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Should the Bishops of the USA have us return to obligatory meatless Fridays during the whole year and not just during Lent?
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Monthly Archives: February 2007
Today’s Wednesday Audience
Today the Holy Father brought to a conclusion his teaching about the early workers in the Lord’s vinyard with a fascinating presentation about the women involved in the early Church. Among the various things he spoke about, and I recommend … Read More
Where are you?
Here is another brief snapshot of where a few of you are as you come to visit the blog. Stevenage, Norfolk Hamburg Honolulu, Hawaii Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Hrvatski Leskovac, Grad ZagrebSingapore, Dakar Wegscheid, Salzburg Mohawk, Michigan London, Lambeth Black Diamond, Alberta Radeberg, Sachsen
Pope’s Message for Lent released
The Holy Father’s Message for Lent was released today. I was at the Press conference with S.E. Mons. Paul Josef Cordes, President of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum", who made the presentation along with others. The document was signed on … Read More
13 February: A Sabine saint’s feast
I miss The Sabine Farm very much, even though it is really cold there. I am told that water pipes recently broke at the Farm, though not in my house. Newer readers might not make the connection, but I call … Read More
Today the Message for Lent will be released
Today the Holy Father’s Message for Lent will be released. The Press Conference for the release will be with S.E. Mons. Paul Josef Cordes, President of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum". One clerical wit here in Rome said, "Well, if … Read More
We have been nominated
You participants here help to make this blog what it is (which is a good thing…. I think). Subsequently, I can say happily that we have been nominated in several categories in the Catholic Blog Awards for 2006. The list … Read More
12 February: St. Saturninus, priest and martyr
Today is the feast of Sts. Saturninus and companions who died in North Africa in 304. By happy chance on my long Sunday afternoon walk yesterday I visited the Basilica of Sts. John and Paul. There I happened to take … Read More
OED Word of the Day
Today’s Oxford English Dictionary Online Word of the Day is
Fireworks in Roman vaults if not the vaults of heaven
I guess the fireworks Zadok mentioned were the only pyrotechnic observance of the Lateran Pacts… other than the very fine lunch we had today (being a house run by the Holy See). In the meantime, here is a nice photo … Read More
Double takes
Sometimes I check my stats to see where in the world people are when they visit the blog. I mean that geographically, of course. That doesn’t mean I don’t wonder about where they are ecclesiologically, psychologically…. But I digress. Today … Read More
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