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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
Daily Rome Shot 578, etc.
Soon I won’t be pulling from the archive! Your use of my Amazon affiliate link is a major part of my income. It helps to pay for insurance, groceries, everything. Please remember me when shopping online. Thanks in advance. … Continue reading
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“The Devil, the Enemy of the soul, always tells us what he is up to.” Sancte Michael Archangele, defende nos in proelio, contra nequitiam et insidias diaboli esto praesidium!
There are lots of “signs” these days. The Devil, the Enemy of the soul, always tells us what he is up to. He puts small hints and indications right in front of our faces woven together with other things that … Continue reading
My View For Awhile: Romeward Bound
And this is how it works, courtesy of xkcd: UPDATE: Success! Onboard and ready to go.
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Daily Rome Shot 577, etc. – Hurricane Early Edition
I like the sound of wind… in moderation. I am also mindful of the content of the prayers about storms that our forebears handed down as precious gems. They knew more than their prayers, those people. We shouldn’t diss and disregard … Continue reading
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Wolves v. Bear, Windswept House, and the Belgian Waffle Bishops.
Think of a hungry wolf pack and a cornered bear. As the wolves lunge in the bear swats them away with some damage. They keep testing the bear, now this side and now that, one at a time, then two. … Continue reading
Daily Rome Shot 576, etc.
Update on the Rome Trip. Because of the hurricane, my departure today, Wednesday, for NYC (then Rome on Friday) is impossible. I was on the phone for a couple hours with Delta trying to figure out how to thread the … Continue reading
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Daily Rome Shot 575, etc.
It seems that Magnus Magnus has made a statement. He’s a puzzle. And here’s a puzzle. Black to play. Interested in learning? Try THIS. Support the wonderful Dominican sisters!
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I now may have seen it all.
From my native place.
Ad repellendas tempestates… Prayers for the repelling of storms.
In the 1962 Missale Romanum there are prayers “in order to repel storms”. I am using these prayers now in the face of hurricane Ian. The prayers are ancient, to be found in the 5th c. Gelasian Sacramentary (PL 74) in “XLVII. … Continue reading
Daily Rome Shot 574, etc.
The impact of the consistory list continues. Please remember me when shopping online. Thanks in advance. US HERE – UK HERE I saw a terrific puzzle. White to move. The situation looks pretty dire for white. One move changes everything. Find it and … Continue reading
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