Daily Archives: 7 September 2007

“The Light of Christ and the Church”: Cardinal Kasper at Sibiu

(This is Neil.) As I write, the Pope is in Austria for the 850th anniversary of the Shrine of Mariazell. And the Ecumenical Patriarch is in Greenland for a symposium on “Religion, Science, and the Environment.” I am sure that … Continue reading

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Women’s War Bonnets

These two coins are curiosities. The one on the left you probably don’t know. It’s the ten dollar gold piece designed by the famous sculptor Augustus Saint Gaudens during the TR administration. Roosevelt wanted to upgrade the designs on American … Continue reading

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