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This set is something every Catholic home should have. Save candles from baptisms (recording the date, place and name of the priest) and then use the candle for sick calls later in life.

I was recently called to offer the “last rites” in someone’s final days. When I arrived, the family had the sick call set all prepared. This was one of the first times in ten years that we lit candles and everything. Let us pray for those who will die today, that the Lord will… pic.twitter.com/2icsNM967w

— Fr. Edward Looney (@FrEdwardLooney) August 11, 2025

The A.S.S. of Catholic Priests… in other words…

Abp. Weisenburger’s tyrannical reign over the Archdiocese of Detroit has only just begun. While abolishing the TLM and firing faithful professors from the archdiocesan seminary, he appointed a member of the heretical AUSCP ombudsman for the archdiocese. https://t.co/zHf9xfTtFh pic.twitter.com/zXqBLlI1tZ

— Lepanto Institute (@LepantoInst) August 11, 2025

Once upon a time, it was Compuserve and AOL.  I started on the internet on Compuserve in 1992 (!) as the head of the Catholic Form with a terrific staff, some of whom I still am in contact with.  Great people.  Eventually that would be shut down and acquired by AOL.

NOW…

AOL will be discontinuing its dial-up internet service after 34 years in September. pic.twitter.com/84TVdRPbOh

— IGN (@IGN) August 11, 2025

Black to move and mate in 4.

You know the drill.

In chessy news…. St. Louis Rapid and Blitz is underway.  We are, of course, pulling for Wesley who is as I write playing with white against Fabiano Caruana.