It was a great run!

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We're sorry to let the visitors to this blog know that we must bring it to an end. The blog has been a worthwhile effort to documen...

Here are how some of the traditionalist-leaning Catholic websites and Blogs do traffic-wise - Some very interesting statistics

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Alexa Internet, Inc.  is a  subsidiary   company  of  Amazon.com  which provides commercial  web traffic  data. Founded as an independent co...

Did you notice the bird on the Sistine Chapel smokestack?

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Was the appearance of this seagull on the roof of the Sistine Chapel an hour or so prior to the appearance of the new pope, a precursor...

God Bless our new Holy Father...Francis I

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Let us pray for Francis, our Pope. May the Lord preserve him, and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth, and deliver him ...

Pope Benedict XVI’s Musical Legacy

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By Jeffery Tucker  Reprinted courtesy of  Crisis Magazine O ne of the many lasting legacies of the papacy of Benedict XVI  will be litu...

Goodbye. God Bless. Thank you for your shepherding.

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There will be tears. And, sadly there will also be cheers. Benedict XVI has announced his resignation effective at the end of the month...

How to annoy a liberal...

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WORK HARD! BE HAPPY!

Spooky Coincidence!

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Have a history teacher explain this----- if they can? Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.  John F. Kennedy was elected to Co...

Be Proud You're A Catholic!

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Excerpts of an article written by non-Catholic Sam Miller - a prominent Cleveland Jewish businessman: "Why would newspapers carry on...

America's Bishops say "NO!"

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In the Philadelphia Inquirer , the Archbishop of Philadelphia, Charles Chaput, succinctly expresses the essence of the Church's stance o...

Ave Maria University says..."NO!"

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Kansas City STAR calls for Bishop Finn's resignation...what a bunch of nonsense!

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There is not a single shred of doubt in this writer's mind that Bishop Finn has done everything possible to punish past evil actions per...

FYI - Holy Week Schedule

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Holy Thursday - April 21st High Mass at 7:00 p.m. followed by Adoration until midnight Good Friday - April 22nd Stations of the Cross at 12:...

Old St. Patrick Oratory's Canon William Avis to be interviewed on Catholic Radio

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A parishioner sends this info about radio interview. Canon Avis will be on Catholic radio (1090 AM) this Wednesday, April 13th from 3:00 to ...

ALL ARE INVITED TO HELP ON SISTER'S BARN RAISING - APRIL 16TH

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Benedictine Barn Raising! You are cordially invited to assist the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles in a barn raising on Saturday Apri...

Christmas at Gower!

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The Benedictine Sisters have moved into their new home and it is beautiful. Here are a couple of photos. The first is of their new chapel. ...

Parishoner Alan Troyer played a generous part in a story of leukemia defeated

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Alan, who has been a parishioner at Old Saint Patrick and at the Our Lady of Sorrows Latin Mass Community has been a regular donor of blood ...

Couldn't resist placing the newest "Kansas Catholic" in this setting

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In a post this morning the Kansas Catholic blog announced the birth of their newest child yesterday afternoon. This blogger, with probably ...

Vatican Library re-opens after a three-year renovation

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Members of OSP know well about long renovation projects. According to the Associated Press, this beautiful photograph, is a view of the Sist...

On the way to Florida

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As many of you know, Robin and I are moving to Florida. Robin has had the wonderful fortune to be offered the position of teaching 1st grade...

A reminder that laughter is the best medicine...

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With a mother who is 93 and a with a Father who just died this year at age 96, and as a senior citizen myself, I was moved to emotion and to...

Benedictine Sisters continue to make marked progress on their first building...

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5th Anniversary of Bishop Finn's announcement of our move to Old St. Patrick is celebrated

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A small group of Old St. Patrick parishioners gathered Saturday evening, August 14th to commemorate Bishop Finn's visit to Our Lady of ...

Very Happy Families...Old St. Patrick's Jack Potts marries in California

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Parishioner Jack Potts and Anne Marie Sauder of Ponce, Puerto Rico were joined in Holy Matrimony July 24th in Ventura, California. Jack is...

Garden of our God!

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In Colorado, just an hour and eight minutes by air...there are naturally astonishing vistas that native Americans thought were the work of m...

Latin Mass in the Denver Diocese - Strong and Thriving

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Yesterday morning when we left to return to Kansas City after a week in the mountains it was 59 degrees. Quite a difference in temperature w...

360 Degree Viewing of the Sistine Chapel.

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Follow this link for a spectacular view of the Sistine Chapel. Just move your mouse over the image when the picture fully loads. It allows ...

Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles showing great progress on their first building

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The sisters are moving ahead with the initial building on their property near St. Joseph, MO. For more pictures, click here . To help the si...

The Holy Father...prepared to avoid the hot sun

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The photo is for real. The logo of the local heros is just part of the blogger's fanciful imagination.

Blessing of herbs, flowers and fruits on the Feast of the Assumption

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We hate to admit to this ignorance, but we'd never heard of this pious practice before Canon Avis announced it in Sunday's bulletin....

Development News in our neighborhood

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The previously announced development in the East Village area adjoining Old St. Patrick has been pretty dormant over the last couple of year...

Another spiritual destination in St. Louis - The Cathedral Basilica

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Should you visit St. Louis for the Vatican Splendors exhibit (see the previous post below), DO NOT miss attending Mass at the Cathedral Bas...

Here's splendid destination for a week-end motor trip this summer

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"Vatican Splendors: A Journey through Faith and Art: will be showing at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park - St. Louis, Misso...

A charming and unique rendition of "DO-RE-MI" from the "Sound of Music"

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You'll love this semi-staged, but yet spontaneous video.

Institute posts photos of ordinations

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If you can read French you will appreciate a little better what is going on in the photographs on the Institute's international website....

Pithy Health Advice

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Children lead the procession

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In a wonderful stop-motion photo of the beginning of the bi-diocesan Corpus Christi procession on June 6th, the photographer, Elaina Cochran...

Holiday Celebrations Get An Early Start

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From our den window, we were entertained last night with a lovely fireworks celebration from what we believe was the Kansas City Country Clu...

Bishop Finn's recent homily on the occasion of the feast of St. Josemaria Escriva founder of Opus Dei

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This is very much worth the five minutes it will take to read this superb message: Homily for Mass of St. Josemaria Escriva June 26, 2010 – ...

Wonderful story...Unbelieveable Photograph

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Please read before viewing the following picture - it's worth it! Although the event described in the post below took place over 10 year...

György Kristóf Csanaky

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Son of Ivan and Cecelia Csanaky, good friends of Old St. Patrick Oratory who have helped us on numerous occasions in the choir loft with the...

New roof overhead at Old St. Patrick

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You may not have noticed, but there is a new roof on the Oratory. Our understanding is that there was some storm/hail damage to the roof abo...

A little nostalgia this afternoon

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Don't get me wrong! We have absolutely no regrets about our move to the beautifully re-done Old St. Patrick. But, we ran across this spe...