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- DCLex on Motus in finem velocior – Daily Rome Shot 1224: “Freeze the Queen with 1. Bc6 forcing QxB 2. Qe7#”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1223 – “Sluggish schizophrenia”: “One other possibility, Rh6 (or h1 … or h5), … … , Rf8+ Pxf8Q# … , (any other move) Rh8#”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1223 – “Sluggish schizophrenia”: “The good Father wrote: “Seminary in the 1980’s. That’s the old technique, isn’t it? Anyone who was conservative was labeled…”
- on Motus in finem velocior – Daily Rome Shot 1224: “White to move and mate in two. Time yourself. Ready… set… CLICK! [NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1223 – “Sluggish schizophrenia”: “The dishonesty of the description of the traditional Mass is breathtaking: “…a taste for …clerical ostentation, which is none other…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1223 – “Sluggish schizophrenia”: “Nothing in the world is going to make me buy, let alone read, ‘Hope.’ There is, however, an excellent book…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1223 – “Sluggish schizophrenia”: “What’s in the box? A lot. That’s why it’s big. Two items I’d like to see: Gagnon’s report (Murder on…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1223 – “Sluggish schizophrenia”: “Various other trad site have excerpted a blurb in “Hope” in which the Holy Father rehashes one of his favorite…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1223 – “Sluggish schizophrenia”: “When they finish using those fire fighting planes in LA, they might fill them with Epiphany water and do a…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1223 – “Sluggish schizophrenia”: ““unhealthy for the liturgy to become ideology … rigidity … ecclesiastic…individualism … sectarian worldliness” What gross hypocrisy!”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1221 – mistreated: “No one seems to have solved the chess problem yet, so I’ll suggest this: 1. . . . f7f6+ 2.…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1223 – “Sluggish schizophrenia”: “Phil Lawler’s wife, Leila, has a very interesting ‘take’ on Francis’s approach to argument or controversy on her Substack: https://leilamarielawler.substack.com/p/the-bulverism-of-pope-francis?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=1i2dg&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1223 – “Sluggish schizophrenia”: “I have been considering two interpretations for that phrase “fascination for what is not understood.” If it is referring to…”
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Category Archives: Saints: Stories & Symbols
St. David: Musical Poet King, Prophet, Progenitor of Christ
Holy Church considers many Old Testament figures to be saints. Today when you open your trusty copy of the 2005 Martyrologium Romanum you will find, just below the St. Thomas Becket, this interesting entry: 2. Commemoratio sancti David, regis et … Read More →
27 Dec – St. John Evangelist and St. Fabiola and Card. Wiseman about the Bible
Today, being the Feast of the Evangelist John, we have a special blessing for wine and other libations. I wrote about that HERE. We have this blessing because of an assassination attempt. There was an attempt on the life … Read More →
26 Dec: St. Stephen the Protomartyr, his Archconfraternity, and the Octave
In addition to Boxing Day, and the day good King Wenceslaus went out, it is the feast of St Stephen. I hope all your snow is neat and crisp and even. St. Stephen’s feast has been celebrated this day since the … Read More →
St. Thomas and the beating, living, healing, Heart of Love.
Here is something that I wrote a while back. Since today in the Vetus Ordo calendar is the Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle, I figured that it might be good to share for those who haven’t seen it. […] … Read More →
13 Dec – St. Lucy in the sky with her own eyes – UPDATED
UPDATE: One of you long-time readers here, FV, alerted me to the fact that his daughter contributed artwork for a post at NLM about St. Lucy. The idea was to contrast that hideous Jubilee mascot, the gay’d-up creepy Greta wannabe, … Read More →
9 December – Feast of St. Juan Diego. AMAZING miracle story!
Remember… If we do not believe in miracles, we do not ask for them. If we do not ask for them, they will not be granted. We are not alone: the Church Militant and the Church Triumphant are closely knit, … Read More →
Martin Scorsese presents The Saints: my 1st impression
When I heard that Martin Scorsese was doing a series about lives of saints, I was not excited to see the result. His work on Silence was enough to put me off, especially because of the involvement of a certain … Read More →
16 November – St. Gertrude and the Purgatory Prayer
Today is the Feast of St. Gertrude, called “the Great”. Sometimes I get questions about certain practices or prayers. Someone might find a slip of paper saying, “Pray this and X will happen.” Some will ask me about prayers that … Read More →
Martin Scorsese – new streaming series on four saints – 17 November
It is often the case that, no matter how far people may stray, faith is the last thing to flicker out. Martin Scorsese has coming out a streaming series on four saints: John the Baptist, St. Sebastian, St. Joan of … Read More →
23 October – St. Severinus Boethius: “A man content to go to heaven alone will never go to heaven.”
“A man content to go to heaven alone will never go to Heaven” – Boethius What have you done, lately, to help someone get to Heaven? Today is the feast of St. Severinus Boethius (+525), the author of the Consolation … Read More →
St. Teresa of Avila Calendars, Chess, and You
Today is the Feast of St. Teresa of Avila (+4 Oct 1582). A few weeks ago I posted – HERE – that recently the tomb of St. Teresa was opened for examination and her body was found to be incorrupt. … Read More →
NEW BOOK – Martyrs of the Eucharist: Stories to Inspire Eucharistic Amazement
It is sometimes said that were we truly to realize to the depth of our soul precisely the awesome what and the tremendous WHO the Blessed Sacrament is, we might never be able to get our faces up from off … Read More →
4 October – St. Francis of Assisi – A saint for times of weak doctrine and weak heirarchy
You have got to shake out of your head the image of St. Francis of garden statues with bunnies and birds. Get rid of the Brother Sun stuff. In my text group this came up… what a blessing, this group… … Read More →
Latin Collect for St. Pio, Padre Pio of Pietrelcina – 23 September
It took some time but I dug up the Latin Collect for St. Pio, Padre Pio of Pietrelcina Pio of Pietrelcina 23 Sept Collecta Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, qui sanctum Píum, presbýterum, crucis Fílii tui singulári grátia partícipem esse donásti, et … Read More →
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16 Sept: Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian – endurance
Today is the feast of Sts. Pope Cornelius, and Bp. Cyprian of Carthage, martyrs. Their time on earth in the 3rd century was decisive for the Church’s practice of how to reconcile sinners. It was a time of terrible persecution. … Read More →
5 September – St. Teresa of Calcutta
Today is the Feast of St. (Mother) Teresa of Calcutta. Here is her poetic entry in the 2004 Roman Martyrology with a translation: 10* Calcuttae in India, beatae Teresiae (Agnetis) Gonhxa Bojaxhiu, virginis, quae, ex Epiro nata, sitim Christi in … Read More →
4 Sept: St. Moses, Old Testament prophet and lawgiver, forerunner of Christ
Today is the feast of St. Moses, lawgiver and prophet in the Old Testament. Many people do not realize that may Old Testament figures are considered by Holy Mother Church to be saints. Many of them are listed in editions … Read More →
Body of St. Teresa of Avila (+1582) examined and found to be incorrupt
There is a fascinating article at the Diocese of Avila about the examination of the body of St. Teresa of Avila. It is in Spanish. HERE “Today the tomb of Saint Teresa was opened and we have verified that it … Read More →
Recommended reading from Crisis about CS Lewis and a saint
I warmly recommend today a pleasant and edifying reading of a piece at Crisis by Fr. George Rutler about how C.S. Lewis, through letters, became a friend of an Italian priest and, later, canonized saint, Fr Giovanni Calabria. HERE
DCLex on Motus in finem velocior – Daily Rome Shot 1224: “Freeze the Queen with 1. Bc6 forcing QxB 2. Qe7#”
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