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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
Malaysia: hackers’ cyber attack Catholic newpaper
Watch for a lot more of this in the future. From CNA: Malaysian protesters and hackers target Catholic newspaper after ‘Allah’ ruling Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan 5, 2010 / 04:08 am (CNA).- Following the Malaysian High Court’s approval of a … Read More
Chosing bishops
At Stella Borealis, which blog covers churchy news of my native place and region, there is an interesting entry about the appointment of bishops in the zone… and a brief description of how appointments are made. Search for a new … Read More
How do they manage?
Okay… I am watching the news and the East Coast newsies are worked up about how cold it is there, as if the temperatures on the East Coast are somehow… I don’t know… news. Oh… it’s so very cold. Brrr… … Read More
Return to the Kindle question
On my last airplane trip, I sat by a guy using a Kindle. He thought it was great. We had a question about Kindle here on the blog before. But now that the gadget has been out for a while, … Read More
Out with the old, in with the new director of the Sistine Chapel Choir
Although not recently, I have on several occasions mentioned that with the ousting of former papal master of ceremonies Piero Marini, and the beginning of a new approach to papal liturgies with the arrival of Msgr. Guido Marini, it was … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Fr. Massimo Palombella, Msgr. Giuseppe Liberto, Sistine Chapel Choir
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8 Comments
Tall building
Today the world’s tallest building is being inaugurated. I mean, of course, the Burj Building in Dubai. When will someone try to bring this one down? Or is it "safe" because it is in an Arab, Islamic country? I don’t … Read More
A kind of contrapasso
Remember the story about the Anglican priest, Fr. Tim Jones in York, who advised poor people to ignore one of the commandments of the Decalogue and go ahead and steal? There has been a development in Father’s life. A reader … Read More
Mayonnaise and dark energy, Bless the Lord! Praise and exalt Him above all forever.
Fluctus et Casimiri Effectus, benedicite Domino! Laudate eum et superexaltate eum in saecula! Consider a startlingly unique element of the Judeo-Christian message: Almighty God, who really is involved, created the universe and all that is in it from nothing. And … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Casimir Effects, creatio ex nihilo, dark energy
37 Comments
37 Comments
A paragraph of hope from Pope Benedict’s Angelus message
Today in his Angelus address, Pope Benedict said the following, which I excerpted from his message (in my translation): On this Sunday – the second since Christmas and the first of the new year – I am pleased to renew … Read More
WDTPRS – Epiphany – COLLECT (2002MR)
Epiphany is from the Greek word for a divine “manifestation” or “revelation”. The Church’s liturgy for the feast, especially in its antiphons for Vespers, reflect the tradition that Epiphany was thought to be the day not only when the Magi … Read More
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