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AND then came the outpouring: for weeks after, people I barely knew would come into my office, gently shut the door and burst into tears. I heard stories of single and serial miscarriages, pregnancies carried nearly to full term, stillbirths — all the lost, lost children. Grief hauled about, and nowhere to put it down.…

Prickly, perhaps, though. Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Again. (Come on people. I think I walked about three miles, big chunks of it uphill.) I’m telling you, this was the fourth visit to this place, and I discovered yet even more previously hidden nooks and crannies. Today’s revelation: Did you know that okra plants are enormous? As…

As most of you know, Pope Benedict spent last weekend in France – in Paris, first, then in Lourdes. As per usual, the homilies and other talks he gave were rich and resonant. Much on which to meditate and ponder. Sander Magister gives a taste of what he said in this piece – with an…

Rome office: My son is in Rome doing a 1-month TEFL certification program. The first day of class he sits down next to a young woman.  Class begins, the students introduce themselves. The young woman sitting next to David is an alumna of a small Midwestern liberal arts college. She is also a graduate of Homestead…
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