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Quotes
These African martyrs herald the dawn of a new age. If only the mind of man might be directed not towards persecutions and religious conflicts but towards a rebirth of Christianity and civilisation! (Pope...
Nota in Brevis
An (Open) Letter to My Township
(Here, should it prove in any way useful, is a letter I wrote to my own local township on their decision to exhibit the 'pride' flag. Oddly, the motion to fly the actual flag...
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Two Magnificats for Mary
On thisĀ feast of the Visitation, the last day of May, here are two musical renditions of the Magnificat, which Mary says - sings? - in today's Gospel:
The first, J.S. Bach's magnificent rendering of Our...
Quotes
Every man gives his life for what he believes. Every woman gives her life for what she believes. Sometimes people believe in little or nothing, nevertheless they give up their lives to that little...
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Come, O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithful! Enkindle in them the fire of Thy love! Send forth Thy Spirit and they shall be created - and Thou shalt renew the face...
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Cheerfulness strengthens the heart and makes us persevere in a good life; wherefore the servant of God ought always to be in good spirits (Saint Philip Neri, +1595)
Nota in Brevis
What Happens in a Debt Default?
The short answer is, no one really knows, and we'll be flying by the seat of our pants shoud Congress not come to some sort of deal on the debt ceiling. Big-fish Wall Street...
