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Sunday Stories for You: Dancing Outside the Lines of Church Talk and Church Folks

At the very outset of the American democratic experiment, Alexis de Tocqueville warned us about an ironic effect he could already perceive in our attempt to mak... Read more

The 10 April 2016 by William Lindsey
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Golem

I read a lot of books. About a hundred a year. At the end of the year I go over them all again and many of them, I see, failed to make a deep impression. Some, ... Read more

The 01 April 2016 by Steveawiggins
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Does This Have Kitniyot Or Not?

I came across this product - crushed tomatoes with onion made by Yachin. the can has two hechshers on it. They are side by side and both say that the product... Read more

The 20 April 2016 by Gldmeier
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Seven Notes Re: Amoris Laetitia and the Papacy of Pope Francis As a Project to...

Some mental notes as I'm making as I begin to read Amoris Laetitia carefully:1. Official Catholic documents — like papal encyclicals and papal exhortations — ar... Read more

The 10 April 2016 by William Lindsey
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Heroic Gestures

It seems like superheroes have been around forever. They are really, however, the product of comic books from the 1930s on. Adapting well to the big screen, a... Read more

The 02 April 2016 by Steveawiggins
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A Life Overseas – It Doesn’t Get Easier

Will you join me today at A Life Overseas as I talk about poverty? ******From my spot across the room, I heard an older woman talking to a young intern.“It... Read more

The 08 April 2016 by Marilyngardner5
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Le Sacrifice Humain

The thought of lying tied to an altar while you know someone is about to murder you is a terrifying one. For several reasons. Clearly, you don’t want to die. Read more

The 17 April 2016 by Steveawiggins
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Gods and Giants

Coming back to a book you first read as a tween, in the days before tweens even existed, can be a revelation. Lester del Rey’s Day of the Giants introduced me t... Read more

The 18 April 2016 by Steveawiggins
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Once Again, Why Are White Evangelicals (and Working-Class White Catholics)...

The discussion about the (by now, clearly demonstrated) fact that Donald Trump is mopping up in the evangelical voting market continues, with Tobin Grant... Read more

The 28 April 2016 by William Lindsey
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Ivory Towers

I sometimes confuse “ivory tower” and “ivy tower.” It’s only a matter of or. In my mind the halls of academe are frequently covered with ivy, but the usual... Read more

The 07 April 2016 by Steveawiggins
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