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At the library
By
awelborn
Some recent good children’s reads for you: Long-term readers might recall my rhapsodizing a couple of years ago about a wonderful picture book called Adele and Simon by Barbara McClintock. Here’s that post. Well, I’m happy to report that Adele and Simon are back! And they came to visit! The little French siblings have come…
What did you see and hear?
By
awelborn
I decided to resurrect this feature because of the readings and the proximity to the election. Given that the First Reading concerned God’s use of the Persian King Cyrus to do His will and that the Gospel was the “render unto Caesar” passage from Matthew, I wondered if any preachers (Catholic or not – since…
Little Murders
By
awelborn
At the new site, “Public Discourse,” which gave us the excellent piece from Dr. Robert George earlier this week, the text of a speech given today by Archbishop Chaput: It’s a torrent, and it’s powerful stuff. Meanwhile, the basic human rights violation at the heart of abortion – the intentional destruction of an innocent, developing…
Fleeing Mosul
By
awelborn
From the UK Catholic Herald: Around 4,000 Christians have escaped Mosul in northern Iraq to neighbouring villages, creating a potential humanitarian nightmare as winter approaches. Many left without any possessions after receiving written threats, and militants blew up at least three Christian homes after chasing out the owners. The Iraqi government has sent 2,500 additional…
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