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Out of FOCCUS
By
awelborn
Many Catholic engaged couples have taken the FOCCUS test as part of marriage prep. Sister Barbara Markay developed that test, and was employed by the Diocese of Omaha’s Family Life Office. She was let go a few months ago, and now the reason is public: a bit of a misuse of funds: An arrest warrant…
Sing a New Song
By
awelborn
Several music-related notes: Fr. Martin Fox had one more post last week from the Sacred Music Colloquium in DC. Jeffrey Tucker has a wrap-up post at New Liturgical Movement on the Colloquium. Read the comments as well. The conference was packed with 85 people, who stretched the limits of the facilities—a nice problem to have—and…
A Catholic Mystery Writer
By
awelborn
In Touchstone, Austin Ruse contemplates the mysteries of John Allen Allen has achieved something remarkable, though, and that is genuine dialogue among sometimes competing voices in the church. He has written often about the lamentable factions among the faithful, each with its own publications, conferences, sympathetic bishops, and so on. His observation is that these…
Portraits of Cool Big Brothers
By
awelborn
Cool Big Brother #1 brings you every single Burger King Superman toy, samples that his store received (it’s a store that doesn’t do Kids’ meals). Every single one. They just kept coming out of the backpack, one after the other, as 5-year old eyes got wider and wider. Christmas in June! Cool Big Brother #2…
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