Daily Archives: 21 November 2007

Snacking on the Word: 2 Samuel 5:1

This weekend’s first reading contains a sliver of insight on the relationship of a people to their king: All the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron and said: “Here we are, your bone and your flesh. I was … Continue reading

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Planes and Moving Shadows

The Cassini web page posted this nice color image of Saturn from 1.6 million miles away. You can detect the moons Tethys (brighter and “above” the rings) and Mimas (“below”) easily. Mimas’s shadow hits the bluish cloudtops on the planet’s … Continue reading

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