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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
Daily Rome Shot 1082 – Happy International Chess Day! CRAZY 9 move game!
CRAZY game yesterday in day 3 of the (mouthful alert!) Division I Winners Quarterfinal match in the CrunchLabs Masters 2024. “Puer” (aka Alireza Firouzja) stumbled into a NINE MOVE LOSS to Fabiano Caruana. The commentators, Rombert Hess and David Howell … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1081 – Giving the shirt off my back!
On this day in 1943, this iconic photograph was taken. In the morning of July 19th, American bombers targeted the working class district of San Lorenzo in Rome, killing 3,000 civilians. When the bombings stopped, Pius XII visited the area … Read More
Meanwhile, the TLM with Archbp. Cordileone at the Eucharistic Congress is jam packed
I’m sure more reports will come in. I am interested in the sermon, if there is one. 45 minutes before the TLM at the #NationalEucharisticCongress (or more accurately, a 25 minute walk from the Congress) and the church is already … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1080 – Another book!
How unhinged is the left? Rachel Maddow having a normal one. Calls Lord of the Rings a right wing dog whistle. (Based) Refers to Gandalf’s Ring of Power “Narya” and says, it’s “Aryan” but you just move the “N.” Hard … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1079 – PRIME DAY DEALS
Welcome registrants: jen from Rochester Many thanks to monthly donor TDS who moved from PayPal to Zelle on the same day of the month, 16th. Also, thanks to NCS who inquired about moving from PayPal to Wise (international). Zelle is … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1078
Continued from yesterday… Let’s see the text… DISCE HOSPES AQVAE HVIVS PERENNITATIM E SCATEBRA INEXHAVSTA EA EST ANTONII CARDINALIS BARBARINI LIBERALITAS DISCE SVAVITATEM EAM APES PROFVNDVNT SAPOR IN AQVIS CAETERIS VITIVM IN HAC MEL ET NECTAR EST NVLLA MELIOR INILVAT … Read More
NEW BOOK: On The Demonic by Archbp. Fulton Sheen. BONUS: Wherein Fr. Z rants.
I bring to you attention a new book published by Emmaus Press, a branch of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. This title will be released on July 17, 2024. PRE-ORDER On The Demonic by Archbp. Fulton J. Sheen. … Read More
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Daily Rome Shot 1077
In chessy news, the Biel Festival is underway. Biel, Switzerland is a beautiful place. It would be fun to participate in something like this. Next year? Hard. It would be at the same time at the priests conference held by … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1076
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Daily Rome Shot 1075
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