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April 2008



Pope Benedict

Tuesday, 22 April 2008 10:45 A GMT-06
Did anyone else follow the Pope's visit?  I don't know why, but I was drawn to reading some of his speeches and sermons.  Amy Welborn did excellent coverage.  I like this from his sermon to the youth gathering."At times, h

Peace and love

Tuesday, 22 April 2008 8:38 A GMT-06
"But our courteous Lord willeth not that His servants despair, for often nor for grievous falling: for our falling hindereth not Him to love us. Peace and love are ever in us, being and working; but we be not alway in peace and in love.&quo

Speaking of hope

Tuesday, 15 April 2008 9:56 P GMT-06
"Let us say once again: we need the greater and lesser hopes that keep us going day by day. But these are not enough without the great hope, which must surpass everything else. This great hope can only be God, who encompasses the whole of realit

Joy is not dependent on circumstances

Tuesday, 15 April 2008 9:19 A GMT-06
This, from my new church which I have not been able to attend for the past few weeks, is so good it makes me weep.  It is truly speaking to all the questions and struggles I have right now.  To me, this is exactly what I need in a church (b

The American we pay for and tolerate part 2

Thursday, 10 April 2008 10:41 A GMT-06
David Simon said, "We are a culture without the will to seriously examine our own problems. We eschew that which is complex, contradictory or confusing. As a culture, we seek simple solutions. We enjoy being provoked and titillated, but resist t

Back from vacation

Wednesday, 2 April 2008 10:04 A GMT-06
I was in NJ for Easter visiting family.  My grandfather's church was half empty (or half full, depending on how you look at it) for Easter, and I was stunned.  I don't know what to think about that right now, and I don't feel li