Dear friends:

Every first and third Saturday of the month, from 11 AM to 1 PM (Pacific Time), William Biersach and I will be doing an internet radio show on http://www.tumblarhouse.com/ (click on "audio"). We'll be covering current events in Church and State, and the last half hour is call-in! Join us!

MISC POLITICS & CULTURE ARTICLES:
http://www.takimag.com/site/archive/Coulombe

FILM REVIEWS (searchword: Coulombe):
http://www.collider.com/

CATHOLIC TRAVEL GUIDE:

In searching around for ways to amuse and educate my fellow internauts, it has occurred to me that a specifically Catholic travel guide, with links to online resources, would be amusing and educational. So here we are.

In these pages you will find Latin Catholic parishes with either decent liturgy (to include Tridentine and Latin Novus Ordo), beautiful architecture, specifically ethnic background, or historic significance. You will also find Eastern Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Anglo-Catholic parishes; the latter two categories are included because of their intrinsic beauty (which, alas, is no longer necessarily the case with Latin churches), and for members of those Churches. Similarly, there are historic sites, and museums with collections of Catholic art and artefacts. Also, some ethnic associations and festivals are included, ethnic restaurants of long standing and local cultural significance, and, where applicable, Consulates of traditionally Catholic or Orthodox countries. Also, when available, links to histories f the given State, County, and Town where these places are located is included. Whether your journey is real or virtual, I hope that you find this guide helpful!

PROVINCES OF DENVER

PROVINCES OF SANTA FE

PROVINCES OF PORTLAND

PROVINCES OF SEATTLE

PROVINCES OF ANCHORAGE

MILITARY DIOCESES:

Apart from the Papal Nunciatures and other diplomatic offices around the world, the most obvious presence of the Church in the life of a state, secular or otherwise, is the Military Diocese.

These organisations, generally encompassing the boundaries of an entire country, operate like any other diocese --- save that their members are simply the Catholics of that country’s armed forces. For the secular state, at worst, these ordinariates are purveyors of superstition that assist their communicants to fight well --- something all governments love, no matter how much they despises the nation in general.

For the Church herself, of course, these bodies allow her to assist those who are most in harm’s way. At its best, the Military Diocese is truly a noble institution. click here

ATTENTION MONARCHISTS:

Help save the one remanant of the British Government (save the Monarchy) that is NOT completely owned by the political classes!

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/HereditaryPeers/
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/houseoflords/

ST. GEORGE SITES:

April 23 is the feast of St. George. As an Intro to his cultus, click here.

SITES OF THE WEEK!
 
In order to help my fellow internauts makes sense of the weird world in which we move, I will offer each week (I hope!) five sites which I enjoy. These will fall into five categories: Religion; Politics; Travel; Fun; and a blog. Inclusion here indicates overall approval of style and subtsance, if not necessarily complete approval of every point. Hope that you will all enjoy them as much as I do. This week:

ST MICHAEL ARCHANGEL

One of my very favourite Saints, to-day is the bright Archangel’s major feast day --- Michaelmas --- on both the traditional and Novis Ordo Latin Rite Calendars (his big feast in the East is my birthday, 8 November!). Anyway, some sites for info on, devotions to, and shrines of St. Michael.

St. Michael from the Catholic Encyclopedia
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10275b.htm

Basic information.

ST. MICHAEL CENTRE FOR THE VIRGIN MARY
http://www.saintmichaelusa.org/

A Catholic group devoted to him.

DEVOTIONS TO ST. MICHAEL
http://www.catholictradition.org/war-time9a.htm

MICHAELMAS
http://fisheaters.com/customstimeafterpentecost10.html

From FishEaters.com

MICHAELMAS
http://www.catholicculture.org/lit/calendar/day.cfm?date=2006-09-29

From catholicculture.org

ST. MICHAEL IN MELKITE TRADITION
http://www.mliles.com/melkite/archangelmichael.shtml

SYNAXIS OF THE HOLY ARCHANGELS
http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=279

The feast of 8 November among the Greek Orthodox

CHURCH OF THE GREAT ARCHANGELS, SOSTHENION
http://www.ec-patr.gr/afieroma/churches/show.php?lang=en&id=36

Site of Constantine’s vision.

CASTEL SANT’ANGELO
http://www.rome-guide.it/english/monuments/monuments_santangelo.html

Where St. Gregory the Great had a vision of the Archangel

MONTE GARGANO
http://www.gargano.it/sanmichele/english/home-en.htm

Site of a major apparition

SACRA DI S. MICHELE
http://www.sacradisanmichele.com/index.asp?lingua=inglese

Shrine to the Archangel in the mountains of Piedmont

ABBAYE DU MONT ST. MICHEL
http://abbayedumontsaintmichel.cef.fr/

Famous shrine and abbey in Normandy

SAN MIGUEL DE ARALAR
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Miguel_de_Aralar

Shrine in Navarre

ST. MICHAEL’S MOUNT
http://www.sacredsites.com/europe/england/stmichaels_mount.html

Shrine in Cornwall

SKELLIG MICHAEL
http://www.sacredsites.com/europe/ireland/skellig_michael.html

Shrine in Ireland

KILMIHIL
http://www.kilmihil.com/interest/interest.htm

Another shrine in Ireland

SAN MIGUEL DE MILAGRO
http://www.corazones.org/lugares/latino_a/mexico/san_miguel_mil/miguel_milagro.htm
http://www.starharbor.com/santiago/milagro.html

Site of apparitions in Tlaxcala, Mexico

NATIONAL SHRINE OF ST. MICHAEL AND THE ANGELS
http://www.rcam.org/parish_feastday/2006/september/national_shrine_of_st_michael_and_the_archangels.htm

Shrine in the Philippines

ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_St_Michel

French Chivalric order

ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL OF THE WING
http://www.geocities.com/Torre_de_azur/Default

Portuguese Order whose Grand Master is the heir to the throne, Dom Duarte

LEGION OF ST. MICHAEL
http://www.saint-mike.org/

Group of orthodox Catholics

SEPTEMBER 2006:
Prayers of King James II

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