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I never watched the show much, but if I remember, the name of the books by G. K. Chesterton was Fr. Brown, and the American version by Ralph McInerny was Fr. Dowling. Same concept, different side of the pond.
I tried doing a brief search of the episodes, but I didn't see anything similar.

Scusami, but you see
Back in old Napoli, that's amore

It may or may not be related, but I have a second question. When and how did the practice (in the U.S. in the 1940s-50s) originate of telling those laity who would be receiving communion that they must all confess ahead of that Mass? We were told that we had to confess every time we committed a mor...

I've noticed that on rare occasions, a word or two of what the Reader or Priest is saying, differs from what is in the Missalette. At first I thought they read it wrong, but then realized that it's probably been altered.

Highlander wrote: ↑Tue Feb 24, 2026 10:18 pm When will it be available?

According to the article (which apparently leaves out as much as it includes), Ash Wednesday of 2027. No date for the Lectionary.

I just want to know when an edition with wide margins might be in print. I like to write notes.

Cross-posting this from FB New Bible translation was approved by the USCCB (Just the N. T. has been changed, but the entire Bible will be republished). This is from a few months ago. I just heard about it. It will be called the Catholic American Bible and will be available about a year from now. No ...

I had to read it in high school, but I honestly don't remember much.

Also:
Gaza
Ukraine & Russia
etc.

p.falk wrote: ↑Fri Feb 20, 2026 10:35 am
But the death nail

Death knell. Knell is the slow, methodical, tolling of a bell.

The other day, there was a thread called "Old Guy Stuff". At least we don't admit to our age. (Admins & Mods can see thread titles.)

I can make out the "only with mustard", but then it sounds like what the text says: "mustard and ketchup". Or does he say 'mustard, no ketchup'? https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2364429554042935 Either way, does this mean it's a Papal Dog (rather than a Papal Bull?) ;) BTW, I ea...

Highlander wrote: ↑Thu Feb 12, 2026 11:17 am I'd be a bit leery of bringing a Waerwulf into my household.

There seems to be a shift after William the Conqueror. Before the 11th. c. names in England were what we would think of as rather strange or odd. After that, names became more familiar: William, Edward, George, etc.

According to online postings by Jesse Romero, yes, he's reconciled to the Church and is living out his life in a monastery, and doing penance.

I've lent a couple of books that I either never got back, or not until the person moved and was cleaning out.
One of the people that I lent to was a priest.

I would like to add that since you were told what the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith had to say, if you don't accept that, then you don't accept the Magisterium of the Church. That would put you in a position of dissent from official Church teaching, and therefore, you need to examine your ...

26 this Easter for me. walt was my first debate (about when the Last Supper took place). Come to think of it, I think it was my last as well.

According to Fr. Benedict Groeschel: “Miss Valtorta was a very devout and intelligent person. She spent the last ten years of her life in complete catatonic schizophrenia, unable to speak to anyone. This disease came on her gradually. It’s important to realize that the progress of a disease like tha...