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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
Papal Nuncio to Ireland recalled to Rome for consultation about Cloyne report
From RTÉ News comes this: Papal Nuncio recalled to Rome for Cloyne talks Updated: 14:27, Monday, 25 July 2011 The Vatican Press Office has confirmed the Holy See has recalled its ambassador to Ireland. The Vatican has confirmed that Papal … Read More
Do you have good news?
Let’s start the work week with some of your good news. For my part, I had a supportive message from a bishop. Meant a lot. I managed to make some repairs to a spar and other components of an old … Read More
Apostolic Nuncio to USA Archbp. Sambi gravely ill
The Apostolic Nuncio to the USA is gravely ill. I suggest prayer for him and his family. From the CNS blog: Vatican ambassador to U.S. on ‘assisted ventilation’ Posted on July 22, 2011 by Jim Lackey UPDATED 7/23 By Julie … Read More
Bomb explodes in Oslo
I am sure many of you have seen this news, which I picked up from FNC: OSLO, Norway – DEVELOPING: A powerful bomb tore open several Oslo buildings, including the prime minister’s office, on Friday, killing at least one person, … Read More
26 July – Feast of Grandparents
On the last page of today’s L’Osservatore Romano, at the very bottom corner of the page, there is a note about “Celebrations in the Vatican” which caught my eye. At the parish church of the Vatican, St. Ann, on the … Read More
Of Robocop and Great Caesar’s Ghost!
This is a cool story about a cool coin. From The History Blog. Robocop’s Brutus Coin for sale One of the first entries I ever wrote for this here blog back in June of 2006 was about an EID MAR … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Brutus, Cassius, denarius, Ides of March, Julius Caesar, Robocop
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What a cardinal’s cappa magna looks like in the wild
The cardinal’s cappa magna is one of the most spectacular pieces of ecclesiastical equipment. Recently the Institute of Christ the King had some ordinations and His Eminence Raymond Card. Burke did the ordaining. Since this was with the pre-Conciliar Pontificale … Read More
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I sure hope you have some good news for the readership today.
RECENT POSTS OF INTEREST and THANKS
Many thanks to those of you who have sent kind notes. Also, thanks to those who have asked for prayers. I have had a huge increase of those and you are improving my prayer life in some significant ways. Here … Read More
Happy Anniversary, Magnum Incendium Romae!
Today is the anniversary of the beginning of the Great Fire of Rome in A.D. 64. I’m just sayin’…
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