On the coat-of-arms there is often a pun.
His surname was della Rovere (of the oak tree).
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
DVD Documentary Defends Pius XII
A bit dated having been made 15 years ago by French journalists, it still has some quick bits of rare footage. 
Italian.
52 minutes.
Produced 1995.
Cine Citta' Luce.
Available San Paolo
Via della Conciliazione.
Tomb of Pope Boniface VIII
One of the greatest popes that ever lived.
It was legists like William of Nogaret who engineered a great attack on Boniface.
He is buried in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica.
Read the Twenty-One Councils
Friends, read the Councils.
During my years in Italy the Lord gave me a few big blessings: I was given the grace/time/interest to read the entire Bible and all of Vatican Council II and all of the Council of Trent cover to cover. Easy and fun. It made a big difference: clarity.
Young Catholic warriors: read the source documents.
As a graduate student here one is expected to often quote the Councils in essays and other papers/presentations (cf. Denzinger's Enchiridion Symbolorum).
Read Denzinger (In English it's The Sources of Catholic Dogma) and know the Councils!
Some have a casus conscientiae (case of conscience) about Vatican II and that is just fine. No harm. As we all know the Orthodox only recognize the first five Councils. Read the Councils and you will begin to see bits here and there that today look dumb or wrong. Each Council is marked by its age.
Do your own homework by reading and knowing the source documents.
Everything comes in cycles. Like the great religious revival of the 19th century which transformed and re-created the Christian world; which is today never talked about by historians (American Catholicism in large part came from this period). Things are tough today, the growth is up and this is a time of revival.
Faith, HOPE, charity.
Let us pray!
During my years in Italy the Lord gave me a few big blessings: I was given the grace/time/interest to read the entire Bible and all of Vatican Council II and all of the Council of Trent cover to cover. Easy and fun. It made a big difference: clarity.
Young Catholic warriors: read the source documents.
As a graduate student here one is expected to often quote the Councils in essays and other papers/presentations (cf. Denzinger's Enchiridion Symbolorum).
Read Denzinger (In English it's The Sources of Catholic Dogma) and know the Councils!
Some have a casus conscientiae (case of conscience) about Vatican II and that is just fine. No harm. As we all know the Orthodox only recognize the first five Councils. Read the Councils and you will begin to see bits here and there that today look dumb or wrong. Each Council is marked by its age.
Do your own homework by reading and knowing the source documents.
Everything comes in cycles. Like the great religious revival of the 19th century which transformed and re-created the Christian world; which is today never talked about by historians (American Catholicism in large part came from this period). Things are tough today, the growth is up and this is a time of revival.
Faith, HOPE, charity.
Let us pray!
Monday, February 1, 2010
Join the Gammarelli Fan Club
Tailors to the popes since 1798: http://www.facebook.com/#/group.php?gid=85637138480.
One of the last places on the planet earth one can order a cappa magna: antithetical for the right reasons!
One of the last places on the planet earth one can order a cappa magna: antithetical for the right reasons!
Where to Stay in Rome for Cheap
This is the golden list: http://www.santasusanna.org/comingToRome/convents.html#R-vatican.
The Rome Opera House: See Tosca by Puccini
See here: http://www.operaroma.it/.
The one opera to see in Rome is Tosca by Puccini; on opening night. This is the tradition because Puccini first performed this opera in Rome at the same opera house (they still set up the original set from the first one held there in 1900 - 110 years ago!).
By divine providence yours truly was able to go on my birthday in 2004 and in the old Savoia royal box sat the distinguished president of Italy, Signor Ciampi.
The one opera to see in Rome is Tosca by Puccini; on opening night. This is the tradition because Puccini first performed this opera in Rome at the same opera house (they still set up the original set from the first one held there in 1900 - 110 years ago!).
By divine providence yours truly was able to go on my birthday in 2004 and in the old Savoia royal box sat the distinguished president of Italy, Signor Ciampi.
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