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Category Archives: Just Too Cool
Eucharistic Procession at St. Paul’s at Harvard
Some years ago I was hanging around outside the Paul VI audience hall (Vatican) during a plenary session of the Italian Bishops Conference. I was waiting for my bishop to emerge. As I waited I chatted with fellow journalists, the … Read More
¡Vaya lío! Great idea for diocesan New Evangelization!
Here is an encouraging “¡Vaya lío!” example. You all know about, or ought to know about, the great Benedictine monks in Norcia, Italy. Here is something from their web page: SOLEMN MASS WITH THE BISHOP OF FOLIGNO, HIS EXCELLENCY GUALTIERO SIGISMONDI … Read More
1947: Jackie Robinson
From History.com: Jackie Robinson breaks color barrier On this day in 1947, Jackie Robinson, age 28, becomes the first African-American player in Major League Baseball when he steps onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to compete for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson … Read More
“Knock the cover off the ball!”
I was alerted to this by a Chicagoan friend, a long-suffering Cubs fan It shows how statistics don’t tell the whole story. From NRO: Not only did Garcia’s teammate, Jose Abreu, slug two home runs against the Indians on … Read More
Just for nice: Roman Lenten images
Roman images. First, a priest sent a fine photo of a side altar, in use, of SS. Ternità del Pelegrini. That’s how it’s done. And then a couple photos from NLM posted by my friend Gregory DiPippo of the Basilica … Read More
VIDEO: Happy baby learns the word “happy”!
Someone sent me this video and I just had to post it. It must be an amazing moment for parents when babies say first clear words. I got a little shiver watching this, and thinking about how our minds work, … Read More
Vatican Radio: “Voices of the Pope” audio archive available soon
During my many years in Rome one of my favorite daily Vatican Radio moments was at about 2:40 in the afternoon on weekdays. They played recordings of Popes of yesteryear giving sermons and speeches. Since Italian presents no problems for … Read More
Historic background of “April Fool’s Day”
From History.com with my emphases and comments: On this day in 1700, English pranksters begin popularizing the annual tradition of April Fools’ Day by playing practical jokes on each other. Although the day, also called All Fools’ Day, has been celebrated … Read More
HMS Alliance!
While I was reading this story about the Archbishop of Atlanta’s new residence and wondering why the National Schismatic Reporter wasn’t paying any attention to it – they are usually all over this sort of thing – I spotted this … Read More
Special needs child and mom commercial
I don’t watch a lot of TV and I loathe most commercials. This commercial, however, I thought was pretty great. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzIg0vw8gNY&feature=player_embedded Also, I must note that my father has been a Mass Mutual financial adviser for decades and I have … Read More
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