Love, Passion, and Sloth

Berkeley, Sunday, September 14, 2025 0:05 AM Apologies I wrote only the title. With age, it is a bit harder to be fully assure of something, and worst talk about generalities. But there must be a much between love, passion, and action in our activities, otherwise, likely naturally one might fall into sloth.

Cacique Duma

Berkeley, Tuesday, September 9, 2025 00:31 AM I haven’t learned about Cacique Duma in detail yet, but I know he was the sort of King, or the equivalent to Cacique in another language, from the Cañari people, who lived in Cuenca Ecuador, and likely many of the Cañari people still live there, either by knowing […]

Archangels Feast

Berkeley, Sunday, September 7, 2025 11:22 PM Feast: September 29 Start of novem: September 20 Feast of the three Archangels of The Lord Our God: Archangel Michael, Archangel Raphael, and Archangel Gabriel. It is also the feast of Blessed Nicola da Forca Palena. I will need to check the sources: Saint Michael, Archangel: Captain and […]

St. Januarius, Bishop of Benevento and Martyr

Berkeley, Sunday, September 7, 2025, 11:18 Pm Feast: Sep 19. Start novena: Sep 10. Potential source: https://www.wordonfire.org/articles/fellows/st-januarius-patron-saint-of-blood-banks/ https://www.ncregister.com/blog/san-gennaro-relic-liquefies-in-presence-of-pope-francis https://www.ncregister.com/cna/following-prolonged-wait-the-blood-of-st-januarius-liquefies-again https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08295a.htm [Updated: 9/10/2025 6:34 Pm]

Sources for Saint Pedro Claver Novena

Berkeley, Sunday, September 7, 2025 10:58 PM Feast day of San Pedro Claver: Tuesday, September 9, 2025. Begin novena on Tuesday, August 30, 2025. Sources: Prayer to Saint Peter Claver. https://www.jesuits.global/2023/09/08/in-september-let-us-pray-to-st-peter-claver/ Daily reading, excellent book: Brioschi, Pedro A. 1889. Vida de San Pedro Claver: Heróico Apóstol de los Negros. Tomb location: Santuario de San Pedro Claver, […]

Novenas

Berkeley, Sunday, September 7, 2025 7:25 PM The tradition of praying for nine days, novena, goes back to Our Lady, Mother of Jesus, God, Mary, and to the eleven apostles. I, recently, in recent weeks, have read about the origins of the novem, but I haven’t noted down the resources, so I did a quick […]

Giving Everything

Berkeley, Sunday, September 7, 2025 7:16 PM We live in an ambiguous landscape. But the heart is full of truths, the soul. The mind might be confused at times. But also can find truths in the higher good. WHy one is not aware at time?

Many things and not all

Berkeley, Sunday, August 31, 2025 9:56 PM I am typing this outside of the library. They were supposed to open until 10 PM. But they closed 15 minutes earlier. That is unusual, but I see it can be a good practice for the big library. At the end what is the point to get to […]

Summer Gone

Berkeley, Wednesday, August 20, 2025 8:44 PM Probably for most of the things it depended on my focus or lack of it. It might have been a 40% on that category. A few other things depending on things I agreed to do it. In any case, do not confuse people and do what you have […]