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Getting to know Chico
Having lived in the orbit of Chico since I was a child, it’s a place I always took for granted. Many people I knew sang the praises of Chico, as though it were someplace really special, but I...
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Robin Hood was a Catholic
Dear Chicoans, When the natural beauty of our backyard Sherwood turns your thoughts to the story of Robin Hood, don’t think of a communist or a bandit – Robin Hood was the loyal subject of a lawful...
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Chico Latin Mass update
This afternoon, after holy Mass, I had the pleasure of meeting the new pastor at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Chico. Fr. Timothy Nondorf replaces Fr. Blaise Berg as both pastor of St....
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“Yearning for tranquil pace of Chico ways”
An nice article from 2001 in the San Francisco Chronicle about the fair city of Chico is worth savoring: “Let’s get this out of the way right now: One of Herb Caen’s most enduring punch lines – that...
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Chico’s Summer Music Academy
Last week our fair city of Chico hosted the annual Summer Music Academy sponsored by the Music Teacher’s Association of California – Butte County Branch. The event was held in the classrooms and...
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Anthony Esolen: “So Where’s the Social?”
Although we moved from 20 acres in the country to a house on a city lot, I’m doing a lot more walking here in town. This seems counter-intuitive, but not when you consider that a healthy neighborhood...
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Family life, personal sanctity, and The Great Catholic Migration
Some eight years ago we packed up and moved almost two hours away from a thriving, orthodox Catholic parish in Sacramento. There were lots of reasons. With young children, fighting the wicked culture...
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California State Fiddle Championships
Here are some highlights from the annual CSOTFA championships in Oroville last month:
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Jonathan’s Senior Recital – Listz’s “Mephisto Waltz”
Behind the quiet, introverted, melancholic countenance of this young man dwells a lion -
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R.I.P., Boy Scouts of America
The final promise of the Scout oath is the most important: “to keep myself … morally straight”. And that promise has now been broken by the leadership of the Boy Scouts of America in a spectacular...
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Deleted post about cancelled TLM in Chico
Dear friends, I deleted the last post about the cancellation of the TLM at St. John the Baptist in Chico. Against my better judgment, I was indiscreet and much too loquacious in my remarks – as usual....
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Chico Latin Mass update – St. Therese Chapel
We received some good news at Mass this morning: the Society of Saint Pius X has formally agreed to assume responsibility for St. Therese Chapel in Chico. The chapel, located at 367 E. 8th Avenue, had...
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The old Durham Cemetery
The town of Durham, California, was founded by Robert W. Durham of Virginia, who inherited 240 acres of Rancho Esquon from his business partner, Samuel Neal. The town was planned by Robert Durham and...
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Triduum Schedule for St. Therese Chapel, Chico, California
For the first time in what must be several decades, the full Sacred Triduum will be celebrated in Chico, California, in the traditional Roman Rite (1962). The liturgies will be celebrated at St....
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St. Therese Chapel – Latin Mass in Chico, California
St. Therese Chapel in Chico, California, is served by priests of the Society of St. Pius X on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of every month. The traditional Latin Mass is celebrated at 10:00am on those...
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Christmas Latin Mass Schedule – St. Therese Chapel, Chico CA
The Traditional Latin Mass will be offered at 3:00pm on Christmas Day at St. Therese Chapel in Chico, California. The celebrant will be Fr. William Kimball, SSPX. St. Therese Chapel is located at 367...
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Robin Hood was a Catholic
Dear Chicoans, When the natural beauty of our backyard Sherwood turns your thoughts to the story of Robin Hood, don’t think of a communist or a bandit – Robin Hood was the loyal subject of a lawful...
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“Yearning for tranquil pace of Chico ways”
An nice article from 2001 in the San Francisco Chronicle about the fair city of Chico is worth savoring: “Let’s get this out of the way right now: One of Herb Caen’s most enduring punch lines – that...
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Chico’s Summer Music Academy
Last week our fair city of Chico hosted the annual Summer Music Academy sponsored by the Music Teacher’s Association of California – Butte County Branch. The event was held in the classrooms and...
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Although we moved from 20 acres in the country to a house on a city lot, I’m doing a lot more walking here in town. This seems counter-intuitive, but not when you consider that a healthy neighborhood...
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