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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
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Thom Peters: Progress 1 year after his life-changing accident
Remember that Thomas Peters (blogger and son of canonist Ed Peters) had a swimming accident that caused severe damage? That was one year ago, today. I saw THIS and want you all to know about it: One year since, one … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Thomas Peters
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AC-DC or Transgender Comics
There is, you should know to your horror, a trend in catholic “theology”, written by subversives, to “queer” theology. Nothing is sacred. You all know what is going on in society as a whole. So, even as I remind the readership … Read More
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Tagged comics, Green Lantern, homosexuality, Marvel Comics, Thor, transgender
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19 Comments
“If one person smiles at me on the way, I will not jump.” JOY and YOU.
I saw this at ITS TACTICAL but I think it comes from the always interesting The Art of Manliness: It’s the 1970s. A 30-something man makes his way across the Golden Gate Bridge. He’s passed by pedestrians and cyclists, and steps … Read More
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Tagged Fruits of the Holy Spirit, ITS Tactical, joy, MOLLE, Risus abundant in ore stultorum, samurai
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16 Comments
ACTION ITEM! Religious Freedom under attack in the US Senate – URGENT
Since the Supreme Court ruled on the Hobby Lobby case, some members of Congress are trying an end around to undermine our religious freedom. YOU need to get involved with this one. YOU need to pick up your phone and … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes
Was there a good point in the sermon you heard for your Sunday Mass? Let us know. This extends to priests as well. What did you talk about? One of the things I spoke of was the Valley of Gehenna … Read More
Card. Rodriguez speaks to Fishwrap about Curial Reform
Over at the Fishwrap, Jesuit Thomas Reese interviewed Oscar Card. Rodriguez Maradiaga about reform of the Roman Curia. What could go wrong? Make some popcorn and then click HERE.
Benedict XVI empowered a movement that will bring beauty back to the sanctuary and to the whole world.
I saw this in The Week. My emphases and comments: In defense of Pope Benedict and the Latin Mass Twelve summers ago I entered a dusty little church in a Polish neighborhood in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., that Poles had abandoned long … Read More
How would you like a job wherein your shift change looks like this?
Who would like the job of minding this lighthouse? How would you like a job wherein your shift change looks like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5ZmnF7SCcU&feature=player_embedded
“dust off the censer, and toss out the bong” – 07/07/07
Here is a grooovy oldie post from the WDTPRS archives. This, from this very day in 2007: The Official WDTPRS Parody Song Writer, the esteemed Tim Ferguson has been at it again. As he put it, “I ruminated a bit … Read More
ThePapalCount on WDTPRS – 9 November: Feast of the Dedication of St. John Lateran, Rome’s Cathedral: “Fr Z — this is an excellent piece. Great teaching. Thanks for this.”
