Daily Archives: 20 October 2008

Mercury Monday 3

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Get up before sunup and look for the solar system’s smallest and innermost planet. I’ve seem Mercury three times: once in transit when its black disk crossed the face of the sun in 1974, once about eight years ago on … Continue reading →

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Dismissal

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CNS reports more tweaking in the Order of Mass may be ahead. Three options for the final dismissal: — “Ite ad Evangelium Domini annuntiandum” (Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord).   — “Ite in pace, glorificando vita vestra … Continue reading →

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PCS 42-43: Caring for the Sick, A Ministry

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Thanks for your patience on the interruption of the series on the Pastoral Care of the Sick. Our earlier posts covered the “General Introduction,” the catch-all portion of the rite that gives general principles and some of the reasons why … Continue reading →

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Variations in Tan, Yellow, and Gray

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Cassini’s imaging systems continue to offer up the glory of God’s creation in the outer solar system. Above is today’s feature image on the Cassini site, the icy moon Rhea in the foreground with Saturn and a near-edge-on view of … Continue reading →

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