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Monthly Archives: April 2018
Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird… it’s a plane… it’s…. STEVE!
Run, don’t walk, to SpaceWeather for a super cool video of STEVE! STEVE RETURNS (UPDATED WITH VIDEO): Last night in Alberta, Canada, photographer Alan Dyer looked up and saw a mauve ribbon of light bisecting the night sky. Auroras? Not exactly. … Read More
The Sovereign Merciless Order of Malta – Another step toward creepy.
UPDATE 12 April 2018: This whole thing reminds me of something. Do any of you remember waaaaay back in the 1980’s when John Paul II removed the head of the Jesuits and replaced him with his own pick Father, later … Read More
Reading “Gaudete et exsultate”: Pope Francis schools those who shy from spiritual combat imagery
I’ve been working my way through the very long Apostolic Exhortation Gaudete et exsultate (GEE). It’s a whopping 20K words. There is a very good section near the end. From GEE 159 and following, the Pope speaks in clear terms about the Devil, “the … Read More
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Arizona ‘c’atholic Rep. @IselaBlancAZ distorts Pope Francis, Church on abortion, contraception
While I was in L.A. I met with some pro-life heavy hitters in Arizona. I was told of a recent debate in the Arizona House about a bill – SB1394 – touching on pro-life issues. I asked for some information … Read More
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My View For Awhile: LAX Adios Edition – UPDATED
UPDATE 11 April In answer to a couple email’s the “apocalyptic thriller” I was reading was by Joel Rosenberg (US HERE – UK HERE) I’ve read a couple series by him, including the one starting with The Last Jihad (US … Read More
Fr. Z responds to @JamesMartinSJ about “official” teaching on homosexuality
At Jesuit-run Amerika there is an article by Jesuit homosexualist activist Fr James Martin in which he writes about the “official” teaching, as he puts it, of the Church (he doesn’t use a capital) concerning homosexual inclinations and homosexual acts. … Read More
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The Annunciation – The 1st Joyful Mystery
Because the vagaries of your planet’s progress around your yellow sun, and because of the whirling of it’s largest satellite, this year the Feast of the Annunciation fell on Palm Sunday. Hence, our celebration of this great mystery has been … Read More
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Your Sunday Sermon Notes
Was there a good point made during the sermon you heard for this 2nd Sunday of Easter? Let us know. I spoke of the four characteristics of the risen body which we will enjoy: brightness, subtlety, agility and the … Read More
L.A. Days 1-3: Of Finches, Bites and Libraries
The Octave of Easter is turning out to be a time of visits with friends, meals and monuments (in a wide sense). Here is a monumental salad, chopped. Presentation like this is difficult, by the way. At the Getty, a … Read More
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