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Category Archives: Just Too Cool
A charming 15th century view of St. Joseph
Originally Published on: Mar 20, 2017 Today is [was, last year in 2017] the transferred Feast of St. Joseph. Yesterday, a Sunday in Lent, “outweighed” the feast. St. Joseph has many titles in his beautiful litany. We will sing them tonight … Read More
JUST TOO COOL: Unboxing my new portable altar – UPDATED!
UPDATE 11 March: This just came in from a US Army chaplain! I enjoyed the joy you showed in your recent posting after receiving your newest portable altar. I ordered mine last year in preparation for the Afghan deployment that … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, Priests and Priesthood
Tagged portable altar, St. Joseph's Apprentice
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4 Comments
CAVIEZEL: You weren’t made to ‘fit in’… BE SAINTS!
No young person wants to follow an uncertain trumpet. Here is a good video to rise to as the morning gets underway. Actor Jim Caviezel speaking at Stuebenville. Posted at LifeSite. ¡Hagan lío!
Rube Goldberg Machine
This is how I occasionally see my day develop. Wow. Right?
Wisconsin High School student invents classroom door stop
From Gateway Pundit: A Wisconsin high school senior and Army recruit Justin Rivard invented a door stop that prevents killers from entering classrooms. Justin created the “JustinKase” two years ago when he was just 15. The device does not allow … Read More
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, Just Too Cool, Semper Paratus, Si vis pacem para bellum!
Tagged mass shootings
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8 Comments
JUST TOO COOL: Recently received missal stand and statue of Our Lady
I received a wonderful leggio or book stand from St. Joseph’s Apprentice who is becoming justly famous for his beautiful portable altars… the ultimate gift for a priest. In Rome we often used book stands that could swivel. Thus, if you were at … Read More
Singing and confession – Just Too Cool!
When I was very young, I used to curl up with the dictionary. One word would lead to another and to another. I wound up building my vocabulary as if by capillarity. I sometimes do this with tweets, specially with … Read More
OLYMPICS 2018 12 Feb: CURLING!
I’ve been remiss in mentioning the most exciting sport of all the Winter Olympic events. Put aside the humdrum sports of figure skating, downhill skiing, etc. No no. That’s not where the real excitement lies. Here’s something that really deserves … Read More
Wherein Fr. Hunwicke explained and explains today’s “Festum Ovorum”
A few years back the inimitable Fr Hunwicke offered us a brilliant post which about the Saturday before Ash Wednesday, nicknamed the “Festa ovorum”. THERE He is back for an updated crack it this year. HERE Here’s his offering from 2015. … Read More
GHP on ROME 26/10– Day 17-18: How very sad: “JonPatrick says I’ll bet that 1% of sisters under the age of 40 are predominantly those in traditional orders Our…”
