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“This blog is like a fusion of the Baroque ‘salon’ with its well-tuned harpsichord around which polite society gathered for entertainment and edification and, on the other hand, a Wild West “saloon” with its out-of-tune piano and swinging doors, where everyone has a gun and something to say. Nevertheless, we try to point our discussions back to what it is to be Catholic in this increasingly difficult age, to love God, and how to get to heaven.” – Fr. Z
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Category Archives: Just Too Cool
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
Posted in Just Too Cool, Look! Up in the sky!
Tagged Apollo 13, Apollo XIII, NASA, POTUS, Pres. Obama
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30 Comments
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
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
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
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
Dominican Sisters compete in the American Bible Challenge
The next stage of the American Bible Challenge is on tonight, Thursday, at 9 pm EDT on the Game Show Network This gameshow tests the contestant’s knowledge of baseball trivia. Gotchya. Among the teams competing are the Dominican Sisters of Mary, … Read More
Servant of God Fr. Emil Kapaun and the Congressional Medal of Honor
Fr. Emil Kapaun will posthumously receive the Congressional Medal of Honor today. He received the Bronze Star in life and, after death, the Distinguished Service Cross. As a POW in a Chinese camp during the horrible winter of 1951 he … Read More
Indulgences, blessings for a priest’s First Mass – ATTENTION BISHOPS & ORDINANDS! ACTION ITEM!
Here is something useful from Ed “the academic” Peters. NOTE TO BISHOPS and ORDINANDS: It would be great were you to make this known to people before the opportunity has passed! Consider putting a note about this things in the … Read More
Just TOO COOOOOL!
At the blog Laetificat, run by a sharp gal in Madison (who comments here), there are some marvelous images juxtaposed. First, pictures by kids from last Palm Sunday. Go there for the back story. Some of Matisse to this… Oh … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged Bp. Morlino, D. Madison, ex ore infantium, Palm Sunday
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29 Comments
Ave Maria on From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-10-12 – Brainstorming!: ““I know how to look like I’m completely listening and that’ll make the guys feel like their voices are being…”
