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We had marvelous weather for most of the week we spent at Drake’s Island. It was hot and sunny, which made the water almost swimmable. Well, it was swimmable for many, but not for me. Been there, done that – Maine ocean temperatures were the only such thing I knew until I was in my 30’s,…

Thanks for your concern about the silence (and mild irritation, I discern). No reason to be! So, we’re back – from Maine. Making new friends, as you can see. We left ten days ago on a leisurely jaunt there, stopping in Cleveland and Niagara Falls, and returned this afternoon on a not-so-leisurely return trip –…

Sweet. 8:00 PM. The Colbert Report. Jean-Baptiste Colbert, contrôleur général of the Kingdoms of France and Navarre and first minister to the Sun-King, brings his distinctive blend of wikiality and mercantilism to the wacky zoo-like forum of American cable news. Today’s segment le møt discusses the truthiness of the Edict of Nantes. Weather and traffic…

Ross Douthat’s take: (After the cut, for those who are unspoiled. Sorry.)

…lest anyone persist in the fantasy that Church Problems = Catholic Problems, take a look at this piece from Christianity Today, a companion piece, almost to William Lobdell’s LATimes piece. Beginning with a small, "casual, hippy-era" (her phrase) church, moving through various pastors there, onto a mega-church, then to an Anglican parish…it never ends. But…

From the Pope’s General Audience, last June: Consequently, we can learn much from St James: promptness in accepting the Lord’s call even when he asks us to leave the "boat" of our human securities, enthusiasm in following him on the paths that he indicates to us over and above any deceptive presumption of our own,…

At First Things, William Doino, Jr. takes on the treatment of Pius XII in Saul Friedlander’s widely-praised history Nazi Germany and the Jews. These are not the only concerns. Relying on the farfetched claims of Susan Zuccotti, Friedlander writes: “Personally he [Pius XII] was not involved in any of the rescue operations throughout Italy. No…

A reader sent along this link to an article about an Iowa couple dedicated to helping a New Mexico school: Some might be heading west on a family vacation, but for Bob and Tess Thompson their trip will be a mission. They are collecting school supplies, computers, bicycles, books, canned food, clothing, kitchen items, linens,…

Several items: From AsiaNews: 50 years of the CPCA: The Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association (CPCA) will celebrate 50 years on August 2. Some 5,000 people have been invited for the occasion, but quite a few of the would-be guests will find the right excuse or the courage not to go. In the meantime, both official…

Some people are a little confused by Kansas City Catholic’s conversing church signs. Are they real? Virtually – Make your own via the Church Sign Generator And generator more with the scores of toys that you can find via the Generator Blog.
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