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“You can lose hope or you can continue…”
By
jmcgee
You never know how God will work on people — and this story of love, loss, and resurrection offers much to ponder: Even a year after her passing, Nancy Graf’s work continues. Only these days, it’s through her husband. A formerly inactive Catholic, Bill Graf, 61, now plays the part once played by one of…
Thomas Merton’s love life subject of new biography
By
jmcgee
Devoted Mertonites (including Your Humble Blogger) will not be surprised at this bit of news, but it’s evidently raising a few eyebrows: Rarely has a romance seemed so star-crossed. He was 51, she 25. She was a pretty, petite student-nurse; he was stocky and bald, with a roving intellect and a boisterous laugh. He was…
What
really
happened on Christmas?
By
jmcgee
What we think happened may be far from the truth — at least if we just use scripture as our guide. This clever cartoon explains the fact and the fiction of the Nativity:
Is this Mary? Check out this video
By
jmcgee
My blog neighbor Rod Dreher points me to the unusual video below, and a lot of other links with other curious information, and quotes from a blog in the Los Angeles Times: Hundreds, if not thousands, have been lining up for hours every night at the Virgin Mary Orthodox Church in a Cairo neighborhood just…
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