Monthly Archives: May 2024

ROME 24/4– Day …. Nope… Daily Rome Shot 1010

Pippo the Florist.  If you visit Rome, and you go the Campo de’ Fiori during the day, stop at Pippo’s get some flowers for your hotel room, and say “Hi!” from “don John”. Hey! s*****41@nc.rr.com My thank you note got … Read More

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The shift toward “the old ways” is really a step forward into the future.

There is an interesting piece – interesting because it was in the first place written and published – from the AP about the shift among younger Catholics to “conservative” and even – gasp – traditional ways. HERE ‘A step back … Read More

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Fr John Hunwicke – R.I.P.

A loss for us all. In my opinion, his wonderful blog should be left intact. Also, if there are such capabilities through Blogger, it should be downloaded and preserved. In your charity, please pray for his soul and for his … Read More

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ROME 24/4– Day 41 (0): Se vedemo & My View For Awhile

At 06:04 the sun rose over Rome.   At 20:02 the sun will sink past the horizon. The Ave Maria Bell…. poor thing… 20:30. Thank you, Lord, for this 122nd day of this year of Salvation. It is the Feast of … Read More

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ASK FATHER: Why do people today freak out about exorcisms?

My mention of a “minor exorcism” the other day prompted a minor flood of email questions.   Some of them deal with how people today seem to see or imagine exorcisms. I answered a question a while back along these lines, … Read More

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1 May: Feast of St. Jeremiah, Old Testament Prophet

Some people do not realize that many figures of the Old Testament are considered saints by the Catholic Church.  They are not celebrated on our main liturgical calendar but they are in the Roman Martyrology, which is one of our … Read More

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