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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
Creepy spinning blue light in Norway. Obama in Norway. Coincidence?
You have no doubt heard now that there was a weird spinning blue light over Norway lasting some 10 minutes. Fuller story here. This was from a failed Russian missile test… so we know there was nothing supernatural or alien … Read More
Seattle… just passing through
I have zoomed into Seattle on my way to Vancouver. Sadly I am stuck in the airport, but the view coming in was nice. I have a friend who loves the mountains out here, for whom I post a couple … Read More
More on H1N1 and Communion
Lots of you have written to me about certain restrictions in this time of “swine flu”. In some dioceses recommendations have been made about Communion on the tongue. In others probably improper restrictions have been given. This now comes from … Read More
Forced to pray in church
Have you ever been distracted by the number of people who swarm the sanctuary at Communion time? Have you ever wanted a little more time in the context of Holy Mass simply to pray? While we know that sometimes Mass … Read More
O Come, O Come Liturgical Blue!
Over at NLM there is an interesting and serious post about Latin Rite blue vestments in Spain. There are some good photos over there (in which they specialize). For example: H.E. Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez, bishop of Málaga, celebrating First … Read More
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Just a little Latin for your feast day
I turned on the mic and read aloud part of the Office of Readings today from the Liturgia Horarum. Hear if you chose the two readings, from Romans 5 and a selection of St. Anselm, as well as the responses, … Read More
Calgary Communion Controversy Concluded
You all know about the controversy over Communion on the tongue in Calgary, Alberta. There has been a development. The website of the FSSP parish in Calgary announces that the "suspension" on celebration of the older form of Holy Mass … Read More
Don’t it always seem to go…
For the Paradise or Parking Lot folder I picked up this comment from CMR: Boy, am I missing Bishop Joseph Martino. Does anybody think that Senator Bob Casey [D-PA] would be able to fly under the radar as he has … Read More
Of Duct Tape
I love duct tape. I prefer to call it 100 MPH Tape, as in the military, or, as the Germans call it Panzer Tape… but whatever you call it, it is good stuff. I am presently trying to fix the … Read More
Prayers for a new bishop and WDTPRS: Collect – St. Ambrose
On Friday 11 Dec. in St. Paul, Minnesota, my native place, the Archdiocese is formally saying goodbye to one of its sons, now Bishop-Elect Paul Sirba, who will be consecrated as the new Bishop on Duluth on 14 December. As … Read More
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