As my days here dwindle in number, they lengthen by about 2 and a half minutes daily. On this 118th day of the year the sun rose upon Rome at 06:09, according to the curial calendar.
“Aquae Sanctae Terrae”: The Spiritual Signification of the Waters of the Holy Land A Seminarian from the Midwest Conclusion: The Devil and the Dead Sea (Part 1 may be read here, Part 2 here.) Aerial view
Because you have to know movies, and at least a couple genres, to get it: This post was originally published on this site
A Commentary and Reflection on the Readings for the Fifth Sunday of Easter – Year B. The Liturgical Sense of the Scriptures Podcast, by Catholic Author and Theologian David L. Gray. READINGS: Acts 9:26-31, 1 John
On this Feast of St. Cletus, Pope and Martyr, the sun rose over Rome at 06:11. Sunset is to be at 20:06. The Ave Maria Bell should ring at 20:15. This is the 117th day of
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This is the 4th Sunday after Easter according to the older, traditional Roman calendar. Today’s Collect survived the slash and hack editors of the Novus Ordo. You can find it in the Novus Ordo for the
Marcellinus ruled the Roman Church for nine years and four months (really 296-304). By the order of Diocletian and Maximian (during the last and greatest Roman persecution, 303-6), he was seized and brought to sacrifice, and
Victory in our ongoing wargame that is! Heh. Sorry, no victory for the modern West, we must delve into the fiction of strategy games or speculative history for that modern scenario. So we’re playing that game
St Mark, whose feast is kept today, is the only evangelist who records that when the soldiers came to arrest Christ in the garden of Gethsemane, “a certain young man followed him, having a linen cloth
On why the Son of God chose to die as a slave before rising from the dead, and why modern martyrs will follow in His footsteps on both. (Correction: I said St. Mark’s feast is coming
Joshua passing the River Jordan with the Ark of the Covenant, 1800, by Benjamin West, (source).“Aquae Sanctae Terrae”: The Spiritual Signification of the Waters of the Holy Land A Seminarian from the Midwest Part 2: The
In order to add to what must be a deficient list of obligations in life, my son and daughter-in-law have embarked on writing a novel. They’ve finished the first round, and are looking for anyone who
At 06:12 the sun rose over Rome. It will set at 20:05. The Ave Maria Bell will ring – or ought to ring – at 20:15. This cycle lasts until 28th, a few more days. It
p/c Notre-Dame De Fontgombault Several years ago, as I was switching from the new sacraments to the ancient Roman sacraments, I stopped at a parish in Tampa one afternoon. I asked the parish secretary if I
Have you heard of the Catholic poet, Joyce Kilmer? First off, despite his name, Alfred Joyce Kilmer was a man. Second, he was a Catholic convert, along with the rest of his family. Kilmer described his
“All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room”, stated Pascal, and this is the issue we tackle today. Prayer is a challenge for our modern minds, and the idea of
Our Triduum photopost series continues with the ceremonies of Good Friday. There will be at least one more of these before we move on to the Easter vigil and Easter Sunday, and late submissions are always
A while back in 2023, Voyager 1, which set out in 1977 to fly by the outer planets and then head off into the void, stopped sending usable data. I did a News Of The Church
6 year old James: “You can put a lot of things in the Dead Sea but they all float.” 4 year old Natalie: “Even God?” James: “Maybe not.” Natalie: “Yes, he can walk on water!” The
Onec again, we are grateful to Mr Robert Keim for sharing some of his writing with us, this time in a two part article on the subject of the liturgical use of bells. Part 1 of
Only if you believe this is true and not humor: Can you not see the problem here: And in case you think this is something out of context or they aren’t real stories, here is the NBC
So Thomas Blackburn iniquitously secreted away alabaster tablets within Ripon church; subsequently, he denied having removed them from the church! Which, obviously, was true! It was recorded in 1871 that, during alterations within the choir, three of
I take it in trust in the accuracy of the calendar that the sun rose today at 06:13 (it was cloudy) and that it will set at 20:04 (it may be raining). The Ave Maria Bell?
