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Saintly Spectacles
By
awelborn
I’m not even going to try to tell you how I arrived at this spot, but how can you resist a website dedicated to antique spectacles which contains a web page about "famous religious leaders and their spectacles?" On the sides of a Reliquary (photo 1) there are two niches. The one on the left…
Old Zhou to Italy!
By
awelborn
Old Zhou writes to share enviable news and an invite: We (me and Mrs. Zhou) fly to Rome next Tuesday, arriving Wednesday Sep 6. We’ll be staying at the home of our good friend, St. Gregory the Great while in Rome, until Tues Sep 12 (Monasterio di San Gregorio Magno al Celio). We plan to…
Hosts and Jam
By
awelborn
Two articles of interest: Cistercian nuns in Wisconsin bake hosts, are trying to build a new monastery: Success has come at a price. Expansion of the bakery has encroached on other parts of the monastery, including the infirmary, workrooms and living quarters, known as cells. This shortage of space was an indication that a new…
Exommunicated
By
awelborn
Colombian Cardinal takes action: Cardinal Alfonso Llopez Trujillo announced Tuesday that the Colombian Catholic Church has excommunicated all persons involved in obtaining an abortion for an 11-year-old girl, who became pregnant after she was raped. The order includes the judges, politicians and legislators involved in the decision, as well as the doctors, nurses and the…
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