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- on 9 December – Feast of St. Juan Diego. The AMAZING miracle for his canonization!: “You and your mother are daily in my morning offering, Fr. Z. I’ll pray for your mother’s healing in my…”
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Daily Archives: 18 May 2025
Circi mei omnes omnesque simiae.
The face when you realize that now this is all YOUR circus, and they are all YOUR monkeys. pic.twitter.com/eKkjEhsc7d — ??. ??????, ?? (@dismasop) May 18, 2025 A new line? Circi mei omnes omnesque simiae. Fr. Z swag HERE.
ROME 25/5– Day 38: light and emotion
On this Sunday when we saw the Inaugural Mass of the Pontificate of Leo XIV, the sun rose over Rome at 5:45. After we celebrate Vespers tonight, our Roman evening will grow golden to the setting of the sun at … Read More
“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 have a text group which includes very bright, highly credentialed men, of high caliber and “work” experience, including a religious, curial official, rooted Roman, etc. This is something that appeared today in the “stream”. I’ve edited it and pasted … Read More
Charivari Rob on 8 December: Happy 20th Blogiversary! A retrospective: “Restore the hamster wheel!!!”
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