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Great: the book of Job cleverly explained; why is there suffering?
Sent around to my men's Saturday AM group. This is excellent. Hit the "watch on youtube" link for the big screen. 11 minutes long. …overview video on the book of Job, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Job explores the difficult question of God's relationship to human…
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Chinchilla Madness! Strider gets a new lava ledge
Anything to get minds off the depressing current news. These are the first chinchilla pix I posted in quite awhile. New lava ledges installed for the chins (all six of them – I must be out of my mind…) and here’s some pictures Brigid took of Strider inspecting his. More than sitting on them, they…
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Further proof for the existence of God; Cuomo stripped of his Emmy Award
Yes, another demonstration that ultimately it is a just universe. Multiple reports and the one below from NBC. Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is no longer an Emmy winner after his award was rescinded, with the international TV academy citing his resignation after a report found that he had sexually harassed 11 women. "The…
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Saints: Catholic nuns staying in Afghanistan – working with disabled children
And they hope to expand what they are doing. Sisters Teresia Crasta, 50, an Indian from the Institute of the Child Mary, and Shahnaz Bhatti, a Sister of Charity of St Joan Antida from Pakistan, work at the Pro Bambini di Kabul (Pbk) school, started by an organization founded in response to John Paul IIs…
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Sen. Ben Sasse on the Abandoning Bagram air base – “‘stupidest’ military blunder in US history”
There’s nothing this guy says that I disagree with. I love his last line.
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One Maryknoll sister; a lifetime of service
This is an obituary linked by Ossining Patch. I'm glad they publish these. Sr. Dolores Rosso entered Maryknoll in 1943, at the age of 19. Went into eternal life last month after 77 years of service. Well worth taking two minutes to read about her life. She was born on February 22nd, 1924 in Philadelphia,…
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Jesuit outreach receives $20 million from Jeff Bezos ex
Great. Mackenzie Scott. And she's remarried a school teacher after 25 years of marriage and four children (one daughter adopted from China) with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Here's the recipient group – this link is a three minute video – Homeboy Industries 2020 | Stories Behind the Mission And an article from the Jesuit…
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One of many tragedies – Afghan adoptions
One story of no doubt many tragedies now and to come – as the family is trying to adopt a 10 year old relative.
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Jesuits, Missionaries of Charity, stranded in Afghanistan
This from Vatican News. It seems they are Indian. There is a bit more if you hit the link as the priests describe the chaos. Thanks to Ray for sending me this. Four Missionaries of Charity (MC) nuns are also stranded in Afghanistan and will probably be moved to their countries, UCA News reported. “Our…