Daily Archives: 25 June 2010

It’s a Moon

But which one? Last Friday friends had us out to their farm for some potluck salads and fish tacos. Between us and their other friends, we had four telescopes out behind the silos and the potato garden. The weather had … Continue reading

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Oil Containers

I’ve blogged about my parish’s ambry before, but I don’t think I’ve ever show you the close-ups of the oil vessels. They look rather smudgy. I took these images from my cell phone early in Holy Week before they were … Continue reading

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iPad on the Altar

Can Apple provide that with gold plating? Word is that when the new translation is out there will no longer be “sacramentaries” and “lectionaries”—just the Roman Missal. I thought that the convenience of separate books would win out, but perhaps … Continue reading

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World Cup Musings

The young miss and I mostly dozed through this morning matchup in the World Cup. It’s been cool to have an offspring who likes sports. When we were at the doc yesterday, we excused ourselves to the car to pick … Continue reading

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OCF 23-24: More on Readings

Picking up on yesterday’s post, the OCF underscores the importance of readings from Scripture, and also who proclaims these texts: 23. In the celebration of the liturgy of the word at the funeral liturgy, the biblical readings may not be … Continue reading

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