June 25 saintlist

     Saints Romuald, Aloysius Gonzaga, Thomas More, John Fisher, Paulinus of Nola, Joseph Cafasso, and Venerable Matt Talbot, around this time of the Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, please pray for us.

Funk nite at the BL pt. LII: The "British Hustle"

     Tonite, in view of the "Brexit", we feature "British Hustle" by Hi Tension from 1978:

     Funk it up!

June 18 saintlist

     Saints Anthony of Padua and Albert Chmielowski, around this time of the Feast of the Sacred Heart, please pray for us.

Funk nite at the BL pt. LI: Australian soul funk

     Tonite we feature some Australian soul funk--did you know there was such a thing?--by Sue Barker, "Love To The People":

     Funk it up!

RIP Jo Cox

     The sad price of principle, as it may happen, when unprincipled and violent people are around.

     RIP JC.

Orlando murders mourned

     A young voice stilled; then many pulses stopped forever. Hideous.

     RIP. Never again, hopefully.

June 11 saintlist

     Saints Boniface, Norbert, William of York, Ephrem, and Barnabas, Blessed Yolanda of Poland, and Servant of God Joseph Perez, please pray for us.

Funk nite at the BL pt. 50: "Funk 50"

     Celebrating our 50th Funk Nite post at the BL, here's the appropriately-titled "Funk 50" by Joe Walsh:

     Funk it up!

D-Day anniversary 2016

     Never forget.

June 4 saintlist

     Saints Joan of Arc, Justin, Marcellinus and Peter, Charles Lwanga and Companions, and Francis Caracciolo, around this time of the Feast of the Visitation, please pray for us.

Funk nite at the BL pt. XLIX: Funky Muhammad Ali

     Tonite we feature, in honor of Muhammad Ali, Sir Mack Rice's 1976 "Muhammed Ali" (sic):

     Funk it up!

Muhammad Ali dead

     You were the greatest.

     RIP Ali.