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Daily Archives: 21 September 2026
21 September – St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist: Wherein the Feast begat a blog post
Today is the Feast of St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist. The other Apostle and Evangelist is St. John. The Evangelists Luke and Mark were not Apostles in the sense that the Twelve were. Luke, a physician, was a companion of … Read More →
Greg Hlatky on From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-09-13 – Closing St. Casimir: “They took away the things that made the church beautiful, then they took away the church.”
