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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
ROME 26/10– Day 11: 100 year old WW2 Vet
The sun’s morning chores began in Rome at 07:16. They ended at 18:37. The Ave Maria Bell cycle for the Curia has changed to 18:45. There are only 82 days left in the calendar year. It is the Feast of … Read More
ROME 26/10– Day 10: butcher, baker… no candlestick maker (sorry)
A glimpse at my usual butcher shop. I stopped in for some chicken for Sunday roasting with vegetables. Campo de Fiori. And at the corner nearby, the bakery where Nancy Silverton had her bread epiphany. Behind S. Maria sopra Minerva … Read More
ROME 26/10– Day 09: very cool and a rare restaurant review
It was 7:14 when the sun strove to illuminate Rome through the clouds. It worked on and off against clouds and rain until 18:41 when it wearily slid away in the West. 1900 is still the cycle for the Ave … Read More
ROME 26/10– Day 08: Better
It is hard to imagine something more perfect than the Solemn Mass of the Roman Rite. Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links. US HERE – WHY? This helps to pay for health insurance, utilities, groceries, and now … Read More
What’s going on in Rome?
This, friends, is what’s going on at the Amoris laetitia (chose your own translation of that) confab. Let this sink in. Then use a good emetic. At the Vatican today, Sister Helen Alford, O.P. suggested that Jesus was initially “flirting” … Read More
ROME 26/10– Day 07: A Battle and a Ceiling
The sun clawed its way up against a cloudy sky at 07:11. It will set behind the clouds at 18:44. The Ave Maria Bell is in its 1900 cycle for the Curia. It is the Anniversary of the Battle of … Read More
ROME 26/10– Day 06: Tomorrow should be good
Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links. US HERE – WHY? This helps to pay for health insurance, utilities, groceries, and now also my late mother’s place. At no extra cost, you provide help for which I am … Read More
This… this…. this… but this….
This…. This is Bishop Giuseppe Luigi Spiga of Grajaú, Brazil, dancing with a crowd from his Diocese during the National Youth Day on September 21, 2026. The Conciliar Church says this is the way to find Christ, but this is … Read More
ROME 26/10– Day 05: Feeling better
At 07:09 this morning your local yellow star managed once again to haul itself above the eastern horizon of the Eternal City, illuminating domes, bell towers, roof terraces and an impressive number of people irritated in traffic in the great … Read More
Fr. Kelly on ROME 26/10 – Day 28: Natalis Dies: “Happy Birthday, Fr. Z”
