Posted in Opinion on November 30, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Hello Folks, just letting you know this blog will be on Hiatus from now until Christmas. I wish you all a blessed and properly spent Advent. I will pray for all who visit here, as I hope you will be kind enough to pray for me. Just to give you an update on the health [...]
Posted in Pictures on November 28, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Ildefonso Schuster was born on January 18, 1880 in Rome, Italy. Schuster was created cardinal-priest by Pope Pius XI on July 15, 1929, receiving the title of Ss. Silvestro e Martino ai Monti on July 18, 1929. He was consecrated on July 21, 1929 in the Sistine Chapel by Pius XI personally. Schuster died on [...]
Posted in Humor, Pictures on November 27, 2007 | 4 Comments »
De Jure:
It is, therefore, permissible to celebrate the Sacrifice of the Mass following the typical edition of the Roman Missal promulgated by Blessed John XXIII in 1962 and never abrogated. Catholic priests may use the Roman Missal published by Blessed Pope John XXIII in 1962….For such celebrations, the priest has no need for permission from [...]
Posted in Pictures on November 27, 2007 | 9 Comments »
Just an interesting Holy Card of Pius XII showing him leading the sheep away from dangers (check out the wolves in sheeps clothing).
Also: notice the Throne:
Posted in Humor, Pictures on November 26, 2007 | No Comments »
Last time on the Sedia Gestatoria…
And the closest since….They pushed JPII around on a platform during his visit to Mexico…
Posted in Pictures on November 26, 2007 | 42 Comments »
Posted in Pictures on November 25, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Could he? Would he? If not the Tiara, why not it’s predecessor? Why not? He did bring back the older style Pallium. The Camelaucum: The pontifical mitre is of Roman origin: it is derived from a non-liturgical head-covering distinctive of the pope, the camelaucum, to which also the tiara is to be traced. The camelaucum was worn [...]
Posted in Pictures on November 24, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Posted in Pictures on November 23, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Don’t let them get away with it! What? “Liberals” claiming Bl. John the XXIII as “their” Pope. Nonsense! They never had a Pope, even the worst. Past posts on John XXIII: (1) (2) (3)
Posted in Humor, Pictures on November 21, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Posted in Pictures on November 20, 2007 | No Comments »
Posted in Paintings, Pictures on November 20, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Posted in Paintings, Pictures on November 19, 2007 | 3 Comments »
The communion in Christ has nothing of the self-assertion found in natural communities. It breathes of the Redemption. It liberates men from all self-centeredness. Yet such a communion emphatically does not depersonalize the individual; far from dissolving the person into the cosmic, pantheistic swoon so often commended to us these days, it actualizes the person’s [...]
Posted in Pictures on November 19, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Hello Folks, just like to say Thank you to all who have visited this blog, as I have just passed 100,000 views on the WordPress blog (Since March). This makes about 217,000 in the last year between the old Blog-city version, and the new one. Not bad for a blog that deals mostly in pictures, [...]
Posted in Pictures on November 16, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Since Jesus Christ has proclaimed that the special sign of discipleship with Him is that we “have love one for another” (John xiii, 35; xv, 12) can we give a mark of greater love for our neighbors than to assist them in putting behind themselves the darkness of error by instructing them in the true [...]
Posted in Pictures on November 16, 2007 | 15 Comments »
Did you know? That JPII was given a Papal Tiara by the Hungarians in 1981? Kind of a mix between the older ones, and Paul VI’s. Too bad he didn’t wear it! (Big hat tip to Trad Cath83). Also: More did you know?
Posted in Pictures on November 14, 2007 | 11 Comments »
(3 above are Episcopal Consecration of Msgr. Montini (Paul VI))
(2 above I believe are the opening of Vat2)
Posted in Pictures on November 13, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Petition to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI for the Beatification of Pope Pius XII (Go sign it!)
Posted in Pictures on November 12, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Hence, likewise, they refuse to believe that in infants original sin is remitted through baptism, for they contend that no such original sin exists at all in people by their birth. But if the apostle had wished to assert that sin entered into the world, not by natural descent, but by imitation, he would have [...]
Posted in Pictures on November 10, 2007 | 9 Comments »
I will rejoice at thy words, as one that hath found great spoil. I have hated and abhorred iniquity; but I have loved thy law. Seven times a day I have given praise to thee, for the judgments of thy justice.Much peace have they that love thy law, and to them there is no stumbling [...]
