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Monte Cassino Notes

Planning a field trip… maybe…

OSB page

Map of the cloisters

Halls in the Museum

Schedule and Rules of Conduct — kids, shhhhh….

Official [...]

Let’s Check Out the Checklist, Shall We?

Okay, so it’s biased. But still, [...]

Worth Reading

What Joe and Mary Catholic Should Know Before They Vote: Justice in Pieces – Faith in Public Life by Stephanie Block

Pilate was Not a Governor

Conference examining effects of abortion on fathers held in Chicago

Snapshot: A Day Outside Tiller’s Late-term Abortion Mill

KC Bishops on Moral Responsibility, [...]

Just the Facts, Ma’am

You want the facts about Sarah Palin?

Charles Martin compiles a list here, including rumors that have been disproven, clarifications, [...]

Linky Links

A friend alerted me to Catholic Media House yesterday. They’ve got some of the cutest Bible videos:

See this one on Daniel. I haven’t watched much yet to give a thorough review, so check it out yourself.

Saw yesterday on this Inside Catholic article that Deal Hudson was going to debate Mark Linton on infanticide, so [...]

More Sarah Palin Stuff

I’ve been late compiling stuff over the weekend because we were gone, but I didn’t want dh and dd to miss these:

Sarah Palin: conservatives find the girl of their dreams

Jonah Goldberg to Palin: Hit the left-wing feminists (though I think she’s doing fine so far)

Mike Huckabee on Sarah Palin (Mike Huckabee was my personal preference before [...]

For DH and DD’s Reading/Watching List (Election Watch)

Obama Worried Born Alive Infants’ Protection Act Would Be Too Burdensome on Abortionists, 2002 Transcript Shows

Cardinal Egan’s Remarkable Comment About Pelosi — I’ve linked to the comment in a previous post, but I’m linking to this so you can see Deal Hudson’s comments after the quote.

Pelosi gets unwanted lesson in Catholic theology

Archbishop grabs spotlight from [...]

I had forgotten about this movie!

Last night I posted a trailer for Henry Poole, but this is another that’s on our list of must-watch…

The Human Experience

Never thought I’d say this, but… so many good films, so little time… please keep [...]

What I’ve Been Watching, or More Reasons to Homeschool

this one preview first before deciding to [...]

Wow, People Have Been Writing Good Stuff!!

I’ve just been away for a few days from my reader, and now I’m back there is a ton of catch-up reading to do.

Thank you for your prayers, everyone. The ER trip yesterday was short and sweet (3 1/2 hours, including waiting time!) — thank goodness I was not confined; just given 2 [...]

Velib

On our recent short break in Paris, we saw these really cool bikes and wondered how they worked. Then today I visited C&Z, and now I know! — good to have this info for our next visit! Wish we had a similar system here! But Cincinnati is not walking-friendly (at least our [...]

Abruzzo Rentals

Compiling for next year:

Agriturismo Le Cicale, in Spoltore, 13 minutes from work — don’t know if this takes long-term renters – another of their ads

in Pianella, 22 minutes — may be too isolated???

4 Bedroom in Loreto Aprutino, 28 minutes from work ***
Discounts:
Long stay discount!! 20% discount if booking length is more than 4 weeks.
Early Bird stay [...]

Easter’s Post on Fasting and Feasting

I missed it when she posted it originally. It’s beautiful, and captures perfectly what this Lenten season is about (at least for me):

Something to Think About This Lent

An excerpt:

FAST from unrelenting pressures; FEAST on unceasing prayer.

FAST from the seeming darkness; FEAST on the realities of light.

FAST from problems that overwhelm; FEAST on prayer that undergirds. [...]

Protected: Paris Links, Maps, Itinerary

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Linky Links Again, and Another Recipe

Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons Fastest-Growing ‘Churches’ in U.S. — Wow, never realized US was actually PREDOMINANTLY CATHOLIC! I had always thought the US as “predominantly Protestant”. Very encouraging, but as a PinoyDefensorFidei listmember pointed out, very sobering as well — if you look at the numbers of separated brethren.

A discussion of grocery budgets [...]