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Rocco of ages: the Loggia Whisperer speaks
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jmcgee
The popular but rarely-seen Rocco “Whispers in the Loggia” Palmo made an appearance recently on “Currents,” chatting with contributor and “Catholic Guy” Lino Rulli at a nearby pub. Over a couple brewskies, the two media mavens chatted about a wide range of topics– everything from blogging to baseball. Anyone curious to see the mysterious Loggia…
TV anchor mistakes Biden’s ashes for a “bruise”
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jmcgee
And not only that: evidently, the anchorwoman is Catholic. From Britain’s Daily Mail: Sky New presenter Kay Burley was forced to make an on-air apology after mistaking a Roman Catholic symbol on American vice president Joe Biden’s forehead for a ‘large bruise’. Miss Burley, 49, made the comments yesterday during a conversation with the news…
Smile and say “Ashes!”
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jmcgee
Now I’ve seen everything. I have a brief break between services on this Ash Wednesday, so I wanted to share this incredible-but-true moment from this afternoon. It was our noon mass. It was, predictably, mobbed. Standing room only. During the distribution of ashes, a father carrying his baby came forward to receive ashes from me.…
“This is the time…”
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jmcgee
This is the time of tension between dying and birth The place of solitude where three dreams cross Between blue rocks But when the voices shaken from the yew-tree drift away Let the other yew be shaken and reply. Blessèd sister, holy mother, spirit of the fountain, spirit of the garden, Suffer us not to…
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