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Thursday, July 9 2009 5:52 PM

Summer in Texas = Life in hell

I just went out into the backyard to admire the new back steps a carpenter built for us, and I could barely stand to be out there for more than a minute. It's 103 degrees here in Dallas this afternoon. It's going to be this hot every day this week. And it's only July. Just wait till August. Yesterday,...

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What do converts want?

Date: 09/16/2008

I blogged earlier this summer about an excellent lecture Terry Mattingly had given to a conference of Orthodox clergy and laity, on the topic "What Do The Converts Want?" It was aimed at an Orthodox audience, but much of it applies to many Catholic converts as well. I've posted the entire text in the extended entry, but I wanted to highlight this part: On one level, many Orthodox converts are ...

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