“You’re Japanese?” she said. “I met a lot of Japanese in Australia. They’re a clever people.” She shook her head sadly. Then she gazed out past the fields, almost like she could make out Australia just past the horizon. “Visit again sometime,” she said. “It’s quiet here...
Because I’m way too lazy to make up a different formula or even pick up a different spray bottle, I use the 50/50 vinegar spray on the bathroom mirror. Spray on, buff off with a dry cloth. Works fine. Same goes for our mystery metal Ikea garbage can. (Amendment as per Donna’s ...
while writing his lecture (now available as a pamphlet). Its core idea of 21st Century Enlightenment wasfirst discussed in a blog post a few months ago. Since then the essay text has been debated and challenged, pulled apart and added to, not only on Matthew’s blog, but also on awiki...
claiming that the COVID-19 vaccines were God’s literal “answer to prayer”and urging faith leaders to believe thatpushing the shots was a “love your neighbor moment.”
It will be planted when Catholics offer a word of explanation about their faith, when they loan a Catholic book or donate a Catholic magazine or pamphlet to their friends outside the fold. If we turn to the right or to the left of us, we are rubbing shoulders with people who never ...
But during these years I was still "going to school" -- in the way I had decided was best for me -- acquiring knowledge of my chosen field, gaining experience, preparing myself to make BIG MONEY later. In my foolish conceit of those days, I was cocksure that I was headed for ...
Fast forward 90 minutes. I had to get this done. This time, I brought my two year-old with me — just to make it more interesting. Also, it began to rain heavily, thereby ruining any slim chance I had of a decent license photo. This is the real tragedy of the story. ...
Down, but Not Out: How to Get Up When Life Knocks You Down WAYNE A. MACK Do circumstances control you? Do you worry about your next career move? Are you over- worked or missing deadlines? Life is full of prob- lems that can bring us down. As Christians, however, we know that ...
The Holy rosary is a set of prayer beads used to perform a special type of Christian prayer. The Holy rosary is generally associated with Roman Catholic tradition, though other Christian churches are known to occasionally use it as well...