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The cup comes back

Date: 01/01/2010

After weeks of anxiety about the swine flu, at least one U.S. diocese will be bringing back the communion chalice. From the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: Last fall, it was a sign of the season - the flu season, that is. Area Roman Catholic churches stopped offering communion wine from the common cup during Mass for fear of spreading the H1N1 virus. Although public health official ...

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The Health Lessons of 2009

Date: 12/28/2009

Swine flu and health care and loss...oh my! In retrospect, 2009 sounds pretty dismal, especially when we look back it through the lens of health.  Let's take inventory, shall we?  Pandemic disease confused and sickened up.  Toxic chemicals and bacteria threatened and poisoned us.  A national political debate angered and frustrated us.  And cancer and other disease ...

Related Topics: 2009 Roundup, Celebrities, Health Care, Physical Health, Swine Flu

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Facebook Status Updates: Family (#5) and Religion (#15)

Date: 12/28/2009

What's "Memology"? If you're an avid Facebook user, you may already know that the term "refers to the study of how 'memes,' or new ideas and trends, are spreading on Facebook." One area of concentration by Facebook's data analysis team ( as reported in the Facebook blog ) focuses on the status update, and what terms appear in those updates the most. While the #1 spot belonged to discussion of Face ...

Related Topics: Facebook, Family, Religion, Religious Terminology, Social Media, Status Updates, Blog 87

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The Year in Blogging, Part 1

Date: 12/11/2009

Who's up for a year-in-review blog recap? OK, put your hands down. I've gained a lot of new readers in recent months, so this might be a great opportunity for you to find some of the stuff you may have missed. Regular readers? Stay tuned until the end. It's your chance to give your own opinion about any of your best-loved or not-liked-at-all posts. January In January I shared my goals for ...