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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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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
R.I.P. Giancarlo
I asked several times for prayers for a friend and archconfrere in Rome, Giancarlo. He suffered from the complications of a terrible congenital malady of the liver. Giancarlo passed away a few minutes ago. He had received the last rites. … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1126 – What the quack?
Hey DLS! Thanks for the donation via Zelle. I don’t have an email address for you, so I can’t write a thank you note. Drop me a line? Also, happy INTERNATIONAL TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY! YAR! (Especially to Fr. … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1125
I had to smile today at the Collect for the Feast of St. Joseph of Cupertino in the 1962MR. Deus, qui ad unigenitum Filium tuum exaltatum a terra omnia trahere disposuisti: perfice propitius; ut meritis et exemplo seraphici Confessoris tui … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1124
The calendar is jam pack today. In the VO, it is a “dies non” but there is a commemoration of the Impression of the Stigmata on St. Francis. However, it is also the Feast St. Hildegard von Bingen (+1179). Her … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1122
This is where the “stamping” of things made of silver took place. I have an antique chalice with the silver stamps of the Papal States. I suspect it would have been done here. 3:16 isn’t just in John. In chessy … Read More
“Sin against synodality”
This. I don’t know what to say other than that I am scheduled to arrive in Rome the day this is supposed to happen. I’m pretty sure my Italian is better than this. Here’s a google version, because I have … Read More
“Days in Rome” Project – Oct/Nov 2024 – UPDATED
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Daily Rome Shot 1121
Yesterday, Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, veneration of a fragment of the Holy Cross at my adoptive parish in Rome, Ss. Trinità dei Pellegrini. See you soon. Photo by The Great Roman™ Please remember me when shopping online … Read More
Most Rev. Edward Slattery, Emeritus of Tulsa – R.I.P.
Please remember him in your prayers. With great sadness, Vicar General Fr. Gary Kastl has announced the death of Bishop Emeritus Edward J. Slattery. He died at home late into the night on September 13, 2024, (feast of St. John … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1120
This crucifix, in San Marcello, was carried through the city for days during the great plague of 1522. Because this cruficix had survived a massive fire it was deemed miraculous. A huge penitential procession went from the San Marcello to … Read More
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