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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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- JamesM on Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage 2026… *sigh*… Vatican Bars Annual TLM Pilgrimage from ENTERING St. Peter’s Basilica: ““I believe it is urgent to establish a pastoral approach that is supportive, empathic, discreet, non-judgmental, welcoming to all, and…”
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- on Are things as bad as the seem? Auctores scinduntur.: “And there is no crisis in the church. Sure. If it looks like persecution, and feels like persecution, ……..”
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Category Archives: Just Too Cool
Americans “overwhelmingly” favorable toward Pope Benedict
Polling data is tricky, and too often people use it to justify their errors. Some polls are helpful, however, provided that we take them for what they are worth. This is in from CNA: New Haven, Conn., May 19, 2009 … Read More
Wonderful Italian newstory: a first Communion in a TLM
From the site Rinascimento Sacro … this is great, even if you don’t understand Italian. A little boy named "Beniamino", an altar boy, received his 1st Holy Communion.
What a cool blog name
Ventures ‘Neath Aeviternity This reminds me of my drillings into sempiternitas.
Cool photo: Space Shuttle Atlantis transiting Sun
Cool photo of the Space Shuttle Atlantis transiting the Sun! Click for more info!
Very cool: Henry VIII’s letter to Clement VI requesting annulment
Very interesting. May 12, 2009, 11:42 am Vatican Reveals Letter That Split England From Roman Church By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO The Vatican has opened its Secret Archives, the repository of centuries worth of documents pertaining to the Holy See, to let … Read More
Kindle
Do any of you have and use a Kindle? or plan to get the new Kindle DX? This sounds like an interesting device. It is super flat and is meant to bridge the gap between reading from papers or books … Read More
STUNNING DVD – The Monks of Le Barroux
The fine monks of Saint Mary Magdalene Monastery in Le Barroux, France are traditional Benedictines in full communion with the Holy See. They have produced a video DVD on their way of life. They sent me a copy. UPDATED ORDER … Read More
Gollum… Gollum
Tolkien fan? Have you watched this yet?The Hunt For Gollum
Magnificent monks and their flying machines, they go up diddly up up, …
"… they do down diddly down down." Very cool… from The Lion and the Cardinal: Dr. Richard P. Hallion: The first known serious flight attempt in world history occurred about a thousand years before the Wright brothers, in western England. … Read More
Message in a bottle
Have you ever put a message in a bottle and thrown it into the ocean? Buried it to be retrieved later? Or not? Message in a bottle from the HolocaustOn September 9, 1944 seven young men buried a message in … Read More
JamesM on Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage 2026… *sigh*… Vatican Bars Annual TLM Pilgrimage from ENTERING St. Peter’s Basilica: ““I believe it is urgent to establish a pastoral approach that is supportive, empathic, discreet, non-judgmental, welcoming to all, and…”
