Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA

Latin for: “a little group, meeting, company, assembled for amusement”

Catholic Herald: Bp. Conry (Arundel & Brighton) speaks out

Today in the excellent Catholic Herald, the best Catholic weekly in the UK, there is an article/interview with His Excellency, Most Reverend Kieran Conry, Bishop of Arundel and Brighton.  Inter alia he talks about Summorum Pontificum and the TLM. Let’s … Read More →

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Brrrr

Good Morning! That first trip to the chapel was a little chilly. 

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Is it just me….

… or are things very slow on the Catholic blogosphere today?  Very slow on Twitter also, or so it seems.

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ante diem xvi kalendas januarias

With the help of rogueclassicism: ante diem xvi kalendas januarias Saturnalia (day 1) — major, popular festival in honour of Saturn with banquets, the wearing of soft caps (pilei), and general good cheer. Shops and schools were closed, gambling was … Read More →

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Where some of you are

Here is a snapshot from the last few minutes of where people are (more or less) when they log in.  These are approximations and I edited out "unknown" and "United States", etc. Washington, District of… Stockton-on-Tees Toronto, Ontario Utica, Michigan … Read More →

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WDTPRS: Last Days of Advent: 17 December

We have come to the last days of the Church’s preparation for the feast of the Nativity of the Lord. COLLECT: Deus, humanae conditor et redemptor naturae, qui Verbum tuum in utero perpetuae virginitatis carnem assumere voluisti, respice propitius ad … Read More →

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grrr

I have been trying to get usteam to work on the old laptop I put in the chapel.  I think more people can watch ustream at once, whereas only 7 can watch at the same time with the present service. … Read More →

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Radio Sabina lives again

I have temporarily revived Radio Sabina and the Z-Cam in the chapel.

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“I was told there would be cookies”

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What is this?

Can anyone tell me what this flower is? It is blooming in my kitchen and I have no idea what it is. UPDATE: 1859 GMT From a reader: From the photo it appears that the flower in question is called … Read More →

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