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The real story behind General Tso’s chicken!
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jmcgee
This delicacy is a staple for anyone who has ever eaten out of a cardboard carton that was delivered by an intense young man wearing a baseball cap and a rain poncho and peddling a spindly bicycle with one flat tire. (I should point out: fatty Chinese cuisine is one of the four basic food…
Praying to St. Mel for a miracle (and money)
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jmcgee
Could an Irish cathedral destroyed by a fire get an unexpected — and very famous — savior? The local bishop hopes so: A desperate plea for actor Mel Gibson to help restore a landmark burned-out Irish cathedral has been made by the local Bishop in Longford, Ireland. St. Mel’s Cathedral was burned to the ground…
“I’m not the man they think I am at home…”
By
jmcgee
A friend posted this today on his Facebook page, and it seems an apt musical interlude for the feast of the Epiphany, since it involves a “star trek” of a different kind…and a manifestation of something, um…unusual. It really has to be seen to be believed.
Deacon wives, and threads of love
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jmcgee
They don’t get nearly enough attention, but the wives of deacons often play a critical role in their husbands’ ministry. Now, some wives and widows in Connecticut have embarked on a ministry of their own. From the Catholic Transcript newspaper: “We couldn’t wait to come here and present these quilts to you,” said Sharon Tartaris,…
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