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Here’s a great story from a city with great food, about a chef who has decided to feed a very different sort of hunger: There are myriad possibilities as to why a meal at the Upperline could leave a person enriched for reasons that transcend food. One is the communal hug diners feel upon entering…

“I have a very unsophisticated relationship with Jesus. I do not have one interesting theological thought in my head. I just feel him, and did from the beginning: I feel the intense love he has for us, especially when we are suffering, and I feel his delight in me, which is something most of us…

But in a cool way. Behold the introduction of the Invisible Mouse: There are no pictures of the invisible mouse, because the mouse itself doesn’t exist. It’s just an infrared laser beam and an infrared camera tracking your hand from the side of a laptop. See it in action below.

A canon lawyer is arguing that case, in reference to Sr. Margaret Mary McBride. America Magazine has the details. Among the key points: 5. The Code of Canon Law contains nothing specifically and precisely (a “must” in criminal matters) about an automatic excommunication inflicted on “cooperators” in abortion (which does not exclude that their act…

Malaysia got its first new permanent deacon in 30 years yesterday. As previously noted, he’s one of two in the country, and only 34 years old. The local paper has a complete write up, with the happy news that six others will be following in his footsteps. Congratulations, Deacon Sherman Kuek!  Ad multos annos!

What happens when the law only allows one child per family, and most of those — through selective abortion — are male? This CNN report offers one sobering answer.

Incredibly, there’s a movement afoot to stop kids from having best friends. I’m not making this up. Really. Take a look: Increasingly, some educators and other professionals who work with children are asking a question that might surprise their parents: Should a child really have a best friend? Most children naturally seek close friends. In…

Maybe he’s in the tree because his eye is on the sparrow? I think it’s a stretch, myself, but people will see whoever they want, in whatever they want. From Connecticut: A Wallingford tree is attracting a steady stream of people to come and take a look at the mysterious image in its bark. The…

The World Cup isn’t the only soccer tournament in the world, you know. The New York Times has this look at one in the shadow of the Vatican: On a recent weekend morning, a crowd gathered on a field behind St. Peter’s Basilica to cheer as a team of South American and Italian soccer players…

In a curious twist, a bishop who made headlines over abuse allegations, and quit, is now having second thoughts: A former German bishop said Wednesday his peers in the Roman Catholic church pressured him into resigning over abuse allegations and that he is considering appealing his case to the Vatican court. The Rev. Walter Mixa’s…
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