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Category Archives: Lighter fare
The other point of view
Given that I know my computer is actively working against me… I think I understand this.
How to get bad news: a practicum
I don’t often look at these "Hitler finds out about [FILL IN BLANK]" videos, but this one is pretty funny. If you understand German, you might have to turn the audio down a little bit so you won’t be distracted … Read More
comic relief
This is how I felt getting up today and thinking about the news I would read. An editorial cartoon… Michael Ramirez!
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Omnibus omnia factus sum
From a reader: I thought perhaps you could use an anecdote today. I have my 8th grade students researching a project on whether the priest should face "ad populum" or "ad orientem." With this I posted a few articles from … Read More
Pius XII … er um… Homer… er um… someone nodded
Homer nods all over the place. He can nod at times even in papal documents… or at least the online versions of papal documents on the Vatican website. A reader caught this blooper, which given the recent climate of hostility … Read More
We arise from death to new life: OPENING DAY
Yes, folks, it is once again the season of the sport God loves best: baseball. Today, the forces of darkness are taking it on the chin. Over at SERVIAM we find an apt haiku in honor of such an important … Read More
St. Peter’s Basilica watch
I was going through some things and found an old watch I haven’t used for a while. You might find it interesting. Closer. Note the appropriate roman numerals. It wants a battery, but it remains amusing…. and exact twice a … Read More
ACT XXIV, SCENE 13. On the eve of the health care battle.
A tip of the biretta o{]:¬) to American Catholic who got this in turn from IowaHawk. Enjoy! And remember! Talk Like Shakespeare Day is coming up! (with apologies to the Bard) ACT XXIV, SCENE 13. On the eve of … Read More
The “Austen Hermeneutic”: Old Mass v New Mass
There is a fun post over at St. Louis Catholic: If today’s faithful Catholic is represented by Elizabeth Bennet, bright, hopeful and coming of age, then the liturgical forms would have to be represented by Mr. Darcy and Mr. Wickham. … Read More
The Perfect Priest
The entry here reminded me of an old chestnut about a chain letter: The Perfect Priest The results of a computerized survey indicate the perfect priest preaches exactly fifteen minutes. He condemns sins but never upsets anyone. He works from … Read More
