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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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- Suzukisam on Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage 2026… *sigh*… Vatican Bars Annual TLM Pilgrimage from ENTERING St. Peter’s Basilica: “I think a proper response would be “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?””
- on Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage 2026… *sigh*… Vatican Bars Annual TLM Pilgrimage from ENTERING St. Peter’s Basilica: ““Blessed are ye when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and speak all that is evil against you, untruly,…”
- on Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage 2026… *sigh*… Vatican Bars Annual TLM Pilgrimage from ENTERING St. Peter’s Basilica: “I’m Spartacus SSPX! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4NKu-KFIuMI”
- on Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage 2026… *sigh*… Vatican Bars Annual TLM Pilgrimage from ENTERING St. Peter’s Basilica: “@mickeyfitz, Per Rorate, per Messa in Latino, the prohibition came from the Pope, who criticized that the Mass was “instrumentalized.”…”
- on Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage 2026… *sigh*… Vatican Bars Annual TLM Pilgrimage from ENTERING St. Peter’s Basilica: “Well, I am outraged. These are Roman Catholics. They attend the TLM in places approved by their respective bishops. They…”
- on Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage 2026… *sigh*… Vatican Bars Annual TLM Pilgrimage from ENTERING St. Peter’s Basilica: “And their language…The Vatican will BAR…nice strong language which shows how they truly feel. It’s a different level of opposition…”
- on Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage 2026… *sigh*… Vatican Bars Annual TLM Pilgrimage from ENTERING St. Peter’s Basilica: “I used to get outraged when I’d see stories like this. Now I just laugh. This is what they take…”
- on Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage 2026… *sigh*… Vatican Bars Annual TLM Pilgrimage from ENTERING St. Peter’s Basilica: “Ubi caritas…. So much mercy since 2013.”
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Category Archives: Just Too Cool
Taking HIM to the streets in Kansas City with the Catholic Youth
From The Catholic Key of Kansas City, MO. The National Catholic Youth Conference is in full swing.
FREE SPIRIT!
The little Mars rover that could, can’t right now. Spirit is stuck in a martian sand trap and NASA is trying to get it out. This valiant little surface crawler was designed for a 3 month mission. Spirit has been … Read More
Ares Launch and Moon Trivia
I am watching the launch of Ares via NASA TV. While watching I am chatting with a friend in Rome. He just reminded me that the Moon is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Rome. When man colonizes the … Read More
Kids may not know “ineffable” but they sure know how to treat it!
So much of what people send me is simply dreadful. Here is a nice piece to lift the spirit! [9-year old X’s] 7-year old sister needed a monstrance for her St. Clare costume (for the parish festival alternative to Halloween … Read More
“I think I can! I think I can!”
From Astronomy Pic of the Day comes a tale about The Little Mars Rover That Could! Nereus Crater on Mars Credit: Mars Exploration Rover Mission, JPL, NASA; Image Processing: Kenneth Kremer Explanation: It was along the way. The robotic rover … Read More
Fingerprint
In the really cool department… this is from The Times October 13, 2009Unrecognised Leonardo da Vinci portrait revealed by his fingerprintBen Hoyle, Arts Correspondent The ghost of a fingerprint in the top left corner of an obscure portrait appears to … Read More
Saturnian Dust Ring
Very cool. From Astronomy Pic of the Day: Giant Dust Ring Discovered Around SaturnCredit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Virginia Explanation: What has created a large dust ring around Saturn? [Spooky music HERE] At over 200 times the radius of Saturn and over … Read More
LEPANTO!
We need more victories like these right now.
Interesting article about the Shroud of Turin
CNA has a cool Shroud article. A detail I did not know: [W]e know that the blood contacted the shroud before the body “because there’s no image beneath the shroud.” Pope Benedict has announced that the Shroud will be … Read More
Suzukisam on Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage 2026… *sigh*… Vatican Bars Annual TLM Pilgrimage from ENTERING St. Peter’s Basilica: “I think a proper response would be “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?””
