Clik here to view.
Dust up in Japan over new translation
In the UK’s weekly liberal fishwrap The Tablet (aka The Pill aka RU486) there is a note about a tussle over the new translation in Japan. JAPAN JAPAN’S BISHOPS have clashed with the Vatican in an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Urakami Soboro Bento: food from the time of persecution
During my recent stay in NYC I found a nice clean little Japanese restaurant about a block from the rectory with great food and very low prices. I don’t eat Japanese very often, but every once in a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Japan
Will you, with me, pray in a special way for the people of Japan? I think we would do well to offer additional penances for their intention. Perhaps your Stations of the Cross tonight? Your Friday...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PRAYER ALERT – Japan: new explosion at reactor
There was a new explosion at one of the reactors in Japan and reports are in that 2.7 meters of a rod are exposed. They are not able, apparently, able to get enough water in to cool the rods....
View ArticleClik here to view.
We do not know the day or the hour.
We do not know the day or the hour. I had seen this video before, but Patrick Madrid posted it on his page. It reminds me of in our Latin Church we sometimes pray about living amidst the vicissitudes...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Seminarians learning to cook
I have often opined that seminarians should be given workshops concerning some basic skills, such as some fundamental sewing, accounting, laundry, and most importantly… cooking. Many priests must live...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Debt Crisis: Washington’s Kabuki Dance and “NO!” Play
The debt crisis is likened to a Washington Kabuki dance. Oh yah? Let’s just see if it is anything like. In the first video below we have a kabuki presentation of the debt crisis. President Obama...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Very cool: Ancient Roman stuff found in a 5th century tomb in Japan
For your Just Too Cool file comes this from the History Blog: Roman jewelry found in ancient Japanese tomb Two glass beads that bear the characteristics of Roman craftsmanship have been found in a 5th...
View ArticleClik here to view.
JUST TOO COOL: Who knows what happens to your lost stuff!
I can’t help but post this because it is JUST TOO COOL. A 4th c. Gallo-Roman chariot wheel was found intact in the Rhone River! HERE Remarkable. In other news, from Archeology… KASHIHARA, JAPAN—A dark...
View ArticleClik here to view.
16th c. Samurai, martyr, advanced closer to beatification
I like this story. From CNA: This sword-wielding Samurai just moved closer to sainthood! Vatican City, Jan 23, 2016 / 04:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The martyrdom of a 16th-century Samurai who died for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
LENTCAzT 2017 08 – Wednesday in the 1st Week of Lent: Embertide
These daily 5 minute podcasts for Lent are intended to give you a small boost every day, a little encouragement in your own use of this holy season and to thank the benefactors who help me and this...
View Article
