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Category Archives: The Campus Telephone Pole
Z-Swag “in the wild”!
A shot of one of my Say The Black Do The Red mugs “in the wild”. Nice photo! These mugs can do double-duty, of course. I have a Latin version of the same near to hand and it holds pens and … Read More
Posted in In The Wild, Lighter fare, The Campus Telephone Pole
Tagged coffee mugs, In The Wild, Mystic Monk Coffee, Z-Swag
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6 Comments
Handy tool tip!
This has nothing to do with anything controversial for a change. I just used my diminutive keyring-sized multi-tool to fix something and I thought I would share the joy. This is the Swiss+Tech ST53100 Micro-Max 19-in-1 Key Ring Multi-Function Pocket Tool. … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Just Too Cool, The Campus Telephone Pole
Tagged backpack, multi-tool
11 Comments
11 Comments
NJ/NYC: 16 July – O.L. of Mt. Carmel – Pontifical TLM – Procession!
I received this note about a good opportunity in Newark (odder words may never have been written): There will be a Solemn Pontifical Mass (extraordinary form) on Tuesday, July 16th — the Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel — … Read More
International Court dismisses SNAP’s case against the Holy See
I saw this at These Stone Walls, the blog for Fr. Gordon MacCrae, in prison serving time for a crime he more than likely did not commit. The post is longish, but here is the first part: The International Criminal Court … Read More
Posted in Clerical Sexual Abuse, The Campus Telephone Pole, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Fr. Gordon MacRae, LCWR, SNAP
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5 Comments
PSA: About Fr. Byers of Holy Souls Hermitage
This is a public service announcement. People are writing to me for news of Fr. Byers, author of the blog Holy Souls Hermitage. Father, with permission of his superiors, is – as I understand – living as a hermit. He … Read More
New book about women religious!
If you want to understanding something about how many of the women religious in these USA have gone completely off their rockers, here is the book to get. I have the first book, from 1997. Now there is an updated, … Read More
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, The Campus Telephone Pole, The Drill, Women Religious
Tagged Anne Carey, LCWR, women religious
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7 Comments
“Better to die honorably in the field than ignominiously hang upon the gallows.”
I subscribe to Bill Bennett’s radio program and I get regular daily emails as an kind an American history almanac. Today I had one that stuck me, and thus I share it. Abigail Adams to John Adams, June 18, 1775 … Read More
CLERGY and CLERGY ON CALL Car Magnets
Sometimes when priests respond to a call for help they run into parking problems. It can help to have a plate or sign in the car to put in the windshield when parking at the hospital. It occurred to me … Read More
Posted in Priests and Priesthood, The Campus Telephone Pole
Tagged car magnets, clergy, hospital calls
12 Comments
12 Comments
LONDON: SPIRIT IN THE CITY – 12-15 June
Those of you in London and environs should keep in mind participating in “Spirit in the City“! I am happy to plug this especially because of the involvement of the outstanding parish of my friend Fr. Sherbrooke of St. Patrick’s … Read More
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