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Category Archives: Lighter fare
You shall be as gods… well… not so much…
POSSIBLE SPOILERS One of the movies available on the flight was the new (newest? not too old?) Avengers (Marvel Comics). By coincidence, a very smart writer, Edward Feser, wrote something about this movie today on his blog. He looks at the … Read More
QUAERITUR: Child on the loose during Mass!
From a readerette: I am absolutely mortified right now! My fussy two year old wiggled out of my arms during daily low Mass today (READ: Lots of grey hair) and ran up into the sanctuary to the Altar during the … Read More
NEW COMET! KABLAM! WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE! (Welllll? We are!)
There is a new and very bright comet out there. Which of course means that it is the end of the world as we know it… maybe. Maybe not. In any event, it should be bright! And we might need … Read More
November is coming swiftly
From my email: The Religious Liberty battle is NOT over.
Recycling
This image is clearly aimed at discouraging panhandling. However… could it have another application?
Enda Kenny texting during an audience with Benedict XVI
A friend sent a link about the audience Benedict XVI granted to Enda Kenny of Ireland at Castelgandolfo last Saturday. In this brief video from Corriere della Sera you can see that Kenny is so engaged that, while sitting in … Read More
A palpable hit!
Just because it has to do with Shakespeare:
QUAERITUR: Confessor asked if I believe in “reincarnation” because I said I was sorry for the “sins of my past life”.
From a reader: I was wondering the correct formula for confession. I read online somewhere “Bless me father for I have sinned it has been X weeks since my last confession… I accuse myself of the following sins…” (list in … Read More
Deplorable churchy jargon
This amusing piece came from the UK’s best Catholic weekly, The Catholic Herald (do you subscribe?): The English language is not a walled garden, but rather a trampled field over which many passers through have left their mark. The French language … Read More
Goose
Via the Laudator: Robert Southey (1774-1843), To a Goose: If thou didst feed on western plains of yore; Or waddle wide with flat and flabby feet Over some Cambrian mountain’s plashy moor; Or find in farmer’s yard a safe retreat … Read More
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Tagged goose, Robert Southey, sauerkraut
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