The Botafumeiro is one of the most spectacular traditions of Santiago de Compostela Cathedral: eight tiraboleiros swing a 53 kg giant censer through the nave at speeds of up to 68 km/h.
The ritual has been performed since at least the 12th century.
This 800 year old church in Ethiopia was carved downwards from solid rock.
According to Ethiopian tradition, it was completed in twenty-four years “with the assistance of angels.”
The numbers defy logic, nearly 20% of all men who graduate from John Paul the Great K-12 school in Louisiana go on to seminary (at most Catholic schools it’s less than 1%). The classical education, Daily Mass, and Eucharistic adoration are creating a quiet revival.
“The Classic Learning Test, a standardized college entrance exam that focuses on the Western Canon, has become popular in some Red States. Will it replace the SAT or ACT?”
Blue states are free to like us too, it’s not our problem if they hate Aristotle