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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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- TheCavalierHatherly on ROME 26/6 – Day 68: hot and humid: “More Virgil, without edits: “Ultima Cumaei venit iam carminis aetas; magnus ab integro saeclorum nascitur ordo. iam redit et Virgo,…”
- on ROME 26/5– Day 67: zzzzzzeeeeeeeeeiop: “We live on an island in Massachusetts, North Shore. Sea gulls galore. I refer to them as rats with wings.…”
- on ROME 26/5– Day 64: If you are not over the target, they don’t shoot at you.: “White to move and mate in 4. Whew – this was a complicated one! Lots of variations. A big problem…”
- on ROME 26/5– Day 65 & 66: better late than the other thing: “White to move and mate in 4 1) Bg6+ Kg8 forced 2) Qh7+ Kf8 forced 3) Qh8+ Bg8 forced 4)…”
- on ROME 26/5– Day 64: If you are not over the target, they don’t shoot at you.: “I think that jhogan overlooked the fact that Black’s 2nd move Q×N (or Q×g6) puts White’s King in check. That…”
- on ROME 26/5– Day 67: zzzzzzeeeeeeeeeiop: “Your posts on all these little trials of life are so enchanting Father. Thank you for letting us share them.…”
- on ROME 26/5– Day 67: zzzzzzeeeeeeeeeiop: “I suppose your apartment in Rome is on the ground floor and also relatively well sheltered from direct sunlight, Father?…”
- on ROME 26/5– Day 67: zzzzzzeeeeeeeeeiop: “Sub Aquilis is a great name for a Roman apartment! I called our former second home in the mountains Offhand…”
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Category Archives: Lighter fare
The ULTIMATE SOLUTION for COMMUNION in time of CORONAVIRUS
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Is there an effective way for a priest to distribute communion on the tongue at a Latin Mass while keeping to the requirement to “sanitize his hands between communicants?” What would this look like? I might … Read More
Terrific rant!
Since I’ve been posting some of my rants online, I thought you would like a break. Try this one. That’s top drawer Italianing. pic.twitter.com/NuIG3R7JpR — David Paxton (@DavidDPaxton) May 7, 2020
Confuse a liberal
Just a thought to get your thought juices flowing today. Instant TRIGGER for any liberal… Kek pic.twitter.com/qQgOhnRTyO — Anonymous ? Patriot ?????? (@ttp13526) May 19, 2020
“Scacci (-orum, m.pl.) sive ludus scaccorum est tabularis artis, ingenii, et stratagematis ludus.”
In addition to reading a lot of Latin every day, I’ve reprised the working of chess problems. So, when I was looking back through the blog for something I had written I found some posts that I made last year … Read More
ASK FATHER: Hand sanitizer and particles of the Host
I’ve seen various guidelines from dioceses and from a USCCB committee which – properly – uphold distribution of Communion on the tongue during these COVID-1984 phases. They say with variations that the minister can or must use hand sanitizer between … Read More
What happens when men live together without the influence of women?
I was sent this fun video. What happens when men live together without the influence of women? Things either get really barbaric or really efficient. This is one of them. Buster Keaton and Joe Roberts.
FUN VIDEO! Traditional Mass server WORKOUT in time of Coronavirus lockdown
Far and wide, only small numbers of people are allowed in our churches (whether that’s needful or not). That means that there are a lot of altar boys out there who haven’t been able to serve for some time. How … Read More
Wherein Fr. Z made a rubrical mistake. Mea minima culpa.
Today I said Mass on a live stream for St. Mark. I stuck to St. Mark rather than the Rogation Mass, because, well, I’m alone, and a procession of one guy alone, is just a guy going for a walk. … Read More
UPDATE to #TalkLikeShakespeareDay: NEW PLAY! “Two Gentlemen of Corona”
Shakespeare’s birthday, and therefore Talk Like Shakespeare Day, arrived full of expectation on 22 April. I posted HERE. I was working, feverishly, on deciphering the manuscript I mentioned of a hitherto unknown offering by the Bard. I missed the target … Read More
23 April: Talk Like Shakespeare Day – a review and a foretelling
As it is the twenty-third of the what the other Poet dubbed “the cruelest month”, this day henceforth shall ever be renowned as Talke Lyke Shakespeare Daye. I’ve been digging around in archives and I have uncovered yet another rare … Read More
Posted in Lighter fare, Linking Back
Tagged Talk Like Shakespeare Day, William Shakespeare
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TheCavalierHatherly on ROME 26/6 – Day 68: hot and humid: “More Virgil, without edits: “Ultima Cumaei venit iam carminis aetas; magnus ab integro saeclorum nascitur ordo. iam redit et Virgo,…”
