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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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- Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on Are things as bad as the seem? Auctores scinduntur.: “Francisco: I feel like I’m questioning my sanity here. Welcome to blackwhite. To believe contradictory truths at the same time,…”
- on ROME 26/10– Day 17-18: How very sad: “Veterans Day is, appropriately, also the feast of St. Martin of Tours.”
- on Are things as bad as the seem? Auctores scinduntur.: “it is a propitious time for a novena to St. Jude with his feast coming next week. i had a…”
- on Are things as bad as the seem? Auctores scinduntur.: “Father, I just don’t understand what the edit to this decree actually does. One can surmise that either A. No…”
- on Are things as bad as the seem? Auctores scinduntur.: “One gets the feeling that remaining a faithful Catholic who believes in the unchanging nature and teachings of the Church…”
- on Are things as bad as the seem? Auctores scinduntur.: ““Versus populo” Having been turned (perfect passive participle) away from the people (ablative of separation). Sounds correct to me! “Caesar…”
- on A matter of grave concern: People who pray together before or after Mass.: “I think in general, people should be able to enter a church and find peace and quiet. They should witness…”
- on A matter of grave concern: People who pray together before or after Mass.: “Hmm… if these disobedient “piously-over-devotional“ rabble resorted to praying in Latin, they would probably be in the clear… Many bishops…”
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Category Archives: Just Too Cool
CQ CQ CQ #HamRadio Blood Moon Edition (and bacon)
I returned from Tokyo tonight to find the famous annihilation SHTF TEOTWAWKI moon going on. First, I went to a “bachelor party” of sorts for a young fellow who contributes to Gregorian chant here in the Diocese of the Extraordinary … Read More
A special gift to seminarians who attended Pope Francis’ Mass (HINT: Card. Sarah Alert!) )
Robert Card. Sarah, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments, is amazing. Here is some encouraging news from a seminarian. I’m a seminarian for the Diocese of ___. Seminarians and religious were inside the Basilica … Read More
Double Eclipse of the Sun!
This is simply too cool. From SpaceWeather… DOUBLE ECLIPSE OF THE SUN: On Sept. 13th, the sun was eclipsed–twice! No one on Earth has ever seen anything like it. Indeed, it was only visible from Earth orbit. NASA’s Solar Dynamics … Read More
Summit Dominicans in the NY Times!
I am not a fan of the New York Times (aka Hell’s Bible) but they got something right this week. The Summit Dominicans (the “Soap Sisters”) are featured in the Style section. HERE Bucking a Trend, Some Millennials Are Seeking … Read More
Recently Received Items
The diligent John of Leaflet Missal, in the wake of the great Seminarian Biretta Project (ongoing) has sent me a mighty tool of the New Evangelization. Behold a “scruple spoon”. I lacked this weapon of demon-terrorizing in my liturgical arsenal. … Read More
LEGO MASS SET BRICKS (yes… Legos for Mass!)
I’ll bet some of you played with Legos when you were young. I’ll bet some of you still play with Legos. I’ll bet some of you played Mass when you were young. I hope none of you are playing Mass … Read More
How Spirit got there
Poor little Spirit isn’t working anymore (so far as we know), but this is how he got there!
70th Anniversary of end of WWII
Today was the 70th anniversary of the formal surrender of Japan. HERE The instrument of surrender was signed aboard USS Missouri on 2 Sept 1945. Amazing. Also on this day, the Battle of Actium was fought in 31 BC when Octavian … Read More
Pope Francis attended Mass in St. Peter’s on Feast of St. Pius X
This is rather interesting. According to ZENIT in Italian, the Holy Father showed up in St. Peter’s Basilica the other morning to pray at the altar and tomb of St. Pius X for his saintly predecessor’s feast. He sat down … Read More
CQ CQ CQ – #HamRadio Saturday – DX SUCCESS!
Happy news. On Thursday a local ham and expert on antennas (who also attends the TLM) came to my BOQ to consult about antennas and a potential location in the complex for a station. We worked on my rig and … Read More
Posted in Ham Radio, Just Too Cool, SESSIUNCULA
Tagged antenna, DX, Ham radio, Ham Radio Saturday, QSO
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Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on Are things as bad as the seem? Auctores scinduntur.: “Francisco: I feel like I’m questioning my sanity here. Welcome to blackwhite. To believe contradictory truths at the same time,…”
