Religion
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When some calamity like this happens, I generally don't remark on it here or on Facebook. Unless I personally know someone affected, it seems like an empty gesture. Does anyone reading this care one way or the other if I express my sympathy for the victims? I doubt it. But of course I have been reading…
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Last night I watched The Silence for the second time. The first time was somewhere between five and ten years ago, and I thought I had discussed it here at least briefly, but if I did I can't find the post now. At any rate, what I remember thinking is that I didn't like at as…
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While looking up something or other about P.D. James relating to a conversation on another post, I came across this interview. You'll like it. It's in two parts: Part One. Part Two
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Janet Cupo has been doing an interesting series based on a (the?) Holy Spirit Novena, commenting on each prayer and illustrating it with works of art. This link will take you to a page containing all of them, in reverse order.
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I found this poor creature, apparently some terribly malformed waterfowl, perhaps an infant, washed up on the beach a few days ago. It couldn't have lived very long, having apparently no internal organs at all. And of course I immediately thought: Climate change! I'm not completely inventing this fear, either. I've always described myself as…
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All she asked of God was a Mercedes. Well, that, and a TV, and a few drinks. But Jesus wants him to have a private jet. Because the one he has is getting old.
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See previous post. This is very heartening. Thanks to Marianne for bringing it to my attention.
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You may have seen the story at The Daily Beast in which Ana Marie Cox explains why she's coming out as a Christian. It's a touching statement, and my first thought was I hope the bruised reed won't be broken. I thought I recognized Cox's name. She was the originator of a blog called Wonkette, which I recall reading…
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I saw this headline on Google News yesterday: Huge New Holes In Siberia Have Scientists Calling For Urgent Investigation Of The Mysterious Craters and immediately thought "Someone will blame it on global warming/climate change." I clicked on it and read the story, at the Huffington Post. Sure enough: The leading theory is that the holes…
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