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Category Archives: Just Too Cool
Total Solar Eclipse over Chongqing
From Astronomy Pic of the Day: Total Solar Eclipse over Chongqing
The arrant thief, giver of memories
The summers of my youth were intense rites of watching minor league ball games with my grandfather, bare-backed horses, swimming, crackling buzzing nights with chess pieces and a short-wave radio over the sound of distant trains. Summers were given to … Read More
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Tagged 1969, Apollo 11, Apollo XI, Mar tranquillitatis, moon, NASA
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Some of the places where you are…
I am always amazed at the variety of places around the world where people are as they come to visit the blog. Don’t feel bad if you don’t see your exact location, or even near miss. This is just a … Read More
Fr. Z to England
I will be heading to England, through the help of WDTPRSers who contributed to the trip. Now, I need to get an itinerary together. There will perhaps be chances for a couple blogniks!
“We are potato people.” Must read article from the Catholic Herald
Another wonderful article from this week’s Catholic Herald of the UK. Let me give you just a couple of the good bits… go there and read the whole thing. ‘Good Hebridean food – it’s so easy’Carolyn Reynier meets one of … Read More
Norcia, Italy: Monastery of S. Benedetto to celebrate Mass in both Uses
From Norcia, Italy: July 1, 2009 July 7th, 2009 will mark the 2nd anniversary of the Motu Proprio of Pope Benedict XVI Summorum Pontificum. For this occasion, the monks of Norcia are pleased to announce a new liturgical apostolate, given … Read More
Good commentary about new Pauline discoveries
There is a very interesting piece from Sandro Magister’s Chiesa on the new discoveries about St. Paul which have recently come to light. This is one you want to read carefully… especially you seminarians out there. My emphases and comments. … Read More
St. Paul, Apostle – new finds
In December of 2006 I attended a presser on the unearthing, but not opening, of the tomb of St. Paul, Apostle, in the Basilica of St. Paul outside-the-walls. At that time questions were raised about the opening of the tomb, … Read More
Liturgical booklets for the Papal Ceremonies for Sts. Peter and Paul
Do you want to see the liturgical "aids", the booklets published for the closing of the Pauline Year and the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul by the Holy See’s office for the papal liturgies? Sunday 28 June Solemnity of … Read More
QUAERITUR: one confession for many indulgences?
From a reader: The year of St. Paul and the year of the priest overlap by 10 days. Assuming the other requirements for obtaining the indulgence are met, is only one confession necessary to obtain more than one plenary indulgence? … Read More
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