Deep breath.

In which I will attempt to clean out my email box. Don’t take the grouping of these posts in one spot as an indication of their lack of importance or interest. Not so. Enjoy.

Meep has thoughts on Darwinism at her LiveJournal.

Kyle passes on video of a painful Gospel procession.

The Episcopal Church USA has sort of correct the NYTimes re/the Schori interview. Well, not exactly corrected.

From the UKGuardian: the "Train to America" – an account of Central Americans fighting their way to the US,

A Distant Thunder on YouTube – some of you might recall that this short film is a highly-praised and well-done treatment of the abortion issue. A trailer and short clip are available at the link.

Dawn Eden’s new book The Thrill of the Chaste is coming out next week (although it’s apparently already shipping on Amazon) and Paul Catalanotto’s review – he has links to other related websites as well.

Are you looking for gifts, cards, etc?

Try these:

Gorgeous hand-carved crucifixes.

Fr. Bryce Sibley, whom many of you will remember as a witty and sharp blogger from Louisiana, has a book – Fount of Love: Eucharistic Reflections.

Thomas Craughwell, author of Saints Behaving Badly, has a business: Antique Holy Cards, in which quality reproductions of really quality…er…antique holy cards…are used in Christmas cards and note cards, with more to come. The cards Tom has selected for use are the best. An example:

Let’s Say Thanks: my friend Kathryn sent this to me – an initiative from IBM in which you can select a card (e-card, I think) to be sent to a soldier serving overseas.

Discerning Sainthood: a new blog from two recent converts.