Daily Archives: 12 June 2024

Daily Rome Shot 1047

It’s the Feast of the Dedication of my adoptive parish in Rome, Ss. Trinità dei Pellegrini. Candles are lighted in the places where the walls were anointed with chrism and the church was, as in a baptism, named. The ceremony … Continue reading

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More on Francis, “********” and seminaries

Recently, there was a hubbub over Francis’ using the Italian word “frociggione… faggotry” during a meeting with the Italian bishops.  He said there was excessive faggotry. There was, of course, a media backlash.  An Italian man wrote a teary letter … Continue reading

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