Pope in Fatima

May 13, 2010 By

Benedict and Baby in Fatima Benedict has Flown to Portugal Half a million pilgrims turned out to celebrate mass (full text of homily here) with Pope Benedict XVI on this “whopper” of a day, the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, the anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun in Fatima. #Fatima was trending [...]

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The shadow of the jackboot…

November 8, 2009 By

I have only just begun to read news about The Ghastly Mrs. Pelosi’s machinations, or the single-mindedness of the president who flinches at the slightest criticism but seems not to care about the CIC part of his job, and the passing of the monster bill, and also about some of the troubling rumbles coming out [...]

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Podcast: Vespers for May 13

May 13, 2009 By

On this feast of Our Lady of Fatima, I like this quote from John Vianney, which I actually used just the other day in this compilation: The Father takes pleasure in looking upon the heart of the most holy Virgin Mary, as the masterpiece of his hands…The Son takes pleasure in it as the heart [...]

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Rosary Podcast: Sorrowful Mysteries

February 24, 2009 By

If you’ve ever watched Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ, you’ll realize you are watching the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary, beginning with the Agony in the Garden. I am often asked by non-Catholics why we spend so much time pondering the Passion of the Christ, and not the Resurrection. Well, we do both [...]

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The Rosary: The Joyful Mysteries

February 21, 2009 By

The Presentation of the Lord/Fra Angelico Since we talked about it yesterday: Here is a podcast of The Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary: The Annunciation The Visitation The Birth of Our Lord The Presentation The Finding of our Lord in the Temple Hit the link for illustration and lessons – mostly thanks to the [...]

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Fatima & the Rosary – UPDATE

February 20, 2009 By

Okay, this is a little “officially weird.” I’d been playing with the idea of podcasting the 4 mysteries of the rosary, for Lent, as a help for those who wanted to pray the rosary every day and might like the company. But then my computer had problems and podcasting was out. I’d forgotten all about [...]

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