Lent Brain

From Steven Robinson: http://pithlessthoughts.blogspot.com/

I hasten to add that aside from the wings, my brain really doesn’t look like this; some grilled chicken, maybe, a little yogurt…

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A Blessed St Patrick’s Day

Happy St Patrick’s Day! All the Byzantine Catholic bishops have granted a Lenten dispensation, as so many of their flock are of the Celtic persuasion. Including this one. So I will be partaking of corned beef and cabbage, with a wee nip of Irish whiskey, a welcome relief (and we are barely more than a week into Great Lent)…

The icon is by Father Luke Dingman, whose work can be seen here: http://www.lukedingman.com/

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Good Works: Bethesda the House of Mercy

A lay apostolate founded by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, offering post-abortion healing: http://www.bethesdahouseofmercy.org/home.html

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The Case for Luddism (Regarding Nuclear Power)

 From CounterPunch: CounterPunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names.

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