D. P. Goodman

Pie. Not pretty, but tasty! My wife says it looks purposely a bit messy, like a stylistic statement.

I never had thought much about Coredemptrix and Mediatrix of all graces. I accepted them, but didn't center them. Now I am learning more about them, and I don't see how I can *not* center them. Funny, that.

So in the traditional calendar, we don't do requiem Masses on Sundays, so All Souls' Day is transferred to the next day, tomorrow. Yesterday was All Saints', today is the 21st Sunday after Pentecost. And yes, tomorrow we will wear black, as God intends.

This Day in Christendom (24 October) Peace of Westphalia Learn more at http://ccregis.org/calendar.html#154

"Christ is present in the Eucharist" -> "Christ is fully present, humanity and divinity, in the Eucharist." Consistent; one more explicit. Development. "Some executions are moral" -> "All executions are not moral" Logical contradictories. Not development.

St. Peter Alcantara's remarkably readable and simple guide to mental prayer, the Golden Treatise. It's a real gem, detailing the Franciscan method of mental prayer, and makes it easy to understand and practice. nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpq8pdvde7rkzlvz44wn437yjahljy2822ef5zksxcx6wv2m47f209sscnuda Goretti's next publication!

St. Michael's Lent, a tradition begun by St Francis himself, begins tomorrow and goes to the feast of St Michael on Sept 29. It was during this fast that St Francis received the stigmata of Christ. Will we follow him in his love for Lady Poverty?

My RSS feed showed me a headline about an American nearing canonization; I scrolled by without payjng it any mind at all. Then I reflected: this is how little canonization means, now that the whole process has been openly cheapened. I don't even pay attention. This is sad.

Boy, take a look at this little monster!

Now, I can pray the Psalter the way St. Francis did much more easily. nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpq8pdvde7rkzlvz44wn437yjahljy2822ef5zksxcx6wv2m47f209sscnuda http://gorettipub.org/books_42.html

Does this not mean that Pope Francis deliberately and repeatedly lied to us all? https://dianemontagna.substack.com/p/exclusive-official-vatican-report

Had a good time talking about rhyme, some good examples of it, and why it's important to poetry. nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpq8pdvde7rkzlvz44wn437yjahljy2822ef5zksxcx6wv2m47f209sscnuda http://gorettipub.org/podcast.html#S01E04

Reason number infinity why I think intellectual property law is broken: https://walledculture.org/copyright-madness-youtube-seems-to-doubt-whether-shakespeare-is-in-the-public-domain/

The Didache (an apostolic document) says we should fast on Wednesdays and Fridays. I just came across a sermon from Leo the Great saying the same thing. Friday abstinence is such a meager substitute! When, and why, did this apostolic custom fall out of practice?

Passiontide approaches; don't let up on the fast! Let us redouble our efforts and join our sufferings to those of our captain and King!