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the Real Winner of the Marathon Is....

Wow. a 38 year old from Venezuela finished the Chicago Marathon this week in 16 hours and 46 minutes. That is far off from the winning time of just over 2... Read more

The 15 October 2013 by Gldmeier
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In Catholic News: Pope Francis Responds to Letter from Gay Group in Italy

An item much in Catholic news in the past several days, particularly among gay Catholics: the Italian newspaper La Repubblica reported several days ago that a... Read more

The 11 October 2013 by William Lindsey
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Daily Disgrace

The heart can only despair. The Daily Mail has a low enough view of humanity, but its piece on Ralph Miliband is execrable. Its decision to print the original... Read more

The 01 October 2013 by Nicholas Baines
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More Fun Than a Barrel

To mere mortal eyes, a traffic barrel on a Manhattan street might seem like a pretty gritty object, hardly worthy of religious veneration. Read more

The 06 October 2013 by Steveawiggins
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The Creation of a Segulah

There is an entire industry through which people pay a lot of money to touch or hold, or even just see, items that had been touched or used by someone famous. Read more

The 27 October 2013 by Gldmeier
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Evolving Spooks

With the approach of Halloween we are getting some good spook stories. Most are categorized as “superstition.” While some claim that superstitions have nothing... Read more

The 30 October 2013 by Cris
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Week's-End News Round-Up: Catholic Bishops and Shutdown, Exporting of Anti-Gay...

As the work week ends, valuable news commentary I've noticed in recent days, which adds new information to discussions we've had here in the past:1. Read more

The 11 October 2013 by William Lindsey
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The Security Blanket of Busy

Yesterday I shared a picture on Facebook that garnered a number of responses, and it got me thinking about our addiction to busy.It works something like this:... Read more

The 29 October 2013 by Marilyngardner5
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Bet Shemesh Elections: Thoughts on the "four Doctors" Campaign from an RBS Docto...

What a great piece.. it is not actually about the elections, per se, rather about the symbolism of the use of doctors in campaign material and the value of a... Read more

The 17 October 2013 by Gldmeier
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World War 1.2

75 years ago today Orson Welles presented a radio drama version of The War of the Worlds. Perhaps it was the looming fear of the Second World War in a society... Read more

The 30 October 2013 by Steveawiggins
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