Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Chesterton Sightings

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This past weekend our town held its annual community wide yard sale, otherwise known as ‘the great transference of junk’. It is also a good...
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Belloc: Islam is a Christian heresy

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In his book The Great Christian Heresies, Hilaire Belloc described Islam as a threat to the West - and counted it as a Christian heresy. ...
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Saturday, May 29, 2010

Happy Birthday GKC

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Happy 136th birthday.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010

for mom

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I have recently come across the life and writings of Cardinal Mindszenty. A very interesting and holy life. In his writings you can hear the...
Friday, April 23, 2010

Stimulus dollars at work

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National Poetry Month With the support of this $1 million National Leadership Grant, Poets House will partner with five zoos and four public...
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Thursday, April 22, 2010

Cheat the Prophet

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Earth Day Predictions, 1970 "The world has been chilling sharply for about twenty years. If present trends continue, the world will be ...
Thursday, April 15, 2010

Tax Day - Oh Joy

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"A citizen can hardly distinguish between a tax and a fine, except that the fine is generally much lighter." G.K.C. --------------...
Monday, April 12, 2010

When the culture of death meets “I don’t think so”.

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Dr. Boris Veysman is my new hero. "Life is precious and irreplaceable. Even severe incurable illness can often be temporarily fixed, mo...
Friday, April 09, 2010

More War Crimes

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Closing arguments begin today in a trial that could be a landmark case against the Boy Scouts of America, which is accused of covering up al...
Thursday, April 08, 2010

Seriously?!?

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(NEW YORK – C-FAM) In London last Friday, a high ranking United Nations (UN) jurist called on the British government to detain Pope Benedic...
Wednesday, April 07, 2010

why not try it at home

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"There was a time when you and I and all of us were all very close to God; so that even now the color of a pebble (or a paint), the sme...
Tuesday, April 06, 2010

The Missing Piece

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When my children were little we would always attend Easter Mass at the Cathedral , which is a great place to be on any given Sunday but at E...
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Sunday, April 04, 2010

A word from Pope John Paul II

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Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song. - Pope John Paul II (I don't think GKC would...
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Friday, April 02, 2010

Good Film For Good Friday

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Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13
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Thursday, April 01, 2010

Speaking of Judas

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Judas has appeared in all the Church readings this past week. In dramatic terms this is because he is the pivotal character in the passion, ...
Monday, March 29, 2010

Always a Great Day

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"If angels could be jealous of men, they would be so for one reason: Holy Communion." - St. Maximilian Kolbe This past weekend our...
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Conspiracy theory - and a Chesterton sighting

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"The Invisible Man" is a frequently anthologized Father Brown story. A "postman" (i.e. mailman) plays an important role ...
Wednesday, March 24, 2010

They Are Smarter Than We Are

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Many a moon ago I discovered this truth: When building a fence around your chicken coop you don’t make it strong enough to keep the chickens...
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Friday, March 19, 2010

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I didn't do it. You didn't see me do it. You can't prove a thing.
Thursday, March 18, 2010

ah spring

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The rains have stopped and the sun is gaining confidence. The remaining snow weaves emaciated down shadow filled alley ways. It still clings...