ROME 25/10 – Day 25: Bear with me

Hey Fathers! How about a clerical Guayabera shirt? This month 50% off. (There are shirts for lay people, too.)

Mass intentions recently celebrated came from:

DM, AH, JA, JY, SU, MF, ESS

Welcome Registrants:

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Gio. M
Praying in the D
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This is going to be an ever worsening problem.

This is not only immoral, it’s also embarrassing for anyone who claims to be a Traditional Catholic. The use of AI in such an adolescent manner is reprehensible, and it serves up a black eye for the traditionalist movement as a whole. As the editor and publisher of the oldest… pic.twitter.com/TxvrsLXedf

— Michael J. Matt (@Michael_J_Matt) October 21, 2025

In St. Louis the 2025 U.S. Chess Championship had the the second rest day, yesterday. Wesley So and Fabiano Caruana are tied for first, Levon Aronian is the only player now trailing by half a point. Hostilities resume today. Wesley plays Sam Sevian and Fabi plays Sam Shankland and Levon plays the youngster Mishra.

I love the space news…

Stunning view of the Milky Way from Mars. pic.twitter.com/KZX4mKo6WQ

— No Context Brits (@NoContextBrits) October 21, 2025

White to move and mate in 2.

NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.

Meanwhile… looking down toward the V dell’Orso.

And the Fontana dell’Orso… leaves are turning and starting to fall. My time here is drawing to an end.

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DCLex on ROME 25/10 – Day 39: Look homeward: “1. Qe8 RxQ 2. RxR# If 1. … Ra4+ 2. Qxa4# If 1. … b7 2. QxR#”

pcg on Cong./Dicastery for Doctrine of the Faith: “Mater Populi fidelis” – Nota dottrinale su alcuni titoli mariani riferiti alla cooperazione di Maria all’opera della salvezza: “I am no theologian, but as a believing Catholic my entire life, the title co-redemptrix has meant to me that…”

Gregg the Obscure on ROME 25/10 – Day 39: Look homeward: “@hwriggles4 one in particular comes to mind. NYC in the week after Christmas 2009. given what’s going on there these…”

Diane on ROME 25/10 – Day 39: Look homeward: “Safe Traveling back home, Father. Prayers for you.”

hwriggles4 on ROME 25/10 – Day 39: Look homeward: “Fr. Z: Sounds like you had an excellent sojourn and you really don’t want to leave. I have had a…”

OldProfK on Cong./Dicastery for Doctrine of the Faith: “Mater Populi fidelis” – Nota dottrinale su alcuni titoli mariani riferiti alla cooperazione di Maria all’opera della salvezza: “I need to read the full document and consider in greater detail, but the very first thing that crossed my…”

ProfessorCover on Cong./Dicastery for Doctrine of the Faith: “Mater Populi fidelis” – Nota dottrinale su alcuni titoli mariani riferiti alla cooperazione di Maria all’opera della salvezza: “Gavin Ashendon’s commentary on this is very helpful. “So if you have no Latin and you read the word Co-Redemptrix…”

revueltos67 on ROME 25/10 – Day 39: Look homeward: “Several variations on this one. Hope the following is clear. 1) Qe8 RxQe8 2) RxRe8 mate 1) Qe8 any other…”

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Imrahil on Cong./Dicastery for Doctrine of the Faith: “Mater Populi fidelis” – Nota dottrinale su alcuni titoli mariani riferiti alla cooperazione di Maria all’opera della salvezza: “Well… I only glanced at the document, but it seems to me: 1. What it says about the actual things…”

waalaw on ROME 25/10 – Day 39: Look homeward: “A short puzzle but a long answer: [For sure!] 1. Q-e8 If . . . . . . R×e8 2.…”

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