( The Introduction to This Series ) Pax I have to start by saying that I’m not exactly sure how to write this “series”. It’s not that I’m writing for anyone in particular, other than myself, so I apologize to those who have the patience to go through this with me. My grammar/spelling will not be perfect, my sentences will probably run together, and my thoughts will, at ...
So, I didn’t go to church this morning. Anyone who knows me knows that I hatemornings in general and that I regard the act of getting up for church as a mortification of the flesh at the best of times, but this morning was worse. First of all, Mom and I had stayed up really late last night so that she could watch her Christmas present—Julie and Julia—and second of all, I had been ...
Madhu just took me to the very beautiful Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul . The gilded cross atop the dome beckons to the faithful (and the tourists): My irreverent mind, of course, immediately added "Mary" to Peter and Paul and flew off to "Puff the Magic Dragon"...see this audience-inclusive rendition by the group: Mary of the group recently passed ...
I am unable to believe of any possible, rational ground why there would be a showing of the picture `` Milk '' on the premises of a Catholic parish. Yet, I am able to consider of several disgusting, irrationalgrounds - the most obvious of which being that, stated parish being the one that functions the local collegestudent, this was a ( rattlingly ) misguided effort to mentor ' or formalise '...
Contrary to Pres. Arroyo 's statement that the confirmation of Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Understanding ( JPEPA ) will protect the state from the worldwide fiscal crisis, research grouping IBON Foundation tells it will do the land more vulnerable to economical dazes. JPEPA and similar free trade trades farther opens the local economy to more foreign loot and drags the state to...
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The Christ Mass concertimmediately prior to the midnight mass at St. Gabriel's was fantastic and traditional and reverent. To lighten things up at the end, the choir director introduced this "9th century Latin chant": Rudolphus rubrinasus fulgentissimo naso, vidisti et si eum dicas quoque candere. Omnes tarandi ceteri ridebant vocantes nomina; non sinebant Rudolphum interesse ludentes. Olim...