Memos
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2026-10-27
A small public service: from November 1 through 8, visiting a cemetery and praying for the dead can gain a plenary indulgence for a soul in purgatory, under the usual conditions. It fits in a bulletin.
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2026-10-20
Microsoft Publisher went to its reward this month, leaving behind decades of parish bulletins, several thousand clip-art doves, and at least one .pub file in every parish office that nobody dares to open. Today’s issue is for whoever inherits the template.
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2026-10-13
For the record, the website’s artwork was made with AI, and the sheep on it have never once complained. Today’s issue covers what else the tool does here, and what it doesn’t.
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2026-10-11
October 11 is the day St. John XXIII opened the Second Vatican Council in 1962. It seemed like a good day to start something. Regular Tuesday issues begin this week.
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2026-09-27
The site’s up before the first issue is. Consider this the equivalent of unlocking the Church doors an hour before Mass—nothing’s happening yet, but at least the lights work. First piece lands October 11.
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