Daily Archives: 22 May 2013

NFL Season

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When I first began to follow pro football in 1971, I remember fourteen regular season games, six pre-season games, and eight teams in the playoffs. The Super Bowl was in mid-January, either in Miami, New Orleans, or Los Angeles. After … Continue reading →

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Coffee

Posted on 22 May 2013 by

Since my big-loss diet of almost two years ago, I’ve enjoyed being lighter. But I’ve also struggled with the aftermath: putting some pounds back on and taking them off again, confronting my pattern to eat to soothe myself, watching when … Continue reading →

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A Page for Sacrosanctum Concilium

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Sacrosanctum Concilium has joined the list of pages in the header and on the sidebar. I will be cleaning up the individual posts over the next few days, editing out some extraneous remarks and standardizing the format. Feel free to … Continue reading →

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Head of Christ

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This is the face of Christ. Have you encountered him lately? It seems appropriate that people encounter this Christian Petersen sculpture outside of our parish’s reconciliation chapel. There was an interesting discussion on PrayTell touching on that personal relationship with … Continue reading →

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Pacem In Terris 73-74: Participation in Public Life

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How do people take part in civics? It could happen in different ways, depending on the nature of politics and governance in any nation, but it is largely a good thing: 73. A natural consequence of (human) dignity is unquestionably (the) … Continue reading →

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