Saturday, March 19, 2005
Another Cave To the PC Imperative
Boston's Archbishop will wash women's feet on Maundy Thursday.
"Pastoral decisions" are almost always wrong decisions.
Grow some 'nads, man, and stick to your guns! Apostleship and the priesthood is what the footwashing is all about, and there can only be male priests.
"Pastoral decisions" are almost always wrong decisions.
Grow some 'nads, man, and stick to your guns! Apostleship and the priesthood is what the footwashing is all about, and there can only be male priests.
Continue To Pray for Terri
Prayers from Alicia at Fructus Ventris.
I can't believe this. Florida is murdering a helpless adult woman who wants to live, on the word of a faithless wretch who wants her out of the way so he can marry the doxy who has born two of his bastards while his wife is ill.
Whatever it takes.
For heaven's sake, don't starve a helpless woman.
And John at The Inn At the End of the World notes that you could not legally do to a dog in Florida what is being done to Terri.
I can't believe this. Florida is murdering a helpless adult woman who wants to live, on the word of a faithless wretch who wants her out of the way so he can marry the doxy who has born two of his bastards while his wife is ill.
Whatever it takes.
For heaven's sake, don't starve a helpless woman.
And John at The Inn At the End of the World notes that you could not legally do to a dog in Florida what is being done to Terri.
Saturday of the Fifth Week In Lent, First Week In Passiontide
Station Church:
S. Giovanni a Porta Latina
Prayers, Readings, and Reflections for today
My devotions for a Lenten Saturday Holy Hour
Divine Mercy Chaplet
Seven Penitential Psalms
Prayer of Saint Thomas More
Threnus Prayer of Saint Augustine (scroll down)
Stabat Mater Dolorosa
Litany of Our Lady of Sorrows
Sorrowful Mysteries
Add today the Litany of St. Joseph
S. Giovanni a Porta Latina
Prayers, Readings, and Reflections for today
My devotions for a Lenten Saturday Holy Hour
Divine Mercy Chaplet
Seven Penitential Psalms
Prayer of Saint Thomas More
Threnus Prayer of Saint Augustine (scroll down)
Stabat Mater Dolorosa
Litany of Our Lady of Sorrows
Sorrowful Mysteries
Add today the Litany of St. Joseph
Feast of Saint Joseph
March 19th is the Feast of St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Foster Father of the Lord, and Head of the Holy Family.
St. Joseph's extensive patronage is detailed here.
The Litany of St. Joseph, one of the few indulgenced litanies, is here.
Ten galleries of St. Joseph images can be found here at Catholicforum.com.
Here is a recipe for Zeppole, an Italian dish traditional for St. Joseph's feast.
And since this is St. Joseph's Day, and he was the spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, let me direct your attention to two entries by Penitens at A Penitent Blogger.
The first puts in modern parlance what must have been going through St. Joseph's mind when he was told his fiance was pregnant.
The second is an excellent discussion of chastity within marriage, which we are all called to. It is not easy sometimes, but it is right.
And it is never inappropriate to remind ourselves what the Church teaches about the evil of divorce.
St. Joseph's extensive patronage is detailed here.
The Litany of St. Joseph, one of the few indulgenced litanies, is here.
Ten galleries of St. Joseph images can be found here at Catholicforum.com.
Here is a recipe for Zeppole, an Italian dish traditional for St. Joseph's feast.
And since this is St. Joseph's Day, and he was the spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, let me direct your attention to two entries by Penitens at A Penitent Blogger.
The first puts in modern parlance what must have been going through St. Joseph's mind when he was told his fiance was pregnant.
The second is an excellent discussion of chastity within marriage, which we are all called to. It is not easy sometimes, but it is right.
And it is never inappropriate to remind ourselves what the Church teaches about the evil of divorce.
Friday, March 18, 2005
The Judicial Butchering of Terri Schiavo Has Begun
Her tube is out.
God help her.
God help us that we have so little respect for human life that we deprive a woman of food and water, and still think of ourselves as human.
May some intercession happen and the tube be restored before it is too late.
Mark Sullivan has an excellent post on this.
God help her.
God help us that we have so little respect for human life that we deprive a woman of food and water, and still think of ourselves as human.
May some intercession happen and the tube be restored before it is too late.
Mark Sullivan has an excellent post on this.
Friday Of the Fifth Week In Lent, First Week In Passiontide
Station Church:
S. Stefano al Celio
Prayers, Readings, and Reflections for today
My devotions for a Lenten Friday Holy Hour
Dies Irae
Divine Mercy Chaplet
Seven Penitential Psalms
Prayer of Saint Thomas More
Threnus Prayer of Saint Augustine (scroll down)
Devotions To the Holy Cross (scroll down)
Stations of the Cross
S. Stefano al Celio
Prayers, Readings, and Reflections for today
My devotions for a Lenten Friday Holy Hour
Dies Irae
Divine Mercy Chaplet
Seven Penitential Psalms
Prayer of Saint Thomas More
Threnus Prayer of Saint Augustine (scroll down)
Devotions To the Holy Cross (scroll down)
Stations of the Cross
My Silence Is Entirely Blogger's Fault
My blog has been virtually silenced these last few days by Blogger's utterly inadequate servers. It is getting so that it takes 20 minutes to publish a blog of a couple of sentences, with a very high probability that the post will be lost.
Blogger, or at least the server that services my blog, is having a rare moment of lucidity which I am taking advantage of to complain in public as I have already complained privately to Blogger.
It is hard to believe that Google, which gives every g-mail account a gigabyte of storage (I have a few accounts) can't competently bring servers on line to service blogs that have been around for an age, as mine has, and which has very little that actually takes up much memory, since my blog is all text (the images are just links to images found elsewhere on the internet, they are not original images posted here).
A big, hawking, huge raspberry to Blogger, which ate not once, not twice, not three times, but four times my St. Patrick's Day blog.
Bbbbppppppppppttttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Blogger, or at least the server that services my blog, is having a rare moment of lucidity which I am taking advantage of to complain in public as I have already complained privately to Blogger.
It is hard to believe that Google, which gives every g-mail account a gigabyte of storage (I have a few accounts) can't competently bring servers on line to service blogs that have been around for an age, as mine has, and which has very little that actually takes up much memory, since my blog is all text (the images are just links to images found elsewhere on the internet, they are not original images posted here).
A big, hawking, huge raspberry to Blogger, which ate not once, not twice, not three times, but four times my St. Patrick's Day blog.
Bbbbppppppppppttttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, March 17, 2005
Lyrics To Many Familiar Irish Songs
This is from the Red Biddy Records site, so I assume these are meant to be songs sung by the Makem or Spain Brothers, or Tommy Makem.
Tommy, his sons, the Makem Brothers, and the Spain Brothers appeared in Melrose, MA on St. Patrick's Day, an annual appearance. The Makem and Spain Brothers have a new CD out this year, Like Others Did Before Us.
Tommy, his sons, the Makem Brothers, and the Spain Brothers appeared in Melrose, MA on St. Patrick's Day, an annual appearance. The Makem and Spain Brothers have a new CD out this year, Like Others Did Before Us.
Thursday of the Fifth Week In Lent, First Week of Passiontide
Station Church:
S. Apollinare in Campo Marzio
Prayers, Readings, Reflections for today
http://www.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/Lent/5th-week.html#thu
My devotions for a Lenten Thursday Holy Hour
Dies Irae
Divine Mercy Chaplet
Seven Penitential Psalms
Prayer of Saint Thomas More
Threnus Prayer of Saint Augustine (scroll down)
Devotion To the Holy Face
S. Apollinare in Campo Marzio
Prayers, Readings, Reflections for today
http://www.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/Lent/5th-week.html#thu
My devotions for a Lenten Thursday Holy Hour
Dies Irae
Divine Mercy Chaplet
Seven Penitential Psalms
Prayer of Saint Thomas More
Threnus Prayer of Saint Augustine (scroll down)
Devotion To the Holy Face
Saint Patrick's Day
The day of days if you are a Bostonian of Irish descent. The Black Rose had a large crowd out front this morning at 6. But that is contemporary Irish music, not my cup of tea.
Last year, I went to town regarding St. Patrick's Day blogging, and the things I posted were rather good and covered a lot of ground. This year, I am just gilding the lily by adding illustrations below each link.
My favorite version of St. Patrick's Breastplate
Images from the Book of Kells.
Just for the fun of it, how about a T-Shirt or coffee mug for Dillon's Regiment, Irish Brigade, Army of Louis XV?
The Makem Brothers, my favorite contemprary Irish group, all the way from New Hampshire.
Check out some links on Turlough O'Carolan the 18th century blind harpist and bard.
My favorite Irish songs.
Famous Fitzpatricks.
Where the Irish Saved Civilization: Skellig Michael.
Honoring the Saint and Drowning the Shamrock: A feast for St. Patrick.
My favorite Irish movies.
Feasting the Saint and Watering the Shamrock
Last year, I went to town regarding St. Patrick's Day blogging, and the things I posted were rather good and covered a lot of ground. This year, I am just gilding the lily by adding illustrations below each link.
My favorite version of St. Patrick's Breastplate
Images from the Book of Kells.
Just for the fun of it, how about a T-Shirt or coffee mug for Dillon's Regiment, Irish Brigade, Army of Louis XV?
The Makem Brothers, my favorite contemprary Irish group, all the way from New Hampshire.
Check out some links on Turlough O'Carolan the 18th century blind harpist and bard.
My favorite Irish songs.
Famous Fitzpatricks.
Where the Irish Saved Civilization: Skellig Michael.
Honoring the Saint and Drowning the Shamrock: A feast for St. Patrick.
My favorite Irish movies.
Feasting the Saint and Watering the Shamrock
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Wednesday Of the Fifth Week In Lent, First Week In Passiontide
Station Church:
S. Marcello al Corso
Prayers, Readings, and Reflections for today
My devotions for a Lenten Wednesday Holy Hour
Dies Irae
Divine Mercy Chaplet
Seven Penitential Psalms
Prayer of Saint Thomas More
Threnus Prayer of Saint Augustine (scroll down)
Seven Prayers of Saint Gregory
S. Marcello al Corso
Prayers, Readings, and Reflections for today
My devotions for a Lenten Wednesday Holy Hour
Dies Irae
Divine Mercy Chaplet
Seven Penitential Psalms
Prayer of Saint Thomas More
Threnus Prayer of Saint Augustine (scroll down)
Seven Prayers of Saint Gregory
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
Congratulations!
Dom Bettinelli and Melanie are getting married!
Most hearty best wishes, congratulations to Dom, and good luck to Melanie!
God bless!!!
Most hearty best wishes, congratulations to Dom, and good luck to Melanie!
God bless!!!
The Ides of March
Today is also the anniversary of the assasination of Julius Caesar in 44 B.C.
In 1781 on this date, Cornwallis won the bloody battle of Guilford Courthouse (NC), about which I may blog at greater length some time, as it is one of my favorite battles of the American War of Independence.
I noticed that there is an Osprey title on Guilford Courthouse available.
In 1781 on this date, Cornwallis won the bloody battle of Guilford Courthouse (NC), about which I may blog at greater length some time, as it is one of my favorite battles of the American War of Independence.
I noticed that there is an Osprey title on Guilford Courthouse available.
Not On Line Yet, But...
I was reading Eamon Duffy's excellent article on the impact the loss of genuine fasting has had on Catholic practice and Catholic identity in the March 2005 issue of First Things. It gets a strong thumbs-up here.
Been A Little Disconnected From the Blog Lately
A combination of factors. I am under the weather with a head cold for the last few days, Blogger has been a major pain in the arse in terms of publishing posts (I am getting around it by saving as a draft and then publishing, but that is getting old really quickly), and I have been busy with other things, including adding a new Photo Album to Recta Ratio: The Yahoo Group on the subject of illustrations from that favorite of childhood, The Golden Children's Bible.
But I've caught up again, and while I still feel pretty bad as the headcold is migrating to my throat, if something comes up that cries out for my attention, I'm here.
But I've caught up again, and while I still feel pretty bad as the headcold is migrating to my throat, if something comes up that cries out for my attention, I'm here.
Tuesday of the Fifth Week In Lent, First Week In Passiontide
Station Church:
S. Ciriaco (S. Maria in via Lata al Corso)
Prayers, Readings, and Reflections for today
My devotions for a Lenten Tuesday Holy Hour
Dies Irae
Divine Mercy Chaplet
Seven Penitential Psalms
Prayer of Saint Thomas More
Threnus Prayer of Saint Augustine (scroll down)
Devotion of the Seven Last Words
S. Ciriaco (S. Maria in via Lata al Corso)
Prayers, Readings, and Reflections for today
My devotions for a Lenten Tuesday Holy Hour
Dies Irae
Divine Mercy Chaplet
Seven Penitential Psalms
Prayer of Saint Thomas More
Threnus Prayer of Saint Augustine (scroll down)
Devotion of the Seven Last Words
Monday of the Fifth Week In Lent and First Week In Passiontide
Station Church:
S. Crisogono in Trastevere
Prayers, Readings, and Reflections for today
My Devotions for a Lenten Monday Holy Hour
Dies Irae
Divine Mercy Chaplet
Seven Penitential Psalms
Prayer of St. Thomas More
Threnus Prayer of Saint Augustine (scroll down)
Devotion of the Five Sacred Wounds
S. Crisogono in Trastevere
Prayers, Readings, and Reflections for today
My Devotions for a Lenten Monday Holy Hour
Dies Irae
Divine Mercy Chaplet
Seven Penitential Psalms
Prayer of St. Thomas More
Threnus Prayer of Saint Augustine (scroll down)
Devotion of the Five Sacred Wounds
Sunday, March 13, 2005
Fifth Sunday In Lent, First Sunday of Passiontide
Station Church:
St. Peter in the Vatican
Prayers, Readings, and Reflections for today
My devotions for a Lenten Sunday Holy Hour
Divine Mercy Chaplet
Seven Penitential Psalms
Prayer of St. Thomas More
Psalter of St. Jerome
Threnus Prayer of St. Augustine (Included as conclusion to above)
St. Peter in the Vatican
Prayers, Readings, and Reflections for today
My devotions for a Lenten Sunday Holy Hour
Divine Mercy Chaplet
Seven Penitential Psalms
Prayer of St. Thomas More
Psalter of St. Jerome
Threnus Prayer of St. Augustine (Included as conclusion to above)
Fifth Sunday In Lent, First Sunday of Passiontide
Station Church:
St. Peter in the Vatican
Prayers, Readings, and Reflections for today
My devotions for a Lenten Sunday Holy Hour
Divine Mercy Chaplet
Seven Penitential Psalms
Prayer of St. Thomas More
Psalter of St. Jerome
Threnus Prayer of St. Augustine (Included as conclusion to above)
St. Peter in the Vatican
Prayers, Readings, and Reflections for today
My devotions for a Lenten Sunday Holy Hour
Divine Mercy Chaplet
Seven Penitential Psalms
Prayer of St. Thomas More
Psalter of St. Jerome
Threnus Prayer of St. Augustine (Included as conclusion to above)
