Daily Archives: December 31, 2011

2011 in review

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Matthew Green

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 18,000 times in 2011. If it were a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments

Homilycast #163: Homily for January 1, 2012, Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Matthew Green

Here is my homily for today, recorded during the evening Mass at the church of St Ann in Gloucester, based on the text I posted earlier. You can hear all of my “homilycasts” by copying this URL: https://advenus.wordpress.com/category/podcast-2/feed/ and adding … Continue reading →

Posted in Homilies, Podcast | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Homily for January 1, 2012 – Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Matthew Green

Homily for January 1 – Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Today, we celebrate the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. Think about that for a moment: we call Mary the “Mother of God”. For a monotheistic religion which believes … Continue reading →

Posted in Homilies | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Poll: when do you take your Christmas decorations down?

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Matthew Green

“When should I take my Christmas decorations down?” A surprising number of people ask Google this question. I got a surprising number of hits on a poll I posted on this topic last year.  For the many curious people who … Continue reading →

Posted in Polls | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments