Monthly Archives: March 2007

PODCAzT 06: St. Augustine on the woman at the well

It’s podcast time, so here we go again!  Let’s dig into some Augustine of Hippo on this 3rd Sunday of Lent.  I was going simply to use the English provided in the English language breviary but the translation is SO … Read More

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See a problem here?

In a very beautiful church in Rome, on the Quirinal Hill, S. Andrea al Quirinale, you will see many beautiful things, including the tomb of St. Stanislaus Kostka. You also see this.  Is this not absurd? Really nice table, huh?  … Read More

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Motu proprio to “coordinate” the two Rites?

I have often said that the best "Tridentine" solution would be to coordinate the calendars of the older and the newer Missal in some way and allow the use of the new prefaces in the older rite.  In this way, … Read More

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This needs your caption

"Eminenza, you’re my Cardinal, and I love you. But don’t ever take sides with anyone against the Family again. Ever."

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Hic semper

Can any of you who may be in Rome reading this tell me where you can find this whimsical stone!   I might give you a prize if you can come up with the spot.

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Card. Mahony on Tridentine Mass

His Eminence Roger Card. Mahony had an online chat session recently from the Religious Education Congress in Anaheim, Calif (which some call "The Three Days of Darkness").   His Eminence responded to a question about the "Tridentine" Mass:     James: … Read More

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PODCAzT 05: Ambrose: De fuga saeculi

Here’s another podcast! This podcast (see below for a popup link) focuses on the Patristic selection for the second reading in the Office of Readings for Saturday of the 2nd Week of Lent.  I read some of the Latin, but … Read More

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Friday in the 2nd Week of Lent

We continue our Lenten journey through the prayers of Holy Mass with today’s SUPER OBLATA:Miseratio tua, Deus, ad haec peragenda mysteria,famulos tuos, quaesumus, et praeveniat competenter,et devota conversatione perducat.Per… prae… per.  Interesting.  con-petens… con-vers… Miseratio… devotio.  This all should get … Read More

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9 March: S. Francesca Romana

I am reather devoted to St. Frances of Rome for reason of personal history.  Thus, I took a trip to her church today, S. M. Nova on the Roman Forum.  Here are a couple shots. And some vestments? The music … Read More

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What happened

On Wednesday I concluded the day with everything functioning perfectly.  On Thursday I found only error pages and I could get to my server using FTP. I called support.  Happily I have an internet w-fi phone through Vonage, so it … Read More

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