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Just call me DG
By
jmcgee
That seems to be the way things are headed, anyway: Note to the Village People: The lyrics in your biggest hit need an update. The organization previously known as the Y.M.C.A. is henceforth to be called “the Y.” One of the nation’s most iconic nonprofit organizations, founded 166 years ago in England as the Young…
The picnic mass, translated
By
jmcgee
A few days ago, I posted this bizarre video of an outdoor mass in Austria. I asked if anyone could translate, and one of my readers — a deacon in Washington, DC — generously obliged. His text: On the 29th of June, the pastor of Vienna’s Cathedral, Father Toni Faber celebrated the so called Western…
“I like my faith in purple…”
By
jmcgee
It’s a question that people are asking more and more: with all the problems today, why stay Catholic? Here’s part of one man’s long answer, from the Sunday magazine of the Boston Globe: I like my faith in purple – the purple neither of mourning nor of majesty, but the purple of twilight and of…
Bristol Palin’s brilliant career move
By
jmcgee
Thank you, Bristol Palin, for showing us how youthful mistakes and irresponsibility can turn into a financial windfall. Gail Collins puts it in context: Bristol… is currently the teen ambassador for the Candie’s Foundation to prevent teen pregnancy. She is also available to speak about her experiences — for fees of $15,000 and up. Earlier…
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