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Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Haters

An amazing number of people spend their lives, or portions of them, hating their neighbors. They begin by...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Reading for January 2, 2011

Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord Reading 1 Is 60:1-6 Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

The New TV Studio Cameras

The new “News” shows are, it is said, going to use TV cameras similar to those used by...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Oneanity vs. Inanity

Today’s date, 1/1/11, has more ones in it until any date until 1/11/11. That date’s number of ones...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Fundamentalism + Catholicism = Catholic…

Many believe that Fundamentalism is, in a word, “weird”. It’s almost impossible for the worldly to keep from...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Reading for January 1, 2011

The Octave Day of Christmas Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God Reading 1 Nm...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

The Death of Robespierre. Time for a Repeat?

Robespierre had killed so many, imprisoned so many, and was about to kill and imprison so many more...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

“Eat the Rich!”

“Eat the Rich!” was a common battle-cry during the French Revolution. The “evil rich” were blamed on every...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

The French Revolution

The French Revolution about which I’m reading in Thiers’ four volume set of the same title, published in...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Today’s Reading Let’s Us Know If…

1 Jn 2:3-11 Beloved: The way we may be sure that we know Jesus is to keep his...