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Category Archives: Just Too Cool
¡Vaya lío! Flash ‘Mass Mobs’ help struggling parishes.
From the Buffalo News: ‘Mass Mob’ breathes life into Catholic church [Nice of them to demote the Church to ‘church’, no?] Sam Kolodziej Jr. had a few more people than normal in his pew on Sunday morning. In fact, there … Read More
Spirit and Oppy on Mars
I saw a great tweet with the hashtag #10YrsOnMars and a very cool picture from a collection of images from the surface of Mars! They were taken by the intrepid Mars rovers. HERE Here’s one. Poor little Spirit. RIP.
Trappists in USA start making beer!
The Benedictine monks in Norcia, Italy make excellent beer. Would that we could get it here! Now it seems that some Trappists in these USA are trying their hand at the production of this material proof of God’s love. From … Read More
D. Trenton: Guardians of the Altar
Watch the libs have a spittle-flecked nutty about this one! I see that at the Cathedral of the Diocese of Trenton, where Bp. David O’Connell reigns, there is a group called the “Guardians of the Altar”. This, according to the … Read More
Posted in Brick by Brick, Fr. Z KUDOS, Just Too Cool, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity, Semper Paratus, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged altar boys, Bp. David O'Connell, D. Trenton, Guardians of the Altar, LEOs, vocations
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43 Comments
Ex ore infantium
There are lots of these “unknown people show their hidden talents” TV shows now. Sometimes they produce some surprises. This one? Wow. 9 years old. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBMfgLvRZJs&feature=player_embedded Mi piace, è bella… bella. She is singing a well-known aria from Puccini’s short Gianni … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, Lighter fare
Tagged Gianni Schicchi, opera, Puccini, talent shows
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31 Comments
REVIEW: Travel-size 1962 Missale Romanum – AT LAST!
Looking for a gift for a traditionally-minded priest? Looking for a gift for a soon-to-be-ordained seminarian? Looking for materials for your budding Extraordinary Form Mass group in your parish? Looking for the right stuff for your own home’s private chapel … Read More
An Epiphany Prayer to the Magi for Self-Absorbed Promethean Neopelagians
Evelyn Waugh wrote a terrific little book, Helena. It is about the mother of the Emperor Constantine. US HERE – UK HERE In our book, St. Helena, discoverer of the True Cross, prays to the Holy Magi. This is a … Read More
Posted in Francis, Just Too Cool, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged Evelyn Waugh, Helena, Magi, St. Helena
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“The Gift of the Magi”
There is a lovely little story by the American writer O. Henry called The Gift of the Magi. A young couple, poor, want to give each other Christmas gifts. Their choices, their sacrifices, teach each other about love. At the … Read More
Die Brüder “Spry”… The Spry Brothers… Benedict and Georg
Yesterday Benedict XVI went to Gemelli Hospital in Rome to visit his elder brother, Msgr. Georg Ratzinger, who had been admitted. All things considered, they both look pretty spry. And we wish Msgr. Georg a swift recovery. He will be … Read More
Brown v. Brown
In my home town a UPS driver had a problem with an irate turkey: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P2SaxyMrKA&feature=player_embedded
