7:12 and it will set at 17:02. If you were in Rome, after seeing the sunrise at 7:28 you could venerate the relics of St. Emerentiana at the Basilica of St. Agnes on … Read More
What is Catholic teaching about “deportation”? Maybe not what some higher-ups think.
At Catholic Vote there is an article (seemingly assembled from tweets/x) which you should look at about Catholic teaching on “deportation”. PROBLEM: Official Church documents on faith and morals have perennially been written in LATIN. That fact is not the … Read More
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