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Category Archives: Lighter fare
Fun with papal reporting!
Friday needs a little fun. Sometimes Homer nods and sometimes Google translate applies the soporific! From the other day via Google and Katolisch.de HERE Ummm… something was lost in translation. Thanks, Google, for the chuckle! And there’s this, which I … Read More
Happy Birthday Universe!
Fun! This is from History: On this day in 4977 B.C., the universe is created, according to German mathematician and astronomer Johannes Kepler, considered a founder of modern science. Kepler is best known for his theories explaining the motion of … Read More
I reject sexism in every form, and all its pomps, and all its empty works.
At the Fishwrap (aka National Schismatic Reporter) there is an interesting piece by our old pal Phyllis Zagano which merits a little – just a little – attention. She never misses an opportunity to work in tidbits about the disparity of … Read More
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23 April is “Talk Like Shakespeare Day”! Newly discovered act of a rare play….
After Masses this morning, TLM and NO, I had lunch and nap. I awoke with a start. Today, I suddenly realized, is… TALK LIKE SHAKESPEARE DAY! Yes, it is the birthday of the Bard. In the past I have encouraged … Read More
NEW Fr. Z Swag Available: Pope BENEDICT XIV Lambertini (1740-1758)
The XIVth Popes are pretty impressive Pontiffs. We know and love Papa Ganganelli – Clement XIV of Happy Memory – in particular for his suppression of the Jesuits. But let us also consider the greatness of Papa Lambertini – Benedict XIV of especially Happy … Read More
More fun with the 1773 Suppression of the Jesuits by Clement XIV!
In my searching about on the interwebs for tidbits about Suppression of the Jesuits by Clement XVI, Papa Ganganelli, of happy memory – a topic which never fails to delight – I found a wonderful engraving. Behold! Allégorie sur la suppression … Read More
Of public works
At Crux there is a story about the opening of a papal sponsored laundry available to the poor and homeless in Trastevere. At the end we read… When a new McDonald’s opened a few months ago just a few yards … Read More
ASK FATHER: Regular genuflections and… shoes
From a reader… QUAERITUR: All my previous shoes I used during the liturgy [?] died from the same plague. The sole of the right shoe is broken, presumably, due to regular genuflections. I guess the wisdom of the Church should … Read More
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ACTION ITEM! “Church Madness” Championship 2017 – FINAL!
Your attention is urgently needed. Last year, St. John Cantius in Chicago ascended the brackets to be Numero Uno in the Church Madness tourney. This year we see that the last surviving churches are the Institute of Christ the King’s … Read More
Wherein Google confers a new ecclesiastical title upon His Eminence
Pewsitter can be useful in finding, quickly, what’s going on. One of my gripes, however, is that they link to googly-translated pages. Grrr. Today, however, that produced an amusing moment. They linked to an interview in German with Walter Card. … Read More
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