Catholicism in England

Posted on October 22, 2022 by Winston Smith

“This is your dowry, O Holy Virgin, wherefore, O Mary, may you rule over it.” One of my first daytrips in London was to Tyburn Convent. This was still at Continue Reading →

Pope Benedict XVI

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Winston Smith

Be afraid neither of the world, nor of the future, nor of your weakness. The Lord has allowed you to live in this moment of history so that, by your faith, his name will continue to resound throughout the world.
— Benedict XVI

— Pope Benedict XVI (@P_BenedictXVI) October 17, 2022

Scattered

Posted on October 13, 2022 by Winston Smith

The title of this post seems appropriate. I am trying to pick up my re-reading of The Tempest from that wonderful recusant (and bane of the woke) William Shakespeare. My Continue Reading →

Where are the other nine?

Posted on October 9, 2022 by Winston Smith

This Thursday, October 13, is the Feast Day of Edward the Confessor. Mass this morning was at the Basilica of Saint John the Evangelist in Stamford, Connecticut. (1) Our Lady Continue Reading →

Hotels in England

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Winston Smith

A quick list of my top five. Here’s a link to a previous post with the different cities visited during my two-years in the UK. (1) The Midland in Morecambe Continue Reading →

Weekend 553.0

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Winston Smith

(1) NYCC: PLAYMOBIL SHOWS OFF STAR TREK PROTOTYPE AND NARUTO FIGURES (POP INSIDER) (2) Advancing in Darkness: Some Reflections on our Ahistorical Present (The Imaginative Conservative)

Weekend 552.0 (I am following the river…)

Posted on October 1, 2022 by Winston Smith

…down the highway through the cradle of the Civil War.

Thursday Reflection (on the Feast Day of St Michael the Archangel)

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Winston Smith

Do not be afraid of silence or stillness, listen to God, adore him in the Eucharist. Let his word shape your journey as an unfolding of holiness.
— Benedict XVI

— Pope Benedict XVI (@P_BenedictXVI) September 29, 2022

Weekend 551.0

Posted on September 24, 2022 by Winston Smith

(1) Southampton FC take short-term risks for long-term gain with departures (Southern Daily Echo) (2) How Westminster Abbey suffered from no longer being Catholic (Catholic Herald)

Weekend 550.0

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Winston Smith

“I ask that supplications, prayers, petitions, and thanksgivings be offered for everyone, for kings and for all in authority, that we may lead a quiet and tranquil life in all Continue Reading →