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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
Daily Rome Shot 633 & adversarial developments
Welcome new registrants: nopremx Urszula MSCatholic Meanwhile,… Black’s King is exposed. White to move and force mate. NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others. Priestly chess players, drop me a … Continue reading
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Daily Rome Shot 632 and a new adversary
Photo by The Great Roman™ (He has a great eye.) Meanwhile,… get chess stuff. Do you have a good set? White to move. NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others. … Continue reading
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Daily Rome Shot 631
Welcome registrants: Abp Laud and Tortoise Gethsemanegirl palestrinadei StCatherineofSiena Card. Pell consecrated my regilded chalice on 5 November 2022 in Rome. I will remember him at Mass when I use it. He was friendly and good to me over the … Continue reading
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Cardinal Pell: R.I.P. With a VIDEO of his superb interview about the death of Benedict XVI
I am so sad to hear of the death of George Card. Pell at 81 years. I got along quite well with him years ago, because he was involved in the Vox Clara committee working on the English translation of … Continue reading
Concerning decades of trench warfare: two recommended readings today. Don’t miss them.
I warmly recommend that you go to NLM where Peter K has posted about the minutes of Commission of Cardinals back in 1986 about the use of the 1962 Missale Romanum. I read those minutes, and more, way back when … Continue reading
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Daily Rome Shot 630 and Mittens the Kitten, Destroyer of Worlds
Photo by The Great Roman™ Meanwhile,… NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others. Please remember me when shopping online. Thanks in advance. US HERE – UK HERE I look forward to the new … Continue reading
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Daily (sort of) Rome Shot 629
Welcome registrants: bwp2005-2022 JamesRockford Okay… maybe not of Rome itself, but it’s Roman right down to the maniple. My sender wrote: The TLM is so alive that the superhero-priests in children’s books are wearing maniples. I think we’re winning. Yes, … Continue reading
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Your Holy Family (NO: Epiphany) Sunday Sermon Notes – 2023
Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff. In very many places the observance of Epiphany (which is really on 6 January) was transferred to this Sunday. Was there a GOOD … Continue reading
WDTPRS – Holy Family (1962MR): Extend your family bond around someone who has no one else
When the Feast of the Holy Family comes around, we sometimes get comments about how many people are hurt because of their families. The Feast itself and the ideal of the Holy Family leaves them a little shaken. From the … Continue reading
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Clericalism? I’ll show you clericalism!
They INSIST you stand. With your hands out. pic.twitter.com/iTwt0EjRUK — Matthew (@matthew__theo) January 6, 2023
