Monthly Archives: September 2022

Daily Rome Shot 558, etc.

Priestly chess players, drop me a line. HERE White to move and mate.  Can you weave the net?

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ASK FATHER: “I have often felt used and abused spiritually, psychologically and emotionally by bitchy, nosy, petty, likely psychopathic/narcissist church people.”

From a reader… QUAERITUR: I have often felt used and abused spiritually, psychologically and emotionally by bitchy, nosy, petty, likely psychopathic/narcissist church people. What was once a naive and blind trust and obedience was crushed by the sadistic cackling of … Read More

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WDTPRS – 14th Sunday after Pentecost: God gives us the finger

Working up a translation of a liturgical text is many layered.   For many years I wrote a weekly column comparing the Latin and the translations.  This blog was born of that effort, for I originally thought that it would … Read More

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UPDATE: DIY Camera Repair

Firstly, THANK YOU to the readers who sent batteries for my camera from my wishlist!  Much appreciated! Continued from… HERE. We rejoin our adventure into camera repair after a break while we awaited the arrival of parts from China. I … Read More

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Daily Rome Shot 557, etc. including a crazy solution

Yesterday I posted a puzzle I found it in an issue of the Marshall [Club in NYC] Spectator. White to move and mate starting 3.  1.e7… There are several ways to mate black.  However, the most fascinating line is if … Read More

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King Charles on the Ideology of Modernism

My good friend Fr. Tim Finigan alerted me to this. Perhaps Charles could explain the situation to Francis. We are going to win pic.twitter.com/dqfNdGkywY — Antonius (@boreaaltje) September 8, 2022

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1926-2022

1926-2022 Queen from 1952 for 70 years and 7 months. Requiescat in pace. Remember your own mortality. Go to confession.

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Daily Rome Shot 556, etc.

Planning to move? Real Estate For Life can help you find a pro-life agent who will give some of the commission to a pro-life cause. Yesterday was a day off in the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis.  They coagulate again … Read More

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Daily Rome Shot 555, etc., wherein 64 square drama continueth with videos

The other day I took some of this wonderful beer to a gathering and it was very well received.  It is really good with savory things, such as sausages and cheeses.  Really good. The drama continues in St. Louis.  Yesterday, … Read More

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Daily Rome Shot 555, etc., high drama

High chess drama in St Louis yesterday where the Sinquefield Cup is underway with some of the best players in the world… except… Yesterday the arguably-best-player-ever, Magnus Carlsen, stunned everyone by withdrawing from the tourney with a cryptic comment intimating … Read More

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