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Gen X Revert: "My brother lives in Pittsburgh (Mt. Lebanon) and whenever I visit I realize how out of shape I am. Just walking the neighborhood with the large hills…"
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Peter: "gbm3: Weekends are usually when I have the time to participate in blogs. But my office is moving this weekend and I may not have time to respond to…"
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- Engaged Encounter Part I: House of God? (8)
whizkidforte: ""Sing of the Lord's Goodness" actually kinda reminds me of "Take Five" by the late, great jazz saxophonist Dave Brubeck. . . Not that that's a good…"
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A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog
random thought of the moment:
Nothing is ever what it seems but everything is exactly what it is.
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Pentecost Novena
As we celebrate today the Solemnity of the Ascension, we likewise commemorate the first novena. After the Ascension the Apostles gathered together with the Blessed Virgin, praying nine days until the coming of the Holy Spirit. The Church recalls this event with a novena, especially that novena promoted by Pope Leo XIII for the reunification […]
Salvation, Discipleship, and Priorities
"When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will place […]
Have Christian Bloggers Lost the Plot?
I'm worried that Christian bloggers have lost the plot. My grandfather used to say that the habits or faults of other people that annoy us the most may be ones we are also guilty of. I guess that was his atheistic Quaker version of Luke 6:41. I am very often reminded of that lesson […]
Jerry Bowyer and the Catholic Church
Thisentryis part 3 of 5 in the series 2008 Running
Jerry Bowyer's attitude toward the Catholic Church is definitely a lot better than his predecessor's. Here are some podcasts from his show.
"Jerry interviews Ronald Rychlak, author of 'Righteous Gentiles: How Pius XII And the Catholic Church Saved Half a Million Jews from the Nazis', about […]
Sitne Salus Extra Ecclesiam?
I can hear the fundies shrieking and hissing about this already…
"Whoever seeks peace and the good of the community with a pure conscience, and keeps alive the desire for the transcendent, will be saved even if he lacks biblical faith, says Benedict XVI."
On a side note, can anyone verify that my title […]
