Antidotes

I have noticed, in the last year or two, that congregations in the Melkite and Romanian parishes we visit have started exchanging the Holy Howdy, aka the Kiss of Peace, a misnomer if ever there was one for the disruption introduced into the Roman rite in the 70s. I don’t know how widespread the practice [...]

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Recent Sunday Night Journals

I never got around to posting a link to the last two journals, September 14 and 21. I think I’m going to stop posting those links altogether, because I don’t think they get used all that often. Most likely anyone who’s interested will check on my blog, to which there’s a link in the sidebar, [...]

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Ungodly

I do not have much knowledge about finance, either on the personal or the international level. But I do have certain instincts, which time has proven to be trustworthy. Thus, years ago, when we were shopping for a house, a realtor told us that we could buy a much bigger and spiffier home if we [...]

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Prayer Request

[note: I just saw this in the comments on a previous post and am giving it its own post for obvious reasons. --mh] Kev Hall, whom some of you may know of as an orthodox Catholic active on behalf of peace, asked for urgent prayers for his daughter who was injured in a car accident. [...]

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Sunday Night Journal 9/7/2008

Arguing Conservatism —Maclin Horton

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John and Sarah and Juli

I know I said, the last time I wrote about politics, that “barring some unexpected development” I probably wouldn’t have much more to say on the subject. Well, there have been two unexpected developments. The first of these is the nomination of Sarah Palin as McCain’s running mate. The second is the surprising enthusiasm for [...]

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Daniel Joseph

Well, it is over. After a difficult and worrisome nine months and a delivery that was nothing short of surreal we are home, with a beautiful perfect baby. He spends most of his time sleeping and nursing, but I’m not falling for it, not after telling everyone that Michael, at two weeks, was a quiet [...]

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Sunday Night Journal — 8/31/2008

Tapeworms and Hurricanes —Maclin Horton

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(Maternal) Labor Day Update

I just got a call from Daniel. They have a new baby, a blonde-haired boy, not yet named. Mother and baby are both doing fine although the circumstances (hospital room, bright lights, medications, etc.) were not what Michelle has been accustomed to and would have preferred. He says he’ll post something more in a day [...]

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