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Latin for: “a little group, meeting, company, assembled for amusement”

ADVENTCAzT 2025: 15 – 3rd Sunday of Advent “Gaudete”

A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Advent preparation. Today we do a spiritual deep dive into the thematic Introit of Holy Mass which gives this 3rd Sunday of Advent its nickname: Gaudete… Rejoice! Yesterday’s podcast HERE.

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12 December – The pivotal Feast of St. Lucy, the year’s “darkest day”

13 December was the darkest day – with the least sunlight – of the old Julian calendar.    In the Gregorian calendar (which corrected the “drift” in the Julian calendar), the shortest day, the Winter Solstice, is 20/22 December.  This … Read More

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Daily Rome Shot 1504 – Tilma and bonus

Welcome registrant Paging Dr. Newman Please remember me when CHRISTMAS shopping online and use my affiliate links.  US HERE – WHY?  This helps to pay for health insurance, utilities, groceries, etc..  At no extra cost, you provide help for which I am … Read More

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Daily Rome Shot 1503

Welcome registrant: CuriousCatholic Please remember me when CHRISTMAS shopping online and use my affiliate links.  US HERE – WHY?  This helps to pay for health insurance, utilities, groceries, etc..  At no extra cost, you provide help for which I am grateful. Today, … Read More

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“Babes in Arms” Meets “Universi Dominici Gregis” – Hijinks Ensue

A lot of you are interested in Latin and the documents written in that venerable language, still (I think) the official language of the Holy See. However, I saw document today that demonstrates that, all this time, we’ve been duped. … Read More

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A few good causes for end of the year giving

A few good causes for end of the year giving. At the end of a calendar year, good people like you readers are looking for good causes to support with their giving dollars. We can’t trust many organizations which have … Read More

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I INSTANTLY added this book to my list! (Fr. Z POLLS)

Not all that glitters is gold, unless it is from the pen of Peter Kreeft. I INSTANTLY added this one to my wishlist list and I will promote it here and now – contrary to my usual MO – even … Read More

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Daily Rome Shot 1502

Quaeso, mei memento cum Natalicio tempore per interrete mercaris et nexibus meis affiliatis utere. USA HIC – CUR? Hoc adiuvat ad salutem, impensas publicas, cibaria, et cetera necessartia solvenda. Sine ullo pretio addito, auxilium praebes, pro quo gratiam habeo.  Oro … Read More

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An image drawn by a Cistercian nun provokes thoughts about the Immaculate Conception and the Tears of Eve. Wherein Fr. Z rants.

Today on Twitter I ran across an image HERE made by a Cistercian Trappist Sister of Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey   They have an online store for the support of their community HERE which includes prints of the image … Read More

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Daily Rome Shot 1501 – Tota pulchra

Photos from The Great Roman™ and don V. Please remember me when CHRISTMAS shopping online and use my affiliate links.  US HERE – WHY?  This helps to pay for health insurance, utilities, groceries, etc..  At no extra cost, you provide help for … Read More

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