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Your Sunday Sermon Notes: 4th Sunday after Pentecost (N.O. 14th Sunday)

Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff. Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at your Mass of obligation for the 4th Sunday after Pentecost (14th … Continue reading

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African Zairian Rite celebrated in St. Peter’s Basilica – UPATED: Meanwhile, Down Under….

In Rome, Francis “presided” at a Mass at the Altar of the Chair in the “Zaire Use” of the Roman Rite (“Zairian Rite” according to the announcer), so far the only “inculturated” Rite approved, in 1988, since the Second Vatican … Continue reading

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ROME 22/06 – Day 28: Guess the meat

Roman sunrise was at 5:35 and sunset was at 20:52.  The Ave Maria has remained in the 21:15 cycle. And so it was when at 8:00 I made my way to the Vatican Bank to do business after a couple … Continue reading

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ROME 22/06 – Day 26: Indulgences and indulgences

5:34 – 20:52 – 21:15 – HIKE! More like “YIKES!” in Rome today. It actually hit 104ºF. Brutal, with the sun beating down. The coverage of the chess tournament in Madrid continues.  I really enjoyed this comment. Truer words… Meanwhile, … Continue reading

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Your Sunday Sermon Notes: 3rd Sunday after Pentecost (N.O. 13th Sunday)

Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff. Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at your Mass of obligation for the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost (13th … Continue reading

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ROME 22/06 – Day 25: Really day 26, but… hey!

Sunrise was at 5:34 in Rome today and sunset will be lovely at 20:52.  The Ave Maria should chime at 21:15. It is the feast of two of the saints of the Roman Canon today as well as the day … Continue reading

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On this Feast of the Sacred Heart, when SCOTUS overturned Roe, remember that “Abortion Pill” use will be pushed hard by the Left, and that there is a SAFE REVERSAL after the first pill. @HeartbeatIntl

On this Feast of the Sacred Heart, when SCOTUS overturned Roe, remember that “Abortion Pill” use will be pushed hard by the Left, and that there is a SAFE REVERSAL after the first pill. Yes, the pill process can be … Continue reading

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ROME 22/06 – Day 22: “Even in another church St. Rita is sad… about… you know.”

On this hot hot hot Roman day, and humid, the sun rose at 5:33 and will set in a few minutes at 20:52.  The Ave Maria is in the 21:15 cycle.  Would you like to hear a recording of a … Continue reading

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ROME 22/06 – Day 19: At a snail’s pace

5:32 20:51 21:15 It has been so hot here, it is hard to have an appetite.  Not many food posts, as a result. A great inscription from the church where we had the first Benediction yesterday during the procession. The … Continue reading

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