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A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog
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The word bipartisan usually means some larger-than-usual deception is being carried out.
— George Carlin
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Bishop to Celebrate Mass for the Catholic Medical Association
For all those Pittsburghers in medicine, nursing, dentistry and other healthcare fields (which is probably a good chunk of the population), please mark this on your calendars:Sunday, September 21, 2008Mass @ 9:00 a.m., Holy Family Chapel, UPMC-Mercy HospitalBishop David A. Zubik, D.D. - Main Celebrant […]
In Search of Catholic "To Kill a Mockingbird"
I met my wife three years ago in northern Quebec, and at the time she could barely speak English and I could barely speak French. Now that we are both proficient in each other's language, one of the great joys of our married life has been to introduce each other to the […]
Of Atheists and Crackers
Need a demonstration of the fallen nature of man? You're looking at him. Syndicating Peter's post linking to P.Z. Myers' screed about the Eucharist being just a cracker royally offended good friend, frequent commenter, and occasional blogger, Stuff. As a form of public penance, here are links to some Catholic discussion of Myers' and his […]
The New Evangelization Contrasted
“I think the greatest sin in the world is bringing children into the world–that have disease from their parents, that have no chance in the world to be a human being practically. Delinquents, prisoners, all sorts of things just marked when they’r…
Cracker
I have nothing more to add. An excerpt:
Wait, what? Holding a cracker hostage is now a hate crime? The murder of Matthew Shephard was a hate crime. The murder of James Byrd Jr. was a hate crime. This is a goddamned cracker.
You'll just have to follow the link to read the rest.
