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...my Christmas card to all my readers.... goo.gl/spD0al

 “If you are what you should be, you would set the whole world on fire.” from St. Catherine of Siena

This Chaplet commemorates each of the 24 years of St. Therese's life on Earth. Opening Prayer:  St Therese, the Little ...

Sibelius said this, folks.... "As you know, we're facing the end of the Western Civilization by having a market-based strategy...

http://www.amazon.com/Divine-Flesh-Raymond-Cardinal-Burke/dp/0981631428 Hint, would someone like to get it for me, please?

http://davidgibson.religionnews.com/2013/12/16/rome-american-rises-another-american-fades/

This week, unless I move, I shall start the perfection series up again. A Happy Christmas present for you and for me.

http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/vatican-cardinal-burke-interviewed-on-pope-francis-says-we-can-never-talk-e

“A bridegroom of blood by circumcision." One of the most mysterious passages in the Old Testament is   Exodus 4:24–26. Moses, on h...

There is a fear in this land and in Europe. It is the fear of Love. This may sound strange, as most people think they are seeking Love...

For those who are looking for a Tridentine Mass in the Davenport, Bettendorf, Rock Island area, there is one at St. Alphonsus at 2:00 on Sun...

http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/177701/Becket-Movie-Clip-Archbishop.html Watch the clip on Peter O'Toole telling Richard Burton he ...

A few thoughts connected to one of the readings of the day: 1) patience is humility and impatience is pride; impatience insists on its ...

Well, after several months of thought, and being a bit dense, I figured out that Christian Scientism was a new Gnosticism. I suppose othe...

Well, the Dark Night of the senses is brutal. Do not shy away from it. Sometimes, one is confused. That is fine. The key is to keep the fa...

It would be nice to end a story with a wedding, especially one which started with a wedding. But, this is not a Jane Austen novel, and the l...

Underground excavations began in the ruins of the  Curia Pompey under the   Largo di Torre Argentina, under the streets nearby. The opening ...

"You are breaking my heart, James," shouted Carole. "So, how long has he been missing?" James sat down. This conversat...

Today's Gospel reflects the necessity for the Dark Night of the Soul-the death of the sensual side of us. The senses must be so pu...