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Monthly Archives: November 2023
Pause. Ask your guardian angel to guard you. Done? Bp. Strickland. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
Pause for a moment, now, and ask your guardian angel to guard you. Don’t be flowery. Ask. We have all read with unsurprised shock the announcement in today’s Bollettino, ironically under “rinuncie e nomine… resignations and appointments”. Sollevamento del Vescovo di … Read More
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NOT ROME 23/10 – Day 41: My View For Awhile – Last leg
UPDATE: When I updated this post from the airplane with the cat photo (below), I think the cat ate the chess puzzle. Darn cats. BLACK to move. MATE in FOUR. Use force! In Rome I might have seen the sun … Read More
NOT ROME 23/10 – Day 40: Back in the USA and a quick glimpse of Rome
In Rome the sun rose without me at 06:50 and it will set at 16:58. The Ave Maria Bell is to be at 17:30 but it won’t be rung. It is the Anniversary of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, … Read More
ROME 23/10 – Day 39: My View For Awhile – Tips
I was up to see the Roman sunrise at 06:49 but I won’t be around to see the sunset at 16:59. The Ave Maria bell is in the 17:30 cycle still It is the Feast of the Four Holy Crowned … Read More
ROME 23/10 – Day 38: Last full day
The sun rose at 06:47 and it will set at 16:59. The Ave Maria is still in the 17:3o cycle. Welcome registrants: Mary B. Joyce It is my last full day in Rome. It is a sad day. It is … Read More
Feedback for Fr. Z’s Blog – ACTION ITEM!
It’s November. The end of the liturgical year is coming. It is a good time to access what’s going with life. As I have done in the past, in November (though not for a couple of years), I like to … Read More
Full marks plus an extra kudo to Jesuit Fr. Robert McTeigue, SJ. for his comments on “Eucharistic Revival”
I give full marks plus an extra kudo to Jesuit Fr. Robert McTeigue, SJ. His article at Catholic World Report is OUTSTANDING. How many times have I here urged GO TO CONFESSION! Have I not again and and begged priests … Read More
ROME 23/10 – Day 37: Spiritual treasures
When the sun rose over Rome on my penultimate full day it was 06:46. It will set at 17:01 The Ave Maria bell ought to ring at 17:30. Welcome registrant: KnoLuvServ Tomorrow, big day for me. I will be grateful … Read More
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