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- Kathleen10 on “if only to feel normal again, just for a short while”: “We mostly seem pretty nervous, I think. We would love to return to normal. Were all so hoping we don’t…”
- on ROME 25/5– Day 42: elegant but low impact: “you mentioned elsewhere not quite knowing what a substack is. it’s a blog platform that allows monetization and so far…”
- on ROME 25/5– Day 41: It almost turned my tongue inside out: “Background to the inscription. On the night of 11 April 1909, a police officer, Gabriele de Marchi, fired several shots…”
- on ROME 25/5– Day 41: It almost turned my tongue inside out: “@Suburbanbanshee: Well found. Who would have guessed? I thought maybe she was in an early motor traffic accident. On reflection,…”
- on Leo XIV: “a very ‘say the black, do the red’ kind of priest”: “donato2, I just became aware of the Pontificio Instituto di Musica Sacra YouTube channel and its “Let’s Sing with the…”
- on ROME 25/5– Day 41: It almost turned my tongue inside out: “Oh, no! Here’s the “strange misfortune” – she was looking out the window at the wrong time, and got hit…”
- on “if only to feel normal again, just for a short while”: “Came across this today “ In his first curial appointment, Pope Leo XIV has named Sr Tiziana Merletti, former Superior…”
- on ASK FATHER: Security video camera inside a confessional: “What is meant in §3 by a “real or simulated” sacramental confession?”
- on “Shut up, pray for the man, keep doing your thing and stay out of sight. Winter is not over. The wolves are not dead yet.”: “I’ve closed the combox for everyone… except for myself. I am open to email about this. Use the contact form.…”
- on “if only to feel normal again, just for a short while”: “Yeah. to feel Normal again. That would be a sweet gift. Holy Mary, make it so!”
- on Leo XIV: “a very ‘say the black, do the red’ kind of priest”: “Pope calls all the Bishops to Rome and Consecrates Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, as Our Lady asked.…”
- on ROME 25/5– Day 41: It almost turned my tongue inside out: “My attempt at the Italian epitaph (very moving, and fascinating how languages express thoughts and use words in different ways):…”
- on ROME 25/5– Day 41: It almost turned my tongue inside out: “There is an FSSP priest stationed in a dangerous part of Mexico whose parents for a few years lived in…”
- on SSPX-USA Letter about Pope Leo XIV: “I occasionally watch (via their YouTube channel) the Sunday sermons of SSPX’s Asian chapter and I have found them quite…”
- on “if only to feel normal again, just for a short while”: ““Courtesy of the hardest screw that ever walked a turn at Shawshank…..””
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Daily Archives: 30 April 2025
ROME 25/4– Day 21: Market forces
At 6:05 the sun began to appear in Rome. It’s evening disappearing act commences at 20:10. The Ave Maria Bell is in it’s 20:30 cycle. In the NO calendar we celebrate St. Pius V and in the VO, St. Catherine … Read More
Explanation of a how a Conclave works: another Roman dialect sonnet “der Belli”
It’s sede vacante time and all eyes are turned to Rome in anticipation of a conclave. It is appropriate to have an expert explanation of exactly how a conclave works. Forget the TV pundits and Know-It-Alls in the Catholic press. … Read More
With respect, I think Archbp. Viganò is wrong.
There was obviously no love lost – in life or in death – betwixt Archbp. Carlo Maria Viganò and Francis. These days, Viganò is reported by LifeSite to be saying that cardinals created by Francis cannot legitimately elect a new … Read More
Posted in Conclave, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Archbp. Viganò, College of Cardinals, papacy
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VIDEO: Gavin Ashenden distills the last 12 years or so poignantly and pointedly
I’ve set this to start at almost the 6 minute mark. Set apart a few minutes to watch this. Does he hit the mark?
VIDEO Message from Card. Burke before and for the Conclave
I posted his prayer, with one of my own, HERE NEW: Citing the “gravity of the situation” Cardinal Burke today urged Catholics to continue praying his novena after the 9 days, until the pope is elected. He adds: “If you … Read More
Kathleen10 on “if only to feel normal again, just for a short while”: “We mostly seem pretty nervous, I think. We would love to return to normal. Were all so hoping we don’t…”
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