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Category Archives: Just Too Cool
NOT CGI!
A few days back, this was on Astronomy Pic of the Day. From the International Space Station as it travels around your planet. It is not CGI! If you are every wondering where the ISS is, click HERE. I used … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, Look! Up in the sky!
Tagged earth, International Space Station, ISS
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12 Comments
Did this inspire Tolkien to write about The Precioussssss?
We have had a couple serious weeks around here, and so I am having a little fun with my blog today. Therefore, please go to read this VERY COOL piece at the History blog. HERE. It has to do with … Read More
Cool stuff in the mail
Today I received two issues of the newsletter of the Basilica of St. Peter in Rome, put out for years by the Reverenda Fabbrica di San Pietro… che non finisce mai, by the way. I have every issue ever issued… … Read More
Pope Francis’ General Audience focused on women. Feminists aren’t going to be happy.
The text of Pope Francis’ general audience: Feminists and proponents of women’s ordination aren’t gonna be happy. My emphases and comments: Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today we turn to the Catechism of the Year of Faith. [Well! He mentioned it … Read More
Posted in Francis, Just Too Cool, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged General Audience, motherhood, Pope Francis
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88 Comments
ARCHBISHOP Sample is in Portland
Archbishop Viganò just read the letter of Pope Benedict XVI from last January to Archbishop Alexander Sample, now being installed in Portland. There is a live stream. Here is a great screen capture. A mitre (a little odd), a cardinal’s … Read More
Noodle preparation fun!
I am a fan of the films of Zhang Yimou. Tonight I saw A Woman, A Gun, And A Noodle Shop (三槍拍案驚奇 Sānqiāng Pāi’àn Jīngqí). This is a surreal Chinese re-imagining of Blood Simple. Strange but intriguing. Like some of Yimou’s other … Read More
New experiments show that the Shroud dates to 1st century AD
From Vatican Insider: New experiments on Shroud show it’s not medieval ANDREA TORNIELLI romE New scientific experiments carried out at the University of Padua have apparently confirmed that the Shroud Turin can be dated back to the 1st century AD. … Read More
PARIS: Notre Dame gets new bells for her 850th birthday – video
We Catholics love our bells. Bells are, traditionally, not just blessed but “baptized”. They are given names as well. From The History Blog: Notre Dame gets new bells for her 850th birthday Notre Dame de Paris, the Gothic cathedral that … Read More
JUST TOO COOL: Swiss Guards
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JUST TOO COOL: Billboards for CONFESSION! Promoted by which bishop?
I think the world of Bp. Slattery of the Diocese of Tulsa. He initiated a liturgical renewal in the diocese, he has been supportive of the Clear Creek Monastery, he sponsored workshops for exorcists. A few more bishops like this … Read More
