Monthly Archives: February 2024

Youse lookin’ at me?!?

Not many weeks ago was the Feast of St. Lucy. Few days ago was the Feast of St. Agatha. Yesterday I posted some great pics of the celebration for her in Catania.   Today is the Feast of St. Apollonia. Here … Read More

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DAILY ROME SHOT 936 – CATANIA!

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DAILY ROME SHOT 935

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A new Zorro and a new Ecclesiological Paradigm

When in Middle School I took Spanish (the third language I was studying at the time along with German and Russian – because at the time we were at a High School with Russian), our teacher nicknamed me Zorro, no … Read More

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ASK FATHER: Chess? You are a heretic! A Council denier!

From a reader… QUAERITUR: You have a lot of stuff about chess on your Catholic blog.  But chess is not a Catholic game.  It was condemned by the Church. Why do you have so much about something that was condemned?  … Read More

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YOUR URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS

PLEASE use the sharing buttons! Thanks! This time of year, close to Christmas, is a time of joy. Not everyone, however, has joyful news.  Some experience serious challenges. In your charity would you please take a moment look at the … Read More

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7 February: Bl. Pius IX, Pope – and a ramble

The Martyrologium Romanum has this entry for 7 February: 16*.  Romae, beati Pii papae Noni, qui, veritatem Christi, cui ab imo adhaesit, plane proclamans, multas instituit sedes episcopales, cultum beatae Mariae Virginis promovit et Concilium OEcumenicum Vaticanum Primum ascivit. You … Read More

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DAILY ROME SHOT 934

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DAILY ROME SHOT 933

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5 February: St. Agatha, Virgin and Martyr

Today is the feast of St. Agatha, a virgin martyr and saint of the Roman Canon. Agatha was martyred in Sicily in about 251 during the time of the Emperor Decius and her tomb is at Catania. In Rome there … Read More

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