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Category Archives: Just Too Cool
Nuns On The Bus UPDATE!
Oh… how I hope this Nuns On The Bus tour never ends! At the blog Laetificat a denizen of the Diocese of Madison (where the great Morlino reigns) has a report on Nuns on the Bus visit Sinsinawa and Janesville The writer … Read More
Just Too Cool: a stamp … yes… a stamp
Some of you long-time readers know that I sometimes write about things astronomical and that I have mentioned the fascinating Jesuit mathematician Christopher Clavius (+1612), who worked out the reform of the calendar for Pope Gregory XIII. For your Just Too … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, Linking Back, Look! Up in the sky!
Tagged Christopher Clavius, Gregory XIII
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7 Comments
Please, Sisters! Save our planet!
I noted on the site of the BBC that obese people are contributing to the world food crisis and climate change. This is such a worrisome problem that the Sisters of St. Francis in Philadelphia have decided to go after … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, Lighter fare, Magisterium of Nuns
Tagged LCWR, Leadership Conference of Women Religious
29 Comments
29 Comments
Some Z-Swag “in the wild”!
Over at The Chant Cafe I saw a couple photos of some Z-Swag “in the wild”. Fun! And since a motorcycle fuel tank has two sides… I saw Lex Orandi car magnet out on the highway the other day. Gratifying.
VIDEO: An Ordinary Vocation
A priest friend sent this with the note: Times are a’changin’! I especially like the Mass at about 4:50! (This video is no longer available.)
Vocations for Women Religious up in England
Here is some good news via CNS and The Catholic Herald. The number of women joining religious orders in England and Wales has almost tripled in the last three years, according to a June 13 article in England’s Catholic Herald newspaper that … Read More
Benedict XVI establishes Anglican Ordinariate in Australia
Benedict XVI is the Pope of Christian Unity. From The Catholic Herald: Pope Benedict XVI has established a personal ordinariate in Australia and named a Lancashire-born former bishop of the Traditional Anglican Communion (TAC) to lead it. The ordinariate, the … Read More
What do you do before breakfast?
I once posted an entry about what people around the world have for breakfast. It’s a fascinating topic. Here is something else that is breakfast related. What do you do before breakfast? I think this has to do with having … Read More
New internet domain: .catholic
This is interesting. From the Pontifical Council for Social Communications: VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican is in line to control the new Internet address extension “.catholic” and decide who is allowed to use it. The Internet Corporation for Assigned … Read More
Benedict Joseph on Are things as bad as the seem? Auctores scinduntur.: “When will we banish from the Catholic lexicon “reform” and “renewal”? They serve only the cause of mendacity. Let’s call…”
