#1504: Ch. 14B, The Sacrifice of the Mass by M. Gavin, S.J.

The Sacrifice of the Mass textbook continues, with more explanations of the differences between a High Mass and a Low Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Latin Rite Mass.
Chapter 14B.
21:16.

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#1503: Ch. 3, The Brand of Silence by Johnston McCulley

The Brand of Silence continues, as people are rude to our hero for absolutely no reason. Which is kinda weird, considering he’s a millionaire….
Chapter 3: Some Discourtesies.
18:26.

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#1502: Ch. 2, The Brand of Silence by Johnston McCulley

The Brand of Silence continues, as our hero has woman trouble.
Chapter 2: The Girl on the Ship.
12:23.

UPDATE: Link fixed.

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#1501: Bk. 10B, The Ring and the Book by Robert Browning

The Ring and the Book continues, as we hear our historical Pope’s thoughts on our ol’ buddy Guido. (Hint: he doesn’t think much of him.)
Book 10B.
38:48.

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#1500: Chs. 12-22, Bk. 1, On Christian Doctrine by St. Augustine

On Christian Doctrine (St. Augustine’s book on scriptural interpretation methods) continues to veer off into a discussion of what should really be loved, by way of exploring what should be “enjoyed” versus what should be merely used. Also, the Resurrection, the healing of the human race, the Last Judgment, and so on. All very interesting [...]

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#1499: Ch. 9, The Ultimate Weapon by John W. Campbell, Jr.

The Ultimate Weapon continues, and so does the arms race between the human race and the Strangers. In this installment, we learn some of the lesser known innate hazards of playing with death rays. Mad scientists, take note!
Chapter 9
25:23.

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#1498: Part 21, Argonautica by Apollonius Rhodius

Argonautica continues, as the poor Argonauts find that the Colchians have caught up with them again, and are demanding that the Phaeacian king, Alcinous, send Medea home to Daddy! Angry, murderous Daddy!
Part 21.
18:11.

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#1497: Bk. 10A, The Ring and the Book by Robert Browning

The Ring and the Book continues, as the Pope ponders Guido’s appeal for a stay of execution. (As temporal ruler of the Papal States back then, he had authority over the courts of Rome and other places in his territories.)
Book 10: The Pope.
24:53.

Btw, here’s the beautiful basilica church, San Lorenzo in Lucina, to which the [...]

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#1496: Chs. 1-11, Bk. I, On Christian Doctrine by St. Augustine

On Christian Doctrine (St. Augustine’s book on interpreting Scripture) continues. Book I is about things and signs; but first we get to learn all about why free information sharing is a good thing and taught by Jesus; the ineffableness of calling God ineffable, and all kinds of other fun moments in linguistics theory. There’s some [...]

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#1495: Ch. 8, The Ultimate Weapon by John W. Campbell, Jr.

The Ultimate Weapon continues, as the battle moves to Jupiter and Mars.
Chapter 8
24:26.

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#1494: Part 20, Argonautica by Apollonius Rhodius

The Argonautica continues, as we once more get a gods’ eye view of the action.
Part 20: Thetis.
19:15.

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#1493: Ch. 14A, The Sacrifice of the Mass by M. Gavin, S.J.

The Sacrifice of the Mass continues — finally. Also, we learn a little something about candles.
Chapter 14A: The Ceremonies of High Mass.
14:22.

Yeah, it finally occurred to me that I’d forgotten to finish this one. It’s amazing what sleep and coffee can do for one’s grasp of these little details. (Yeah, I hate the change of [...]

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#1492: The Battle of the Aleutians by Cpl. Dashiell Hammett and Cpl. Robert Colodny

The Battle of the Aleutians is one of the prettier publications ever put out by the US Army. (Yay, government stuff is public domain! You can see the booklet here. ) You don’t hear much about the role of the Aleutians in WWII, other than that History Channel program they did. So I think you’ll [...]

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#1491: Ch. 1, The Brand of Silence by Johnston McCulley

The Brand of Silence brings us back to the US, and into the hands of famed pulp writer Johnston McCulley. (You may remember him as the creator of Zorro.)  This 1919 noirish novel tells the story of an unassuming man who makes his fortune in Central America and returns home to New York — only [...]

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#1490: Bk. 9C, The Ring and the Book by Robert Browning

The Ring and the Book continues, as we reach the end of yet another volume of the poem. Next week, we get to the Pope’s book.
Book 9C
37:58.

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