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Pope Francis final public appearance – Easter
Before a packed crowd in St. Peter’s Square. At the end there’s a short video of JD Vance visit with him several days ago.
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Easter/Resurrection pictures that were sent to me.
Easter Monday, with a few more pictures – these sent to me by people & publications. And here’s what I posted yesterday – Redux: The Resurrection: Four Artists from M.P. The Carmelite sisters From N B – John Ch. 20, Peter and the Beloved Disciple running to the empty tomb From the Knights of Columbus…
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Redux: The Resurrection: Four Artists
I went back to find which Easter I had first had the thought to post some artists renditions of the Resurrection. Turns out it was April 12th, 2009. I’ve reposted the whole thing below. And below it all is a picture I came across from a posting in 2010, taken by Lauren, the daughter of…
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Bishop Barron – evidence for the Resurrection
I am skeptical myself that the shroud is the authentic shroud around Jesus. I think there is much better evidence.
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Good Friday Pax Christi Stations; NYC
Pax Christi is the Catholic peace organization and this was their 43rd annual Good Friday Stations of the Cross, across Manhattan. Starts near the UN and crosses 42nd St to Holy Cross Church between 8th and 9th Avenue. Since the early nineties Brigid and I have done the stations most years, with a handful missed…
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Good Friday art: Tintoretto “The King of a Kingdom”
This is the cover art from the Holy Week Magnificat prayerbook. The text below discusses the painter and the piece of art. Below the text is the full painting from which this is taken. Tintoretto (1518–1594) is probably the greatest painter of the trinity of artists that dominated Venice in the 16th century—better even than…
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WSJ: John Kerry supports Trump on striking deal with Iran
John Kerry was the Secretary of State when the Obama Administration cut their very controversial deal with Iran in July, 2015. I've excerpted the keys from his op ed in yesterday's Wall Street Journal (He starts his column by explaining why this could not have been done in 2015) below the link. And I took…
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Smithsonian – Left handedness linked to rare genetic variants (I’m – mostly – a leftie)
I am left handed with two variations – I bat rightie and my dominant kicking leg is right. And now I'm even more special! Rare Genetic Variants That May Be Linked to Left-Handedness Around 90 percent of people are right-handed, and 10 percent are left-handed. Which hand people rely on is a result of brain…
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“Life is Unfair” comment. Goes along with my t shirt
Perfect match! “It is amazing how any people still fall for the argument that, if life is unfair, the answer is to turn more money and power over to politicians. Since life has always been unfair, for thousands of years and in countries around the world, where does that lead us?”— Thomas Sowell
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Sad chinchilla news: Rylia is on hospice at home
Our most Feisty – some might say ornery – eight year old chinchilla Rylia has a tooth problem (they are growing backwards!) and nothing can be done abut it. It was discovered last Monday evening when the crowd returned from England after their six day stay. I was chin sitting but not my fault! It…