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Laugh or cry?
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awelborn
A little of both, I guess – Kelo v. the saints! St. Louis’ redevelopment agency sued a convent, a saint, a nun and an elderly woman in a wheelchair who has a 999-year lease on Friday, seeking to use eminent domain to condemn a property in the Ice House District north of Soulard. City officials…
Martino and Saddam
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awelborn
Christopher Blosser does the heavy lifting, bringing together some current discussions on Cardinal Martino’s comments on the impending execution of Saddam Hussein and the Church’s teaching on capital punishment. I had said I would be taking a break from blogging during the holiday season, but having returned from vacation I couldn’t help but take an…
The Mystery of the Clerical Detective
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awelborn
Lauren Winner writes about the genre in the WSJ today. I wrote about it several years ago for OSV. I can’t vouch for the hyperlinks on the page, considering how long ago I put up that piece. I’m sure most of them are dead. But…who did it? From my piece: It’s no mystery why priests…
Good News/Bad News
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awelborn
Good News: You look at the eating-averse toddler’s plate and see that it’s basically empty of the spaghetti (sans sauce) he’d been given. Good boy! Food! In stomach! Bad News: You look at the floor.
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