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A Refresher

Posted on July 23, 2023 | Leave a comment

I’ve posted this video before but I think it is always worth a repeat.

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Carmel Comes through Again

Posted on July 21, 2023 | Leave a comment

Right before leaving Denver this morning for a 14 hour (including lunch break) drive home to Texas, I was able to avail myself of a beautiful Mass at the Littleton Carmel. What a beautiful church and a beautiful (and young, and full) community.

Pray for our priests, especially the young priest (I think he’s my age so of course he’s young) who offered Mass and preached a wonderful sermon about St. Lawrence of Brindisi.

Mother of Priests, pray for us!

Littleton, CO Carmel

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Another Rocky Mountain Church

Posted on July 19, 2023 | Leave a comment

Today’s Mass was at St. Scholastica parish in Erie, a town about 20 miles north of Denver. I spoke with a friend about my experience and said to him, “for a parish the swings both ways, this place is quite beautiful.” That’s obviously a reference to the NO Masses also said at this church. Take a look. There’s only a small hint of the 70’s here.

I’m not sure, but I think the little stick figure man is supposed to represent Holy Orders?
XIII – Our Lord is taken down from the Cross

And yet, these might be among my favorite Stations of all time. Just check out the detail.

St. Vincent DePaul , pray for us!

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You All Know What Time It Is

Posted on July 18, 2023 | Leave a comment

A reader sent the following picture.

St. Rita of Cascia, Church of St. Mary of the Assumption. Oswego, NY

I truly love getting these pictures of “Rita ‘Round the World”! More importantly I love praying my novena for the intentions send me. I continue to do so.

May I ask a favor? Well I’m going to anyway… My niece just got engaged to a wonderful young man. He is not Catholic. Two plus two… That’s right, please pray for his rapid conversion. God knows who the young man is and will answer regardless of whether you use a name or not. I thank you for your prayers.

St. Rita, Mirror for Christian Spouses, pray for us!

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The City of Churches

Posted on July 17, 2023 | Leave a comment

Philadelphia is known to Americans as the City of Brotherly Love (owing to a literal translation of the name). But to Catholics especially since the early 1900’s Philly was also known as the City of Churches. I remember well many times I drove through town on I-95 (95, 95, 95 as John Fetterman would say), seeing the multiple spires dotting the urban landscape and knowing that each one represented a once vibrant parish filled with faithful Catholics who devoted their time and effort (and hard earned cash) to glorifying God Almighty.

Check out the latest from St. Luke’s Gallery for more.

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A Mitred Mouse?

Posted on July 16, 2023 | Leave a comment

Today, my family and I attended Mass in the city of Boulder, CO in the beautiful church of the Sacred Heart of Mary. I’m just as confused as I always thought the Blessed Mother had an Immaculate Heart, and that “Sacred” was reserved for her Son’s Heart. Either way, we inadvertently plugged into our GPS “Sacred Heart of Jesus in Boulder” and found ourselves 6 miles and 16 minutes away as Mass was starting. Fortunately, Our Lord took care of us.

It seems the Mass started a few minutes late and also it was a solemn high Mass – not your typical six candle affair but a full on “priest, deacon, sub-deacon” Mass. as a result we walked in just in time for the beginning of the Epistle (which was so appropriate for our days). Nonetheless; here are the pictures.

The last picture was from the base of a mural in the narthex. If you’re as confused as I am about the mouse dressed as a bishop/abbot, you’re not alone. Perhaps someone can explain the significance.

Until then…

St. Benedict, pray for us!

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Returning to Beauty

Posted on July 15, 2023 | Leave a comment
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church (FSSP), Littleton, CO

This was my view this morning. God be praised! And even though every other driver on I-25 appeared to be higher than Wiz Kahlifa, the natural scenery of the surrounding area is unbeatable.

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, pray for us!

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