Tag Archives: Personal

A Very Rare Way to Commit Suicide


Demographic Suicide | George Weigel | First Things Ten years ago, after my meditation on Europe, The Cube and the Cathedral, had appeared in several languages, I was invited to speak to members of the European Parliament in Brussels. There, … Continue reading

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Scientists Revived the Spanish Flu Virus, Source of Worst Pandemic in History


Scientists Revived the Spanish Flu Virus, What Could Go Wrong? Alex Santoso • Sunday, January 21, 2007 at 3:42 AM   [I know this is not new history. My father was 17 in 1918 when this started and was working in … Continue reading

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Orphans, 8th Graders, and Art! Wow!


(5 photos) five of the kids’ work here How about 8th graders tackling a complicated, difficult and really helpful project.  Introduced to orphans from Mexico, the kids committed to making a personal item which each orphan will have. It is … Continue reading

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Amazing new picture of Saturn


Published November 13, 2013 (I have always been a space junkie.  I will never ride a space ship, but the new pictures now available of our solar system and universe give me goose bumps. Fr. Orthohippo)                                                   FoxNews.com July 19, … Continue reading

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WHO ARE YOU? THE MEMORY PROJECT


WHO AM I? Update at end of post– Five times a week, I spend the school day with 7th and 8th grade French and Art students. I actually enjoy this time.  Today, in second year art, I became most attentive, … Continue reading

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Early Christianity in Sri Lanka and India


Early Christianity in Sri Lanka and India and Issues of Identity Sri Lanka (Ceylon) is a remarkable place to visit.  On a train ride from Columbo up to Kandy town, I watched a family, unlike all our American readers, mount … Continue reading

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OLD AGE IS THE FULFILMENT, NOT THE DECLINE, OF LIFE


Italian English French Spanish V.I.S.| Receive V.I.S. free of charge | V.I.S. calendar 1/10/2013 ARCHBISHOP ZIMOWSKI: OLD AGE IS THE FULFILMENT, NOT THE DECLINE, OF LIFE Vatican City, 1 October 2013 (VIS) – The “International Day of Older Persons” is … Continue reading

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AND YOU THOUGHT MOVIES WERE EXCITING? Try this at your church service!


What can happen at church during communion. It did happen at our Church today. One of our members suffered a heart stoppage. A nurse, sitting behind, performing instantly and very well, began administering CPR assisted by her husband and another … Continue reading

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How Valid are Contract Morality Clauses


Fired lesbian teacher fights to get job at Catholic high school back A gym teacher at a Catholic school in Ohio claims she was fired after 19 years on the job because her mother’s obituary, published in a local newspaper, … Continue reading

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