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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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- Phil_NL2 on ROME 26/10-11 – Day 33: All Souls: “If I remember correctly, the plaque on the USS Wisconsin dryly reports the aftermath of that hit with the phrase…”
- on ASK FATHER: “Why isn’t the Male Only Holy Orders a Dogma?”: “1. Vatican II serves as a foundational instruction to “listen to the voice of the spirit^tm”. Ok. So, “the people”…”
- on ROME 26/10-11 – Day 33: All Souls: “Father, piggy-backing on Robert’s question … I’ve often wondered: when you are “on leave” or just out-and-about, are you in…”
- on CQ CQ CQ – EWTN shut down its shortwave radio service on 31 October. Understandable, but I have some reservations.: “I was present at the inaugural dinner celebration for the shortwave station. It was amazing to see what was accomplished…”
- on ASK FATHER: “Is it proper to pray for the repose of souls who died before the Resurrection and the harrowing of Hell?”: “A soul, once in hell, can it ever be allowed into Heaven? [Never. For eternity.]”
- on CQ CQ CQ – EWTN shut down its shortwave radio service on 31 October. Understandable, but I have some reservations.: “Father’s point about …”independence from a local digital infrastructure…” is important. I have the same thoughts about libraries. Yes, physical…”
- on CQ CQ CQ – EWTN shut down its shortwave radio service on 31 October. Understandable, but I have some reservations.: “I used to spend nights listening to my Grundig shortwave radio, but most of the near stations are either in…”
- on CQ CQ CQ – EWTN shut down its shortwave radio service on 31 October. Understandable, but I have some reservations.: “” …sometimes an old technology has virtues that become apparent precisely when the new technology fails.” Kind of like the…”
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Welcome new registrant: twe Welcome back! StCorbiniansBear Meanwhile, white to move. Mate in two. NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others. Your use of my Amazon affiliate link is a … Read More
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Photo by The Great Roman™ Welcome new registrant: Ranchoseco I can’t push Benedictine wine all the time. So, let’s break it up with Benedictine BEER. I can personally attest that it is really good, and I am not much of … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 801 – PORT in a storm and poem on “walking together”
Meanwhile,…. Black to move (despite board orientation). White has made a bad move with h4. Punish it. NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others. Interested in learning? Try THIS. … Read More
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Meanwhile, white to move. NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others. Your use of my Amazon affiliate link is a major part of my income. It helps to pay … Read More
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Photo by The Great Roman™ Meanwhile, white to move and mate in two. NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others. In Berlin yesteday for the kitchy but lucrative “Armageddon” blitz, … Read More
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Black to move and win. NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others. Your use of my Amazon affiliate link is a major part of my income. It helps to pay … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 797
Meanwhile, white to move and win. NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others. Your use of my Amazon affiliate link is a major part of my income. It helps to … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 16th Sunday after Pentecost (N.O.: 24th) 2023 – 3rd Sunday in the “Season of Creation”
Share the good stuff. It’s the 16th Sunday after Pentecost in the Vetus Ordo and the 24th Sunday of the Novus Ordo. Elsewhere today I wrote about my discovery that today is the 3rd Sunday in the Season of Creation. … Read More
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Today is a very lean day for monthly donors. Please consider signing up. Meanwhile, after you sign up, try this one. White to move. Mate in three. NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t … Read More
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Right now, the relic of the arm of St. Jude the Apostle is being brought on a tour of these USA. Schedule HERE However, the church, above, is where the relic is usually kept and venerated. Bonus shot. A side … Read More
Phil_NL2 on ROME 26/10-11 – Day 33: All Souls: “If I remember correctly, the plaque on the USS Wisconsin dryly reports the aftermath of that hit with the phrase…”
