Monday, July 28, 2014
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Friday, July 25, 2014
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Sunday, July 13, 2014
An Extraordinary Opportunity in Rome Not to Be Missed
This will be an extraordinary opportunity for you to see the best of Rome and the Vatican while traveling with some truly interesting and knowledgeable Catholic guides and pilgrims, of diverse backgrounds.
If you have ever wanted to see Rome, but found yourself waiting for the right time, this is your chance for a resonant experience.
Join us on this spiritual journey to the tombs of the Blessed Apostles.
Pray at the holy sites. See the relics. Immerse yourself in a Catholic ethos - the mystical climate of Catholic Rome.
See the art of the saints. It was Abraham Lincoln who once said: “The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.“
Fr. Z, the great polyvalent Catholic journalist and inimitable online evangelization pioneer, will celebrate daily Mass for the group in the Extraordinary Form.
For information, registration and itinerary, see here and contact me directly: www.oc-travel.com.
The deadline for registration is August 1. Space is limited. Save your spot now.
Cross in Car
Display a blessed object in your auto.
Say a prayer every time you start your engine.
Rich Liturgical Life in the Vatican
Mass with the Canons of St. Peter's Basilica.
A pity we don't have things like canons in the USA. They add so much to the liturgical life of a diocese and cathedral. And they guarantee the hours are chanted on schedule and in public, which is difficult and impossible to aim for, without a paid full-time and capable staff. Lay volunteers cannot be expected to keep up with this long-term commitment. It is a beautiful life to be a canon, in retirement, after a long and privileged service at the altar.
A pity we don't have things like canons in the USA. They add so much to the liturgical life of a diocese and cathedral. And they guarantee the hours are chanted on schedule and in public, which is difficult and impossible to aim for, without a paid full-time and capable staff. Lay volunteers cannot be expected to keep up with this long-term commitment. It is a beautiful life to be a canon, in retirement, after a long and privileged service at the altar.
What It's Like Arriving at the Port of Rome at Dusk
Summer Hat in Rome
Just make a visit to the Fratelli Vigano' near the Trevi Fountain.
These straw hats are all made in Ecuador.
Excellent for summer.
These straw hats are all made in Ecuador.
Excellent for summer.
Cardinal Pacelli's Titular Church in Rome
Thursday, July 10, 2014
My Grandfather in 1938
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Monday, July 7, 2014
American Soldiers Enter Rome
At the Train Station of Centocelle on the Via Casilina, entering the city from the southeast.
The whole area is built up today. Then it was just fields leading into Termini.
1940 Ford
For yours truly it is the '40 Ford Deluxe.
It's a family thing.
Dedicated to Geno.
"Forties Forever."
Order New "Health Risks of Abortion" Brochure Here
Pro-Abortion Politicians Who Receive the Sacraments
Sunday, July 6, 2014
Saturday, July 5, 2014
Rome Happy Birthday Wishes
Many years to Fr. Ludwig Pichler, SJ who turns 99 years old today!
He can still sing and has a great memory. Now living at the Jesuit HQ near the Vatican.
He was the finest choir director in Rome for many decades. I can still see him conducting, at the Russicum, moving in the shadows and following every movement of the exhilarating Byzantine chant of the Church.
I once asked him where he was born and he quipped: "The Austro-Hungarian Empire."
Меогая Літа! AMDG!
He can still sing and has a great memory. Now living at the Jesuit HQ near the Vatican.
He was the finest choir director in Rome for many decades. I can still see him conducting, at the Russicum, moving in the shadows and following every movement of the exhilarating Byzantine chant of the Church.
I once asked him where he was born and he quipped: "The Austro-Hungarian Empire."
Меогая Літа! AMDG!
Louis Zamperini RIP: AD 1917 - 2014
Aka "The Greatest American."
Read his story here: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/07/03/wwii-hero-olympian-zamperini-dies-at-7/.
Be inspired.
One word: hero.
Read his story here: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/07/03/wwii-hero-olympian-zamperini-dies-at-7/.
Be inspired.
One word: hero.
Born During the Reign of Pope Leo XIII
Longevity is a topic which fascinates many.
She just turned 116. Born during the 1800s.
The Creator be praised. Jesus Christ, Lord of history.
See here: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/07/04/at-116-arkansas-woman-named-oldest-american/?intcmp=latestnews.
She just turned 116. Born during the 1800s.
The Creator be praised. Jesus Christ, Lord of history.
See here: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/07/04/at-116-arkansas-woman-named-oldest-american/?intcmp=latestnews.
Catholic China
See here for his inspiring story: http://www.bccatholic.ca/the-news/3994-priest-celebrates-60-years-of-challenging-vocation.
Catholic Culture: Country Parish
So peaceful and special to pray here.
This is Sts. Joachim and Ann, located in Aldergrove, Canada.
This creed was written on a small funeral card found in the back of church:
A Farmer's Creed
I believe a man's greatest possession is his dignity and that no call bestows this more abundantly than farming.
I belive hard work and honest sweat are the building blocks of a person's character.
I believe that farming, despite its hardships and disappointments, is the most honest and honorable way a man can spend his days on earth.
I believe farming nurtures the close family ties that make life rich in ways money can't buy.
I believe my children are learning values that will last a lifetime and can be learned in no other way.
I believe farming provides education for life and that no other occupation teaches so much about birth, grown and maturity in such a variety of ways.
I believe many of the best things in life are indeed free; the splendor of a sunrise, the rapture of wide open spaces, the exhilarating sight of your land greening each spring.
I believe that true happiness comes from watching your crops ripen in the field, your children grow tall in the sun, your whole family feel the pride that springs from their shared experience.
I believe that by my toil I am giving more to the world than I am taking from it, an honor that does not come to all men.
I believe my life will be measured ultimately by what I have done for my fellowman and by this standard I fear no judgment. I believe when a man grows old and sums up his days he should be able to stand tall and feel pride in the life he's lived.
I believe in farming because it makes all this possible.
Love and Cherish Life
Ten weeks from conception.
You were once like this, not so long ago.
Your fate rested in the hands of others.
The miracle of life. Personhood status must be safeguarded.
Large Families
The marriage vow.
When you are wed, the priest asks you: "Will you accept children lovingly from God and bring them up according to the law of Christ and His Church? (Bride and Groom respond, "I will.").
The world tells us pregnancy is a disease. We know better. Children are arrows in the quiver, as the the Psalmist David instructs us.
Festoon
Nice to see these old Roman elements.
They maintain their charm, thousands of years later.
