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- on We are our rites… “In some way or another”, I guess.: “For Brian D. Boyle – to cement (hur hur) the terminology around concrete, quickcrete isn’t correct. RAAC is (reinforced aerated…”
- on We are our rites… “In some way or another”, I guess.: “1. Three minutes avoided bloviating. 2. Rome wasn’t built in a day, so the fact that the consistory was actually…”
- on We are our rites… “In some way or another”, I guess.: “I am with Dantesque on this, who put it so much better than I. That said, I think Pope Leo…”
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- on We are our rites… “In some way or another”, I guess.: “Perhaps some good Cardinals want Synodality to be a topic so they can collectively say “Please stop all this nonsense?””
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- on Priests of the Diocese of Charlotte submit dubia to the Dicastery for Legislative Texts: “@R2D – I’ve been working at one of the parishes that “forced” the kneeler issue for about a decade now,…”
- on NCReg: Minnesota Diocese Gives ‘Ad Orientem’ Worship a Shot: “…”but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,” Romans 5:20 It just makes so much sense. Where is our…”
- on NCReg: Minnesota Diocese Gives ‘Ad Orientem’ Worship a Shot: “This reminds me of Bishop Foley’s (1998 I think) decision to ban ad orientem masses in the diocese of Birmingham…”
- on We are our rites… “In some way or another”, I guess.: ““… many ways it does not mean exclusion…” And yet it still does And just when you thought there was nothing…”
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Daily Archives: 5 October 2025
ROME 25/10 – Day 7: It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.
When did the sun rise over Rome, you ask, on this feast of St. Faustina? 7:09 When did the sun set over Rome on this Feast of Sts. Placido and Mauro? 18:47 Was the Ave Maria Bell supposed to ring? … Read More
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