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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: My View
Daily Rome Shot 1431 – “Less chattering … more processions!” (Wherein Fr. Z rants.)
From The Parish™, where I will soon return. Yesterday there was a procession with a relic of the Cross through the streets of the neighborhood, down the Via dei Pettinari, onto the Via Giulia, back up to the Piazza Farnese, … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 13th Sunday after Pentecost (N.O.: 23rd) 2025
Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff. Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at your Mass of obligation for this Feast of the Exaltation … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 13th Sunday after Pentecost (N.O.: 23rd) 2025
Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff. Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at your Mass of obligation for this 13th Sunday after Pentecost, … Read More
De notatione motuum in ludo scaccorum: observationes et postulata
You are getting into the spirit of it, I see. To be more Roman the the Romans, but perhaps not more than The Great Roman™, I suppose you should use the Latin terms for the pieces. Nonne? In a previous … Read More
CQ CQ CQ: #ZedNet – Sunday 17 Aug – evening on Echolink
I have to be on my computer for an appointment this evening so, around 2100 EDT I will for a while monitor Echolink, which, along with AllStar are the only two modes I can work right now. My DMR hotspots … Read More
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Your Sunday Sermon Notes: 9th Sunday after Pentecost (N.O. 19th Sunday)
Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff. Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at your Mass of obligation for the this 9th Sunday after … Read More
My View For Awhile: To the Shrine and From the Shrine
Before launching into the trip itself, homage must be paid to my hosts. Last night we had terrific sauteed peppers and spicy sausage on the grill, which could be consumed with or without the excellent Turano rolls (which I have … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes: 8th Sunday after Pentecost (N.O. 18th Sunday)
Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff. Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at your Mass of obligation for the this 8th Sunday after … Read More
My View For Awhile: “Take me home…”
GjAnd so it begins… not as early as last time. Leaving for the airport. The conference this year has turned out to be great, even though Dr. Bergsma wasn’t able to be with us. His little boy is in ICU … Read More
Wherein Fr. Z had a bad scare and thereafter Fr. Z rants.
Dear Readers… I had a scare. From time to time I write about online and telephone scams, to warm you to be careful. The scammers are devious and “creative” (ironically destructive). I am not sure what happened exactly, but I … Read More
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,…”
