http://benedictus.mantoanpages.net Benedictum Nomen Sanctum eius Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:09:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There is a recent thread on the FishEaters forum about the pros and cons of Catholic "ghettos" thought the term seems to be used to cover any kind of Catholic community. I was happy to see that most responded positively to the idea of living in a Catholic community. ... http://benedictus.mantoanpages.net/?p=532 Yesterday was the feast of St. Bernard. Formerly it would have fallen within the Octave of the Assumption which is appropriate for one who is sometimes called "the Herald of Mary." He preached many homilies on our Lady, including a series on the Assumption itself. Sadly his ... http://benedictus.mantoanpages.net/?p=530 Today is the feast of St. Laurence, one of the greatest staints in the ancient church, and in former times one of the most celebrated.  His name is in the Roman Canon.  There are more churches in Rome dedicated to St. Laurence than any other saint, including one of the ... http://benedictus.mantoanpages.net/?p=528 The month of August has a lot of great feast days.  But before getting to the official feast days, I would like to point out two that are not on the calendar anymore, not even the trad (1962) calendar.  Prior to John XXIII's changes in 1960 August 1 was the ... http://benedictus.mantoanpages.net/?p=524 Ok, I am finally getting around to post I started over a month ago, for the Nativity of John the Baptist.  As I have noted before, this has become one of my favorite feast days.  To emphasize how important it was in ages past, I will start with this quote ... http://benedictus.mantoanpages.net/?p=517 Things have been pretty quite here lately, but not only am I NOT going to shut this blog down, I have started blogging with my wife over at her blog.  Over there I am mainly writing posts about our fledgling homestead.  Here I will continue to more religious posts.  I ... http://benedictus.mantoanpages.net/?p=514 Although the Feast of the Sacred Heart was not made universal until 1765, there were much earlier saints who observed this special devotion. Most notably the Benedictine nun St. Gertrude the Great. The Catholic Encyclopedia says the "characteristic of St. Gertrude's piety is her devotion to the Sacred Heart".  ... http://benedictus.mantoanpages.net/?p=500 Wow, it seems I have never done a post on Saint Anthony. Today would have been the feast of St. Anthony but it gets overruled by the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost. FishEaters has most of the good stuff covered. Aside from that, here is the "Miraculous Responsory" from the ... http://benedictus.mantoanpages.net/?p=507 Through the Distributist Review I found this interesting article.  I would like to highlight this part: To the outsider, the Amish lifestyle can appear to be one of deprivation and austerity, prompting us to ask: What's kept the culture alive?  And can it continue?  The answer may lie in the culture's ... http://benedictus.mantoanpages.net/?p=479 Happy Octave of the Ascension!  From St. Andrew Missal entry for the Octave Day of the Ascension (emphasis original): Jesus ascended into heaven, there to prepare a place for us, for His Ascension is but a type of our own. Also He will come again to take us to Himself ... http://benedictus.mantoanpages.net/?p=474