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A Poor Knight of Christ

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My coat of arms, painted by the inestimable dom Marco Ugge

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Gouache on watercolor paper

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“Be a Knight who is peaceful, brave, faithful, and devoted to God.” —Ceremonial Romanum, Consecration of a New Knight

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A martial nobility and stubborn commons, possessed of arms, tenacious of property, and collected into constitutional assemblies, form the only balance capable of preserving a free constitution against enterprises of an aspiring prince.

Edward Gibbon, Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

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Sung Requiem Mass for the Repose of the Soul of Mother Angelica in Puerto Rico

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My dear brother, dom Edgardo assisting.

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Oceanfront cottage, SC. Herlong & Associates Architects + Interiors.

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Sweet Baby Big Bird!!! They've killed Cookie and turned him into a luxurious throw!!!

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St. Rita of Cascia, Widow and Stigmatist

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This holy card is unacceptably creepy...

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Mais, oui.

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To thee, O God, I will sing a new canticle: on the banjo and an instrument of five strings I will sing praises to thee.

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Raymond Diocres was a learned Doctor in Paris, and friend and mentor of the founder of the Carthusian Order, St. Bruno. He was said to have led as close to a sinless life as possible. Three days after his death, as Mass was celebrated for the repose of his soul, and when the Office for the Dead had reached the passage that asked: “What are my faults and sins? Make known to me my misdeeds” the whole assemblage was astonished— and frightened beyond belief— when the dead body of Diocres rose from the catalfaque, and exclaimed aloud: “Justi Dei condemnatus sum”— By the judgment of God, I am damned! The hidden sins of Diocres, which he hid underneath the veil of outward sanctity, condemned him to Hell for all eternity. This experience was said to have mortified St. Bruno significantly, so much so that the Carthusians, even after the centuries, are still known for their exceptional rigor, and as the most ascetic of all the cloistered orders of the Church.

Compare with Eustache Le Seuer’s version of the event, here.

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yikes...

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Finally...

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The Wood homestead is waking up to spring. Chickies are growing, heirloom seeds are sprouting, the sourdough starter is revived and bubbling, and Ziggy the guard pooch's ankle is back to nearly 100%

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Found this gem in hiding in one of my liturgical books: the Sacred Congregation if Rites' declaration regarding the restored order of Holy Week. Might make good tinder for the holy fire next week...

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My wife is not a mixologist; invents the whiskey sweet

Wife: (from the kitchen) How do you make a whiskey sour?

Me: (silence...)

Wife: (returning to living room minutes later with a drink)

Me: You figured it out? What did you do?

Wife: I mixed equal parts.

Me: ...of all three ingredients?

Wife: ...three ingredients?

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Hello Matthieu! This is an entirely different subject, but one worth discussing (perhaps in person). There are a lot of difficulties that arise in Moral Theology in the situation of an intersexed person, and unfortunately the Church has not yet had much to say on a relatively important topic. As far as ministry goes, we are all called to the apostolate, regardless of sex/gender. But when it comes to Holy Orders, a person must be biologically male. Period. I understand that this leads to difficulties in defining the gender (as a biological, rather than sociological construct) of intersexed people, especially if they have undergone selective surgery. Only about 10% of intersexed people claim not to identify with a gender. But this is not the territory for mere armchair theologians, which I am, but your are not, Rev Case :) But let's chat in person next time you come north.