I have missed this.

First Sunday of Advent.



Boston in the extreme distance, above.

Nantasket beach, and Weymouth, Massachusetts.

The New York Times on the "Latin Mass"

Kenneth Wolfe hits the nail on the head.

Fall in Georgetown

It has been six years since I have experienced anything like Fall. Many thanks to my Maronite Sister friend and the Georgetown Visitation convent for a wonderful week in D.C. -- including leaves crunching under my feet, sunny and mild weather, figs and Trappist Chimay, ducks in the canal, and long walks through the historic neighborhood (and a great view of the tower of Georgetown University from our windows!).

Blogus!

More for your poor brain.

Venice. I'm glad I went last year....

The future....do they have one?

(part of the reason, see Rabbi Sacks: Falling birthrate is killing Europe)

Itinerarium: Procedamus in pace!

November 16 to 20:

The Georgetown Visitation Convent

and then......

Massachusetts, November 21 to December 5:

Maronite Servants of Christ the Light.

Brewed in the Holy Land

Beer from Taybeh. O:)

Pontifical U.

My alma mater (II) marks 25 years.

Mainstream media: "Draconian Pope keeps draconian policy even as he lures troglodyte reinforcements."

Father Ghirlanda, S.J., Rector of the Gregorian in Rome explains it all for you:

http://subtuum.blogspot.com/2009/11/pope-of-active-participation.html

(from the Sub Tuum blog, Cistercian Abbey, Spring Bank, Wisconsin)

All Souls' Day, and throughout November....

What better way to pray for the dead than this:

http://marymagdalen.blogspot.com/2009/11/all-souls-day-mass.html

Some situations really do call for prayer & fasting

THE CHURCH IN FRANCE: http://valleadurni.blogspot.com/2009/11/tradtional-reservoir-and-french-bishops.html

It has only been on my radar for about 10.... :)

An Offer 400 Years in the Making -- "new provisions for the reception of Anglicans should not surprise those who are familiar with English history."

Anglican Use Conference 2010

http://www.atonementonline.com/temp/AUConf2010.pdf