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Here. Characterizes it as a GOP political tactic, or at least alerts us to the appearance of such. K-Lo responds.

An exchange on the ethics of tube feeding and its withdrawal. One side And the other Ford is to be congratulated on his recognition, shared with the Pope, of the humanity of PVS patients, and on his desire in principle to reject the deliberate ending of their lives. But his arguments in favour of withdrawing…

In The Tablet, Robert Ellsberg writes about what he learned The saints do not teach us how to avoid suffering. Nor do they teach us that suffering makes us happy. What they do show is that it is only along the path of holiness that we can comprehend a type of happiness for which suffering…

Spanish Cathedral moves a statue A statue in a Spanish cathedral showing St James slicing the heads off Moorish invaders is to be removed to avoid causing offence to Muslims. Cathedral authorities in the pilgrim city of Santiago de Compostela, on Spain’s north west coast, plan to move the statue to the museum. Among the…

The Cardinal Newman Society has issued a five year report, collating all of its examination of “culture of death” activities and stances in American Catholic colleges.

Go check out the photo heading the Piraeus blog today The woman in this photo is not, of course, consciously making any religious statement, but my own mind was pulled in that direction by her photo. More specificially, it put into really stark terms, as this blogger says, the distinction between these perspectives. Many try…

Because manuscripts and editing are on my mind, I’m going to tell you a story. I think about six years have passed since this happened, so it’s safe to tell. I still won’t use real names, though. I was still living in Florida at the time, and was in my second full year of freelancing.…

This explains my puzzling Amazon jump this weekend – for a few hours I was even in the top 100 – this is probably why.

That’s about it. I’m about to e-ship the manuscript off to the publisher. This is how it works. You submit your original manuscript, not exactly thrilled, since it’s not perfect, but you are sick of it and ready to give up, and open to suggestions and editing. Sure! You’re open-minded and collaborative. Just in case,…

Tonight in Kalamazoo: Monday, May 3, 2004 “Setting Your Heart on Fire at Every Celebration of the Eucharist” Michael Dubruiel Author of The How-To Book of the Mass, Praying the Holy Rosary with the Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries, Praying in the Presence of Our Lord with Fulton J. Sheen, and (Mention Your Request…

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