Wordle: 5
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And… good news…
His Excellency Robert Reed is offering a Solemn Pontifical Mass on January 2 as part of the SEEK Conference this year, assisted by the clergy of the FSSP. A large turnout of youths at this Mass in Columbus, Ohio, will send a strong signal that the future of the Church cannot and… pic.twitter.com/RKYPrjY5dD
— Peter Kwasniewski (@DrKwasniewski) January 1, 2026
White to move and mate in 4.
[NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others. Left lick for larger.]
Easier than mate in 6:
1. Q×f7+ . . K-h8
2. B-f8 (threatening Q×g7#)
. . . . . . . . . . R×f8
3. Q×f8+ . . Rxf8
4. R-f8#
I’ve been following Giorgia Meloni for a little while, and when I caught up with the Christmas messages, I found her Sincere Wish to All Italians to be heartwarming, even for my non-Italian self. [Beware the English auto-dub which can be disabled for the original Italian audio.]
Furthermore, she was recently honored at the Margaret Thatcher Awards, giving her acceptance speech in English. This honestly brought a few tears to my eyes as I often wonder “whose side” I should be on, and who is truly concerned for my best interests, as a possibly “centrist” American voter who keeps an eye on Europe and the British Isles.