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random thought of the moment:
I apprehend no danger to our country from a foreign foe. Our destruction, should it come at all, will be from another quarter. From the inattention of the people to the concerns of their government, from their carelessness and negligence, I must confess that I do apprehend some danger. I fear that they may place too implicit a confidence in their public servants, and fail properly to scrutinize their conduct; that in this way they may be made the dupes of designing men, and become the instruments of their own undoing. Make them intelligent, and they will be vigilant; give them the means of detecting the wrong, and they will apply the remedy.
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architecture
Signs and Ceremonies
Thisentryis part 1 of 6 in the series Signs and Ceremonies
I just finished reading Teaching Truths by Signs and Ceremonies or The
Church, Its Rites and Services Explained for the People by Rev. Jas. L. Meagher
(1882, New York: Russel Brothers). I acquired a second edition copy from my grandfather's
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Stairway(s) to Heaven
Pittsburgh is usually known for its bridges, the number of which is only second
to Venice. This fellow has discovered that da 'Burgh has some pretty spiffy steps,
too.
Boston
native steps all over Pittsburgh, mapping stairs as he goes
Wednesday, October 27, 1999
By Diana Nelson […]
Send In The Clones
Uh-oh, did George Lucas clone a library for Attack of the Clones?Jedi Archives Clones Long Room, Trinity Attacks"The above image is a shot of the Long Room Library, Trinity College of Dublin. Or is it? Actually it's not, it's an image of the Jedi Archives in the most recent episode of the Star Wars series, […]
Cathedral Ruination
This cathedral's so-called "renovation" is an abomination. On top of the that, the archbishop who authorized it is downright insubordinate and disrespectful of the Vatican's authority.
Weakland's Cathedral RenovationsModern iconoclasts continue turning artistic treasures into pagan atrocities
Last week, Archbishop Rembert G. Weakland began a $4.5 million renovation of the Cathedral of St. John the […]
