Category Archives: Just Too Cool

TLM: We need it everywhere!

A friend of mine, Fr. Charles Johnson, is a Navy chaplain serving in Afghanistan. The TLM: You may remember that Fr. Johnson gave me a tour of USS Theodore Roosevelt a few years back. Please support the Archdiocese for Military … Read More

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If you build confessionals, people will come … and use them

At Religion News Service there is something about confession and confessionals. Putting real confessionals in churches… that’s what I call promoting the New Evangelization. Let’s have a look at this excellent brick by brick story. DERBY, Conn. (RNS) The Rev. … Read More

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ACTION ITEM! Vote for the Sisters!

A while back I posted about the  Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist (decidedly not LCWR types!) participating in the TV show with the American Bible Challenge HERE. I was sent an email, which says: GSN recently launched the American Bible Challenge … Read More

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An unusual combination of words

I like this story from Fox. Samurai sword-wielding Mormon bishop comes to aid of woman being attacked A Samurai sword-wielding Mormon bishop helped a neighbor woman escape a Tuesday morning attack by a man who had been stalking her. Kent … Read More

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4-10 Aug: very cool summer “Church Latin” workshop – Veterum Sapientia 2013

I bring to your attention a summer Latin workshop from 4-10 August at Belmont Abbey College, Charlotte, NC. Veterum Sapientia 2013 The teaching faculty includes the legendary Fr. Reginald Foster, Fr. Daniel Gallagher (Foster’s successor at the office of Latin … Read More

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17 April 1970 – Odyssey returns to Earth

On this day 43 years ago, the Command Module Odyssey splashed down. Apollo XIII I remember – as if it were yesterday – being glued to the TV watching the coverage of this glorious disaster.  It was inspiring. But we … Read More

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Happy Birthday Benedict XVI!

Today is Benedict XVI’s 86th birthday. I will say Holy Mass today for his intention. Will you all stop and say a prayer for Benedict, perhaps even several times today?  Ask others to do so as well? He has great … Read More

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Groovy new recording of a new Vivaldi “Dixit Dominus”

No grooves, as it turns out.  It’s all digital now, isn’t it? A reader passed news to me that La Nuova Musica recorded a newly identified Dixit Dominus (a common first antiphon for Sunday vespers), by Vivaldi.  It was previously thought … Read More

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That’s fast… cruel, but fast

A reader who knows of my not so secret yearning for a Bugatti Veyron sent this, from IOL: The world’s fastest convertible is… a Bugatti. Following on the speed of 431.072km/h set by the the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport … Read More

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ACTION ITEM! Video about the revival of a inner city parish by using actual Catholicism.

I want about 15 minutes of your time. If you are a bishop or a priest or a seminarian, please give your special attention. Below is an excerpt from a documentary to be shown soon on EWTN (30 April 6:30 … Read More

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