Daily Rome Shot 1405 – 1st Friday

At The Parish™, things are looking up.

Or are they looking down?

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Here’s one way to put it…

In other words, the archbishop of one major American city is celebrating a Mass that another US archbishop is trying to suppress. Such is the brutal incoherence of Traditionis Custodes. https://t.co/v5IlaRrL9N

— Damian Thompson (@holysmoke) August 1, 2025

Not that I care much about football, but this is another nail in the coffin…

The NFL has replaced the chains to measure first downs. Here is what measurements will now look like. Not gonna lie, I’m going to miss the chain gang. The issue is the ball placement not the measuring method: pic.twitter.com/7OxbD3Lrix

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) August 1, 2025

In the e-sport chess team matches there was a funny moment. Yesterday, Magnus (Team Liquid) v. Hikaru (Team Falcon) played several games. The live audience had been cheering for Hikaru, which irritated Magnus. So, when this happened…

Magnus silences the audience — supporting the local Team Falcons — as he knows he’s winning Game 4 to regain the lead vs. Hikaru! #EsportsWorldCup pic.twitter.com/Ffi27aGgZd

— chess24 (@chess24com) July 31, 2025

Have a business?  Concerned about your data?  Being mined by AI?  Paying more for SaaS?  You should at least contact Federated to see what they have.

Frankly, I think every official Church entity should get off the big SaaS platforms and go this way.   How many parishes, dioceses, use minable services?  Who really has control of the data?   How much is being paid for having X number of users?