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How does a preacher prepare for the Sunday homily? A local paper in Oregon took up that question this weekend and asked preachers of various denominations — and got an interesting array of answers: Quaker pastor Stan Thornburg of North Valley Friends Church writes out his sermon in its entirety, but he rarely reads it.…

This video is popping up in more and more places around the blogosphere. As well it should. 

From that innocent question comes this poignant piece of Hollywood (and American) history, courtesy Charles Laughton, who answers that question by reciting in full (and I suspect, for the only time in a movie) the Gettysburg Address.  (H/T to Msgr. Ogle for unearthing this gem!) The scene below comes from the 1935 movie “Ruggles of…

This weekend, as we celebrate our freedom with barbecues and fireworks, take a few minutes to read what someone else has endured in the service of our country: Brendan Marrocco and his brother, Michael, were constructing a summer bucket list, to get them out and about, trying new things. A Washington Nationals game versus their…
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