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May 2015

May 13, 2015

Fear Hell…

... To quote Fr. Longenecker, fear hell. Today is the option memorial of Our Lady...

December 2014

December 06, 2014

Santa Claus versus St. Nick…

... Every now and again I hear someone refer to Santa Claus as St. Nick....

August 2014

August 22, 2014

Mary’s Queenship Beautifully Represented by Veronese, Botticelli, Sirani and Velázquez…

... Today's Fine Art Friday celebrates the Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin...

July 2014

July 22, 2014

St. Mary Magdalene, The Penitent …

... Today is the memorial of my patron saint, St. Mary Magdalene. When I was...

June 2014

June 24, 2014

Solemnity of the Birth of St. John the Baptist…

Bartolome Esteban Murillo, St. John the Baptist as a Child c. 1665 From CatholicCulture.org; Ordinarily...

April 2014

April 13, 2014

Palm Sunday…

Readings, about Palm Sunday, and Pope Francis on Palm Sunday.

March 2014

March 16, 2014

Listen to Him…

Andrea Previtali, the Transfiguration Oil on panel Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan From today's Gospel reading......

February 2014

February 02, 2014

Candlemas…

... The Sequence for Candlemas, sung to Dominican chant by the Dominican friars at Blackfriars,...

January 2014

January 12, 2014

Celebrating the Baptism of Our Lord in Art…

... Giovanni Bellini, Baptism of Christ c. 1500-02 Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of...

January 03, 2014

Eat, Pray, Read…

What I am reading... The Book Thief Casar Millan's Short Guide to a Happy Dog...

December 2013

December 26, 2013

Getting All Christmas Rant-y Up in this piece…

Mary's pregnancy was not unplanned, m'kay. It was perfectly planned by God. To say that...

November 2013

November 01, 2013

Candy For Dinner! Candy For Breakfast!

Diet be damned! Today is Discount Halloween Candy Day*. *by "Discount Halloween Candy Day", I...

October 2013

October 15, 2013

Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee …

... Today the Church recognizes the Memorial of St. Teresa of Avila, Doctor the Church....

September 2013

September 12, 2013

Holy Name of Mary …

... I hate it when my writing gets so self absorbed I forget to mention...

September 08, 2013

Happy Birthday, Mom…

July 2013

July 22, 2013

In Other News, Mary Magdalene…

... I know it's an exciting news day. The Pope's in Rio taking a joy...

February 2013

February 14, 2013

Do they make a Hallmark card celebrating decapitation…

... No? Then shut the hell up with your roses and chocolates and crap. Source:...

January 2013

January 04, 2013

Because it’s not all nun gazing and self deprecating anecdotes. It’s sometimes foreskin relics and papist mohels…

... I once remarked that I could study Catholicism every day of my life and...

December 2012

December 31, 2012

Tomorrow is a Holy Day of Obligation…

... There. Now you know and you can't claim to have forgotten. You have to...

December 30, 2012

Feast of the Holy Family…

... from today's reading: And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything...

December 27, 2012

Raise a glass in honor of good St. John…

... Like I really need a reason to imbibe, but for the less indulgent out...

December 07, 2012

Fine Art Friday For A Holy Day…

... Tomorrow is a Holy Day of Obligation so I don't think you can "kill...

October 2012

October 16, 2012

Today on the liturgical calendar…

... St. Hedwig. What? Just kidding. St. Hedwig is the patroness of brides and death...

June 2012

June 13, 2012

St. Anthony and never ceasing to be amazed…

... I can't not conceive of a day when I will ever be bored with...

June 10, 2012

Tantum ergo…

Related Links: Tantum Ergo Sacramentum and Corpus Christi – I affirm my subjugation to Christ...

June 07, 2012

Celebrating the Feast of Corpus Christi…

Related Links: This Great Sacrament We Hail: 2 Eucharistic Hymns by Thomas Aquinas for Corpus...

June 03, 2012

The month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus…

This year the Feast of the Sacred Heart falls on June 11. The Church celebrates...

April 2012

April 10, 2012

party on…

Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen! Christos Anesti! Alethos Anesti! Angnolo Bronzino c. 1552...

February 2012

February 02, 2012

Candlemas…

Luke 2:34-35: And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: Behold this child...

January 2012

January 13, 2012

Memorial of St. Hilary of Poitiers…

... Ever the spiritual slacker, some days the closest I get to piety is looking...