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Obviously, This Is No Longer My Primary Blog

In fact, I seldom post on this site. Please check out my primary blog. There you will find several thousand posts, many dealing with Scripture, the Fathers of the Church, etc. Viewing the post which follows this one will give you some idea of what to expect.

This Weeks Posts: Sunday Nov 21-Saturday Nov 27

Note: many of the posts listed below are scheduled in advance and will not become available until the time indicated. Unmarked posts or those marked as “Link” or “previously posted” are currently available. This was originally posted on MY PRIMARY BLOG, and it is a weekly feature you can find there.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21

Last Week’s Posts. In case you missed something.

Resources for Sunday Mass, Nov 21~The Solemnity of Christ the King. Originally posted on Wednesday. The “Resources” post is a weekly feature on my blog, usually being posted on Wednesday’s.

What the Pope Really Said About Condoms. Link. It will hardly come as a shock to many if I say the secular media got it wrong.

The Pope Said WHAT About Condoms??? Link. Jimmy Akins almost always gets it right, but then he’s not employed by the secular press.

Father Maas on Matt 24:37-44 for the 1st Sunday of Advent. Available 12:05 AM EST. A commentary on next Sunday’s gospel reading.

Pope Benedict XVI on Psalm 122 for the 1st Sunday of Advent. Available 12:10 AM EST.

Aquinas’ Catena Aurea on Matt 24:37-44 for the 1st Sunday of Advent. Available 12:10 AM EST.

Cornelius a Lapide on Matt 24:37-44 for the 1st Sunday of Advent. Available 12:15 AM EST.

Father Callan on Romans 13:11-14 for the 1st Sunday of Advent. Available 12:20 AM EST.

UPDATE: Father Callan on 1 Corinthians 10:22b-33. I’m currently in the process of posting all of Father Callan’s notes on 1 Corinthians. I’ve previously posted all of Bernardin de Piconio’s notes on Romans. See the link field below the blog header for the links “Notes on Romans,” & “Notes on 1 Corinthians.

UPDATE: Father Callan on 1 Corinthians 11:1-16. See previous note.

More commentaries on the readings for the 1st Sunday in Advent will be available on Monday.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22
Memorial of St Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr.

Today’s Readings. Link.

Pope John Paul II on Today’s Psalm (24). Link.

Aquinas’ Catena Aurea on Today’s Gospel (Luke 21:1-4). Available 12:00 AM EST.

Bishop MacEvily on Matt 24:37-44 for the 1st Sunday of Advent. Available 12:05 AM EST.

Father Boylan on Romans 13:11-14 for the 1st Sunday of Advent. Available 12:10 AM EST.

Aquinas’ Homily Notes on Romans 13:11-14 for the 1st Sunday of Advent. Available 12:15 AM EST. The Epistle reading for this Sunday is the same in both the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms of the Roman Rite, concerning which, see here.

Aquinas’ Homily Notes on the Gospel in His Day for the 1st Sunday of Advent. Available 12:20 AM EST. The Gospel reading in Aquinas’ day differs from the readings used in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms of today. I’ve included this link as the points covered might be useful to some as an advent meditation.

UPDATE: New Podcast Commentary Series on the Gospel of John.

The Indwelling of the Holy Spirit in the Souls of the Just: Part 1, Chapt. 1. Available 12:25 AM EST.

UPDATE: Condoms, Consistency, and the Vatican’s Crisis of (mis) Communication. Link. A good article by American Papist. See the other links on this issue posted Sunday.

UPDATE: Understanding the Pope’s Dilemma on Condoms. Link. Article by Jimmy Akin, a follow up to the one I linked to Sunday.

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 23

Today’s Readings. Link.

Pope John Paul II on Today’s Psalm (96). Link.

Aquinas’ Catena Aurea on Today’s Gospel (Luke 21:5-11). Available 12:05 AM EST.

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 24
Memorial of Saint Andrew Dũng-Lac, priest and martyr, and his companions, martyrs.

Today’s Readings. Link.

St Andrew Dung-Lac and his 116 Companions. Link.

Pope John Paul II on Today’s Psalm (98). Link.

Aquinas’ Catena Aurea on Today’s Gospel (Luke 21:12-19). Available 12:05 AM EST.

UPDATE: Did the Pope “Justify” Condom Use in Some Instances? Fr. Joseph Fessio.

UPDATE: Light of the World and the Mainstream Media. A tongue-in-cheek (yet informative) “interview” between Mark Brumley and “the mainstream media” on what the Pope said. It never ceases to amaze me how people who make their living using words are so clueless about their meaning.

UPDATE: Resources for Sunday Mass, Nov 28, 1st Sunday of Advent.

UPDATE: St Bernard On the Advent of Our Lord and its Six Circumstances.

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 25
Thanksgiving Day.

Today’s Readings. Link.

The Catholic Origins of Thanksgiving. Link.

Catholic Culture on Thanksgiving. Link.

Pope Benedict on Psalm 145. I posted this originally in October.

My Notes on Today’s Second Reading (1 Cor 1:3-9). Available 12:05 AM EST.

Cornelius a Lapide on Today’s Second Reading (1 Cor 1:3-9). Actually, the commentary begins with verse 1. I originally posted this in July of 2008 on an older blog.

Bishop MacEvily on Today’s Second Reading (1 Cor 1:3-9). Previously posted.

Bernardin de Piconio (Picquigny) on Today’s Second Reading (1 Cor 1:3-9). Previously posted. The commentary actually begins with verse 1.

Father Charles Callan on Today’s Second Reading (1 Cor 1:3-9). Previously posted. Commentary actually begins with verse 1.

St John Chrysostom’s Exegetical Homily on Today’s Second Reading (1 Cor 1:3-9). Previously posted. The homily actually begins with verse 4.

Aquinas’ Catena Aurea on Today’s Gospel (Luke 17:11-19). Previously posted. This Gospel reading is used several times over the three year liturgical cycle.

St Augustine’s Homily on Today’s Gospel (Luke 17:11-19). Previously posted. See above note.

Aquinas’ Homily Notes on Today’s Gospel (Luke 17:11-19). Previously posted.

UPDATE: Maldonado on Matthew 1:1-17.

UPDATE: Homily on the Gospel for the 1st Sunday of Advent by Pope St Gregory the Great.

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 26

Today’s Readings.

Aquinas’ Catena Aurea on Today’s Gospel (Luke 21:29-33). Available 12:05 AM EST.

Pope John Paul II on Today’s Psalm 83 [84]. Available 12:10 AM EST.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 27

Today’s Readings.

A Commentary on Today’s Psalm 95 [94]. previously posted.

Aquinas’ Catena Aurea on Today’s Gospel (Luke 21:34-36). Available 12:05 AM EST.

Today's slide show (July 21)

Diving and swimming were my last two slide shows, today I finish the water theme with swimming competition photos (mostly). I love swimming though I haven't done it in a while. I never got this crazy about it though.

One Big Step

Golden Oldies on the Juke Box

My older sister knows I like to listen to mom & dad's, grandma & grandpa's music, so she sent me links to this interesting site. It contains 20 top hits for every year from 1955 thru 1979 and an additional 20 hits from the decade of the 1940's. That's 520 total songs!

Simply click on the year you want and you'll be taken to a site with a jukebox display. The songs will begin playing automatically or you can select just the ones you want to listen to.

What is your favorite year? I kind of liked 1977. I also find it amazing just how many of the "best songs" of any given year were really crap.

It's a Juke Box!

Click on any year and a Juke Box pops up with 20 hits of that year! Turn up your sound and enjoy!!

40's JuKeBoX
1955 JuKeBoX
1956 JuKeBoX
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Slide Show

As I noted yesterday, the slide show on the right reflects things I'm interested in and like doing. Yesterday I went with a diving theme, today it's swimming.

A Devout Commentary On Ephesians

This is sort of a simplified version of a commentary by St Thomas Aquinas. Clicking on the link below will take you directly to the host site where a larger and easier to read display can be found
A Devout Commentary On Ephesians

Time to stop being lazy

I need to start posting on this site more often, perhaps latter today I'll do something, but at present I have a baseball game I need to get to. Please notice the new feature in my sidebar. It's a slide show of pictures and I'll be changing the theme often to reflect my interests. I've competed in football, baseball, swimming, diving, wrestling, and track, and the slide show themes will reflect this. One of my great interests is the American Civil War, also, the American west, and so the slide show will from time to time reflect this also

The Formation of Christiandom