“What is the point of working on a jigsaw puzzle? It gets taken apart as soon as it’s finished. Not only is nothing accomplished, but many hours are spent in accomplishing this nothing!” As incontestable as such logic would seem … Continue reading
“What is the point of working on a jigsaw puzzle? It gets taken apart as soon as it’s finished. Not only is nothing accomplished, but many hours are spent in accomplishing this nothing!” As incontestable as such logic would seem … Continue reading
It is on my mind, dear Skirt, to express to you my gratitude and appreciation. You do your work of clothing Body so well — always smoothing over any little awkwardness so tactfully. Perhaps it is by deflecting attention from … Continue reading
I like the hunting of the hare; It brings me, day to day, The memory of old days as fair, With dead men past away. To these, as homeward still I ply And pass the churchyard gate Where all are … Continue reading
Embedded below is a video by the Catholic Land Movement, a brief but artful look back at their 2024 summer conference in Auriesville, New York. For the third year now, our Sisters were participants and presenters at the event. They, … Continue reading
After working in a classroom for over twenty years, I think I’m finally getting the hang of a few things. One issue that used to come up frequently and which was very difficult for me to deal with was lying … Continue reading
Spanish pilgrims from a group that has celebrated the Traditional Latin Mass at the Shrine of Covadonga for the last three years have been denied that right this year. Reported at Rorate five days ago, this is not new news, … Continue reading
The Federalist has a good piece on some Catholic social action undertaken by our friends at The New Vendée in Louisiana: The small Catholic city of Mandeville, Louisiana, will be hosting its first-ever “pride” parade on June 1, and a group of … Continue reading
Far above the Ephel Dúath in the West the night sky was still dim and pale. There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a bright star twinkle for a while. The … Continue reading
Beginning on Monday, I will be on a pilgrimage to Spain that will cover 1200 miles: from Madrid to Zaragoza, Agreda, Burgos, Covadonga, Oviedo, Santiago de Compostela, and Avila, visiting shrines of Mary, mystics and saints, and tombs of heroes … Continue reading
No more shall the war cry sever, Or the winding rivers be red. They banish our anger forever When they laurel the graves of our dead! Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment-day; Love and tears for the … Continue reading
April 23 is the feast of St. George the Martyr. As Dom Gueranger puts it in his usual stirring style: “Clad in his bright coat of mail, mounted on his war steed, and spearing the dragon with his lance, George, … Continue reading
One of the things moving from Los Angeles to Austria has taught me is the preciousness of Spring. That may sound a bit odd, but the truth is that in Southern California the lack of a snowy winter and the … Continue reading
Respected Mariologist, Official of the Holy See, and parish priest, Monsignor Arthur Burton Calkins, died on February 3 of this year. Here are two sources for additional information: Reverend Msgr. Arthur Burton Calkins: April 18, 1945 ~ February 5 [sic], … Continue reading
The rules for Sudoku are deceptively simple. There is a grid with certain numbers already given to you. You must fill in the remaining boxes with the numbers 1-9 without using any digit twice in the same row, column, or … Continue reading
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