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I think we, as our ancient forebears, desire for the Lord to return ASAP. However, there are days when I would settle for an asteroid. And speaking of asteroids: “Odds of Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth go up again” HERE
They aren’t endlessly looping “Swan Lake” on Vatican Radio yet.
JUST IN: The Vatican spokesman said the Pope had a restful night and ate breakfast. This as Italian broadcaster RAI is prepared for an “extraordinary event”. This feels like John Paul’s last days: vague reports accompanied by feverish preparations…. pic.twitter.com/iwlTnxriUu
— Raymond Arroyo (@RaymondArroyo) February 19, 2025
Yeah… this’ll be a great show.
One more reason why you lost. https://t.co/Hg6eRlm1Pt
— Vicki McKenna (@VickiMcKenna) February 18, 2025
Some things never change.
“ OHHH! PACK IT IN BACK THERE OR I SWEAR, I’LL TURN THIS THING AROUND AND WE’LL GO STRAIGHT BACK HOME! ” – 1350’s, Pontifical de Guillaume, Paris. Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Ms. 143, f. 174r pic.twitter.com/cs6yooaxx4
— Medieval Military Medicine (@MedMilMedicine) February 18, 2025
In chessy news… the play in continues. HERE
The esports thing is heating up as teams are forming.
White to mate in 5.
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The esports thing is heating up as teams are forming.
White to mate in 5.
[NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.]
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Pax Christi in regno Christi.
Tomorrow is feast of Jacinta and Francisco Marto.
Something about Our Lady and Peace and this time.
This is the 100 years after Quas Primas.
This Church is magnificent.
You got me with the Swan Lake joke! Imagine going to the Vatican News site in a few hours and it’s just a full screen loop of this
https://youtu.be/Tj2c6vJvyPA
I often ponder the return of the Lord; probably my age and the fact that there is so much lunacy in the world. But I stumbled across this on YouTube and found it totally funny, in a dark sort of way….the cantor’s voice is magnificent and that it is set to “Old Hundredth” makes it easy to listen to!
https://youtu.be/hkTgYiMDRHY?si=wKxxs5mJnY2T9ocN
Oh Lord, send us thine asteroid…..
Don’t leave us in suspense, Father! How did we get from the hare with the basket of puppies & a hockey stick to the modern sport of curling?
@ Ordained…
First time I have ever heard a hymn that rhymes “God” with “sod”. Hilarious.
Regarding actress Cynthia Ervo playing Jesus Christ Superstar: first, since that Jesus ain’t got much a’tall to do with the real Jesus, who cares. But I am still fondly waiting to hear that Meredith Eaton is playing Martin Luther King Jr. (She is the white little person who played Matty Webber on MacGyver.) Should be great!