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Saturday, July 31, 2010
Friday, July 30, 2010
The Sixties Revolution Wounded Catholic Life
"Contro ogni regola" (against every rule).
Photo was taken across the street from the Vatican.
Postmodern Art is Not Compatible with Catholic Theology
Rome chapel.
Like Oscar Wilde once said: "Bad art is worse than no art at all."
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Rome Quotes
"An abortion kills the life of a baby after it has begun. It is dangerous to your life and health. It may make you sterile so that when you want a child you cannot have it."
-"Plan Your Children", Planned Parenthood pamphlet, 1962
-"Plan Your Children", Planned Parenthood pamphlet, 1962
From Ancona: Heart of Pius II
You never know what you will find in Catholic Italy: in 2005 I walked over this floor in Ancona.
The heart of Pope Pius II is located here behind the main altar of the cathedral.
He died there while waiting for the kings of Europe to unite and respond to his call to send relief to to Greece which had been overrun by the Turks.
Thanks, Evan!
Monday, July 26, 2010
Catholic Culture: Scouts
French scouts in the Vatican.
"We feel greatly consoled when We see this same French people increasing its zeal and affection for the Holy See in proportion as that See is abandoned - We should rather say warred with upon earth."
-Pope Leo XIII (Au Milieu des Sollicitudes).
Leading Rome Tours for Christendom Students
Send your kids to study here: http://www.christendom.edu/.
Christendom students are the finest college students I've yet given a tour to in Rome.
If they asked me to direct their Rome program I would first request to hear Mass and then accept in a heartbeat.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Summer Reading in Rome
"It will change your life. This is one of the few most important books a Catholic can buy and read today." -Yours Truly
Vatican City Piazza
I will always remember the moment when after Midnight Mass Christmas morning a.D. 1999 Pope John Paul II drove by in this piazza and gave a wave to the few of us standing there in utter awe.
Catholic Culture: St. Christopher Day Garden Party
Feast of St. Christopher garden party in Catholic Italy.
Start this summer tradition with your own family.
Clergy Shoes
If you would like to know more about the shoes of the Pope and clergy, visit here:
http://www.dieter-philippi.de/en/ecclesiastical-fineries/campagi-the-footgear-of-the-pope-and-the-clergy
Thanks, Dieter!
http://www.dieter-philippi.de/en/ecclesiastical-fineries/campagi-the-footgear-of-the-pope-and-the-clergy
Thanks, Dieter!
Pectoral Cross Cords
See here: http://www.dieter-philippi.de/en/ecclesiastical-fineries/pectoral-cross-cords
Thanks, Dieter!
Thanks, Dieter!
From the Roman Sacristy: How It's Done (Ad Sacra and Ad Profana)
Roman Basilica of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva.
The Dominicans know how to do it.
Have two such little signs made and put them on either side of the sink in your sacristy.
A good reminder that there is a difference between the sacred and the profane.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
From Castel Gandolfo: Summer Swim
Having been raised in the North Star State, it is always a joy to swim in a crisp wooded lake.
Islam in the Vatican
Photo taken today in St. Peter's Square.
Christopher Columbus called it the "sect of Mahomet." He was not a big fan.
Meanwhile we have killed our own future with contraception and abortion and now the easy and cheap remedy is immigration of Third World whomever.
Make abortion illegal and save what's left of our civilization before it is too late.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Dedication of New Venerable Pius XII Garden with Statue Near Rome
Cardinal Sodano dedicates convent garden near Rome and names it: "Garden of Pius XII and of the Just of the World."
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Dedication of New Venerable Pius XII Statue Near Rome
Santuario di Santa Maria della Visitazione in Santa Marinella, near Rome.
Dedication of New Venerable Pius XII Statue Near Rome
Statue commissioned for the convent garden of the order of the Sisters Ancelle della Visitazione located in Santa Marinella, north of Rome. Statue created in Rome by Sicilian artist Renato Palella.
Family of Pius XII
Here are some members of the Pacelli family along with some friends including Sr. Margherita Marchione who came for the dedication of the new statue of Venerable Pius XII in the resort town of Santa Marinella.
Christopher Columbus Seen in Vatican
Musei Vaticani.
A great Catholic admiral.
With 120 men and thanks to Queen Isabella of Castile he set out.
They landed on the island of San Salvador.
The first Mass in the New World was celebrated on the island of Haiti.
The Lord is merciful.
Rome Quotes
"The Church Itself, by reason of Its marvellous extension, Its eminent holiness and Its inexhaustible fruitfulness in every good thing, Its Catholic unity and Its invincible stability, is a great and perpetual motive of credibility, and an irrefutable witness of Its own divine mission."
-Vatican I
-Vatican I
Monday, July 19, 2010
Our Lady of Victory Chapel
Yours truly grew up playing here as a boy.
We used to swing on the willow tree as kids. Last year I made a visit and saw the willow tree no longer standing. St. Kate's, please plant a new one in its place!
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Scala Regia (Royal Staircase)
Apostolic Palace.
The new granite floor was put in under Pius XI.
They used to ride horses up and down here.
When I see this image I think of the hundreds of times I have flown down these stairs in rapid strides after exiting the packed Cappella Sistina.
Apostolic Palace
A bit sad and lonely without the Pope. Happens every summer. The windows of the papal apartment on the top floor are closed until his return.
