Oh, what I'd give to see a blade of grass right now! We are half-way through February and are still buried under several feet of snow, but I'm heartened by the thought of Spring training and another season of baseball on the horizon. How do things look for my team, the Cincinnati Reds? Horrible as ever, but sadly, we're kinda used to that now. That's not really the point though, is it? The point is that Spring training elicits thoughts of sitting in the warm sun, drinking a cold beer, and enjoying the familiar sights and sounds and smells of a baseball game. Hotdogs on the grill, vendors chanting "COLD BEER!", and the crack of the bat. Pitchers and catchers report this week, and with that, warm thoughts of Summer can not be far away.
The sad remains of Parkway Field (now completely demolished...):
Members of the original "Redbirds Ragtime Band" (click HERE for link to their website):
Here they are, still going strong! Imagine them marching out to their place in the stands at old Cardinal Stadium before every game, music blaring... good times!
Ultramontanism is a religious philosophy within the Catholic Church that places strong emphasis on the prerogatives and powers of the pope. In particular, ultramontanism asserts the superiority of Papal authority over the authority of local temporal power.
The term originates in ecclesiastical language from the Middle Ages and means literally "beyond the mountains" (referring to the Alps).
The word was revived after the Protestant Reformation in France. In France, the name "ultramontain" was applied to people who supported papal authority in French political affairs. "The man beyond the mountains" referred to the pope, located in Italy.
Those of an Ultramontanist philosophy take comfort in the retention of doctrinal and disciplinary supremacy by the Roman Pontiff and the Roman Curia which serves and represents him.
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