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Category Archives: Lighter fare
This morning… I want this guy’s job!
It’s about 8:30 a.m. and I have already had four phone calls about stuff having to do with the Synod and other related things. It feels like the world and the the Church withing the world are flying apart at … Read More
Of Latin oddities
I can’t resist this one from Dr. Peters: Lighter fare: [thanks for the homage] can bad Latin save a papacy? by Dr. Edward Peters I got an odd one a few days ago (okay, I get lots of odd ones, … Read More
OLDIE ASK FATHER: Eastern Subdeacon for Roman Solemn Mass? A Clerical Bedtime Story.
Just the day, someone sent me a note about this post. I noted that it’s one year anniversary was about to strike, and so here it is again. One year later. From a reader: I have a friend who is … Read More
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ASK FATHER: Baptizing aliens who burst into flames from water. No. Really.
From a reader (who has sent queries before about a writing project): I’m sorry if I’m been annoying at all in the past. But I have another question this one is for a writing project that might never get off … Read More
Pope Francis to change the name of St. Peter’s Basilica
As we look around the faith landscape of these USA, we see clusterings of parishes, such that the Churches of St. Christiana the Astonishing, St. Alphege the Bald, and St. Olav the Thick are all merged into one parish called … Read More
Talk Like A Pirate Day – FOOT NOTE
Now for some important news. I am happy to report that I was greeted a few times with “YARRRR!” yesterday, once in the bishop’s office. A footnote is offered… just one foot-note, of course… to yesterday’s Talk Like A Pirate … Read More
PSA: Talk Like A Pirate Day
Setting aside all the insignificant stuff, like referenda and indissolubility of marriage, let’s keep our eyes focuse on what really matters. Today is… Talk Like A Pirate Day. If you do nothing else, please use the exclamation “YARRRR!” (aka “ARRRR!”) … Read More
The very definition of cognitive dissonance
From Erik Richtsteig on Facethingy: The very definition of cognitive dissonance. (And very creepy as well.)
“Welcome to Hell! Here’s your ice cream!”
It has been sometime since I posted anything from Savage Chickens. (I wonder where the Masked Chicken” got himself off to, anyway. You don’t suppose The Colonel finally caught up to him, do you?) New Hell! How jolly. While we, … Read More
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