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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
From an older seminarian: “Hey! Don’t forget us!”
From seminarian… and elderly seminarian… o{];¬) Howdy Father! [Fine! Thanks for asking.] I have been personally following your BLOG for a few weeks now, although many of my Brothers have mentioned you before. I find your BLOG informative and many … Read More
Japanese children tell Pope Benedict they will “never lose their smiles”
We all have our ups and downs in life. Sometimes they are bad. Sometimes we think our problems are bad, but then we hear about people with real problems. I found this story from CNA, about children with real problems, … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, The future and our choices
Tagged Fukushima, Japanese children, tsunami
2 Comments
2 Comments
Oxford: a painting by Michelangelo indentified?
For your Just Too Cool file, comes this from CNS: Jesuits at Oxford find painting believed to be by Michelangelo A painting of Christ’s crucifixion believed to be the work of Michelangelo has been hanging in the residence of a small … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Camion Hall, Jesuits, Just Too Cool, Marcello Venusti, Michelangelo, Oxford
6 Comments
6 Comments
Surprise at being quoted by an unexpected publication
Here’s a a surprise that came at me the other day. The folks who put out the SSPX newsletter in the USA asked for permission to reproduce one of my blog posts. Remember that post on 10 Points about prospective … Read More
Tomb of St. Philip the Apostle discovered in Turkey’s Denizli
From World Bulletin, a source I haven’t heard of, comes a story from the Turkish news agency Anadolu via a reader: Tomb of St. Philip the Apostle discovered in Turkey’s Denizli The tomb of St. Philip the Apostle, one of … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool
Tagged Denizli, Dodici Apostoli, Hierapolis, St. Philip the Apostle, Turkey, Twelve Apostles
5 Comments
5 Comments
Non-Catholic, progressive, ecumenical site hits one out of the park about the new translation
A long-time reader alerted me to an interesting article on the non-Catholic site The Christian Century (“a progressive, ecumenical magazine based in Chicago”). The writer, Carol Zaleski, professor of world religions at Smith College in Northampton, MA, makes some comments … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, Our Catholic Identity, WDTPRS
Tagged Carol Zaleski, New Translation, The Christian Century
10 Comments
10 Comments
Bp. Trautman in the news! (Fun.)
His Excellency Most Rev. Donald W. Trautman, Bishop of Erie, has for years been in the cross hairs here on WDTPRS… rather his ideas have been in the cross hairs… rather, his wrong ideas about liturgical translation have been. Nevertheless, … Read More
SMS et Pipationes … LATINE! MVR!
Picked up via rogueclassicism and a Google+ page: +Lauren Stein suggested coming up with a list of Latin abbreviations for texting. I’m pasting in here some ideas for that which already surfaced at the eClassics Ning a couple of years … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Just Too Cool, Lighter fare
Tagged abbreviations, Latin, SMS, texting, Twitter
10 Comments
10 Comments
A tot of coffee!
As you may know, a “tot” is not just a small child but also a small quantity of anything, especially of some beverage, and most especially of a beverage such as rum. Here is a photo sent by a reader. … Read More
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