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"A [preacher] who does not love art, poetry, music and nature can be dangerous. Blindness and deafness toward the beautiful are not incidental; they are necessarily reflected in his [preaching]." — BXVI

13 February 2010

Coffee Bowl Browsing

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In a concerted effort to find something good to write about B.O. once and a while, I note t his courageous rebuttal of Chinese intimidation...
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Sexual Abuse in the Public Schools

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How many articles in the NYT have you read about this study :  "According to a study she [Prof. Carol Shakeshaft of Hofstra] did of abu...
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Angelicum snow

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 A snowy courtyard at the Angelicum yesterday. . .  Pic credit:  fra. Charles Morerod, OP Follow HancAquam ------------>
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12 February 2010

Neve a Roma (pics)

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The snow has stopped falling. . .but we have pics!   Lots more pics here .  H/T:  fra. Albert Glade, OP Follow HancAquam ------------>
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Roman snow

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It's snowing in Rome!!! The last snowfall in Rome was 24 years ago in 1987. . . Update:   three hours later and it is still snowing h...
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Coffee Bowl Browsing

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Another "Kennedy seat" up for grabs in November.  At the rate Dems are jumping the Congressional ship, the GOP may return to the ...
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11 February 2010

Updates. . .

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1).  Please continue to pray for Mama Becky.  She is now on a portable O2 tank. . .we're thinking of changing her nickname to "Scub...
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Being Cool with the Cool Kids

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The Anglican Church of Canada provides progressive Catholics in the U.S. with an important object lesson: The report, prepared for the An...
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10 February 2010

Italy freaks out over paranormal activity

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There's a minor controversy roiling in Italy over the movie, Paranormal Activity .   Apparently, some Italian movie-goers are freaking ...
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Coffee Bowl Browsing

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Why Are Liberals So Condescending?   Reaching back into my left-liberal days in grad school, I recall many cocktail party conversations with...
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09 February 2010

Are we driving men away?

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On any given Sunday here in Rome, the congregations attending Mass will be mostly women, and most of them will be elderly women.  God bless ...
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A Strange Sight: Nuns on Oprah!

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The Holy Father recently called on priests to use the internet to preach and teach the Gospel.  The Dominican Order regularly calls on its f...
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08 February 2010

Rationalists, Doomsayers, & Survivors

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Though not generally a big fan of horror movies, I really enjoyed The Mist (2001).  Here's a very brief thematic summary from Wikipedia...
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Coffee Bowl Browsing

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American-style sex scandal hits the German Church.  The Church in Europe is under both external and internal attack.  Pay attention to the ...
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Modernist crisis in religious life?

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Cardinal Franc Rode, prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, recently addressed the ...
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