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Monthly Archives: September 2023
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Welcome registrant: RandD_1982 Meanwhile, white to move and mate in two. Good luck. NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others. Interested in learning? Try THIS. Your use of my Amazon … Read More
Rumors of a forced-resignation attack on Bp. Joseph Strickland from ROME
In about mid-August I had heard that perhaps Bp. Strickland would be ousted by Rome in the first part of July. “I’ll believe it,” quoth I quietly but pretty much believing, “when I see it.” We heard about the visitation … Read More
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Photo by The Great Roman™ Welcome registrant: fidelis1 Meanwhile, how long did it take you to find this mate in two? White to move. NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for … Read More
11 Sept – Shanksville, PA – et al.
On a recent driving trip when I attended a conference for priests in West Virginia, my way eventually wended past Shanksville, PA. Panorama. There is not a one to one analogy with the event of the attack on the WTC, … Read More
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Your use of my Amazon affiliate link is a major part of my income. It helps to pay for insurance, groceries, everything. Please remember me when shopping online. Thanks in advance. US HERE – UK HERE Meanwhile, black to move. Force mate in … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 15th Sunday after Pentecost (N.O.: 23rd) 2023
Share the good stuff. It’s the 15th Sunday after Pentecost in the Vetus Ordo and the 23rd Sunday of the Novus Ordo. Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at your Sunday Mass of obligation? Tell … Read More
ACTION ITEM! 9 September – International Buy A Priest A Beer Day!
UPDATE: Thanks to: TGR™, MWS, GW, BC, TS NB: Scroll down for the Latin and English texts for the Blessing of Beer. You don’t want to miss this. It’s too important. And this has been a really tough year for … Read More
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Meanwhile,… white to move and mate in 2. NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others. The battle in Fischer Random is underway in St. Louis. Legend Garry Kasparov (the oldest … Read More
I have a bad feeling about this…
From today’s Bollettino: Possible agenda points: How to deal with “the Americans”. How to deal with a particular American bishop “pour encourager les autres”.
8 September – Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Today’s feast, the Nativity of Mary, is older than the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, which was precisely nine months ago. Stop for a moment. Consider what our eternal prospects were before the birth not only of Our Lord, but … Read More
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