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The "sign of peace" during Mass in the Ordinary Form...
- I dread it as it approaches and think of ways to avoid it. (36%, 9,555 Votes)
- I tolerate it. (35%, 9,195 Votes)
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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?
- Yes, and I think this is very important. (81%, 15,546 Votes)
- Yes, I guess so. (9%, 1,716 Votes)
- No, I hesitate about such a move. (5%, 900 Votes)
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Monthly Archives: July 2009
Magnus Martyr
My interest in the works of T.S. Eliot in wanted to visit Magnus Marytr. And so… after my journey through Southwark and location of the last wall of Marshalsea Prison, and a visit to Southwark Cathedral, I walked across London … Read More
Going to jail…gaol…
No, not the Clink. I am off to find the remains of Marshalsea Prison.
Fulton Sheen confession story
I had mentioned in my post about St. Patrick’s Soho the famous story of Fulton Sheen and a confessional in the same church. People sent notes asking more about that. I found it on the web, and just slightly edited … Read More
QUAERITUR: relics and lost documents: what to do?
From a reader: I thought you would be just the one to ask… I have several first class relics without their "papers." Is there anyway these relics can be authenticated for public veneration? Perhaps someplace they can be sent to … Read More
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On my walk home
It is a bit of a trudge from the subway station to the rectory where I am staying in Clapham Park. Today, on the hike I noticed that someone feeds birds.
Dr. Johnson speaks
Today the Laudator gave us a reflection from Dr. Johnson. No SatisfactionSamuel Johnson, The Idler, No. 88 (Saturday, December 22, 1759): He that in the latter part of his life too strictly enquires what he has done, can very … Read More
A pint at Seven Dials
I am heading for a pint and Internet before my next move. If anyone is in the area… 0750185255
Royal Academy – Waterhouse
After lunch I headed to the Royal Academy for to see the exhibition of works by the modern pre-Raphaelite painter J.W. Waterhouse. His idealized feminine beauty is a recognizable characteristic of his paintings. If you are looking for a modern … Read More
Brighton
After the jaunt to Eastbourne I was happy to overnight at St Mary Magdalen with the great Fr Blake on the feast day of the parish. Windy! _____
Archd. of Miami Director of Worship on Summorum Pontificum
A reader alerted me to a piece written by the director of Liturgy for the Archdiocese of Miami. He writes on the website of the Archdiocese about Pope Benedict’s emancipation proclamation, the 2007 Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum. Let’s see what … Read More
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