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Leaf on Aisle 11

by Jane Sloan November 20, 2012

I stopped by the grocery store for some beer.  An elderly woman shuffled past me, dropping something as she went.  I picked up the ruby red leaf and placed it back in her basket.  She had collected several of them.…

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CUTAWAYS – PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END

by David November 9, 2012

You might remember that the last time we brought up reading through the Catechism in one year as a part of the Year of Faith, we tossed around the idea that while we Catholics use a number of formulas in…

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A STRANGE (AND POWERFUL) LOVE: OR HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE NEW EVANGELIZATION

by David October 11, 2012

“Of course, the whole point of a Doomsday Machine is lost, if you KEEP it a SECRET! Why didn’t you tell the world, EH?” – Dr. Strangelove

As noted in the my last post, The B-Movie Catechism will be participating…

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What puts the "Arch" in Archangel?

by Daria Sockey September 29, 2012

Pope St. Gregory the Great explains this and lots of other neat stuff about the archangels in the Office of Readings for today’s feast:

“You should be aware that the word “angel” denotes a function rather than a nature. Those…

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Welcome, Q&A, Beheading (I mean, Passion) edition

by Daria Sockey August 29, 2012

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St. Pius X on the Divine Office

by Daria Sockey August 21, 2012

In case you missed it, today’s Office of Readings has this lovely excerpt from Divino Afflatu. It’s everything you need to know about why the psalms are just about the best prayer in the world.

Last week we discussed what…

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The Cosmos is Made for Man – How this Affects the Way We Paint It

by David Clayton August 21, 2012

The Office of Readings for July 30th, the Feast of St Peter Chrysologus contains the following passage from one of his sermons: ‘Man, why do you have so low an opinion of yourself, when you are so precious to God?…Has…

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Happy St. Anne’s (and Joachim’s) Day!

by Daria Sockey July 26, 2012

Had to share my favorite painting of St. Anne by my favorite artist.
And also, the official hymn for today’s feast, according to the Roman breviary.…

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Wild Flowers in Spain (and Possible Implications for Population Control and the Culture of Death)

by David Clayton June 22, 2012

During my visit to friends and family in Europe, I spent a a few days in Spain (during the last week of May). My parents have retired there (along with another million Brits). I was lucky in that the time…

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