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Team spirit: a college rallies around its greatest fan
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jmcgee
Get a load of this wonderful story from ESPN, about Middlebury College’s biggest fan, and the team players who love him. (Tip: keep a tissue handy for this one!) H/T Concord Pastor.
In other pope news…
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jmcgee
Seems AP buried the lead. Here’s the really interesting stuff. From AP’s report on the new book about the pope, you’ll find this in the last two paragraphs: In the book, Benedict also offers insights into his private life, saying he enjoys watching TV at home in the evenings with his secretaries and the four…
Report: pope says condoms acceptable “in certain cases” — UPDATED
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jmcgee
Don’t be surprised if the Vatican begins “clarifying” these remarks soon. But here’s what’s being reported at this hour: Pope Benedict XVI says that condom use is acceptable “in certain cases”, notably “to reduce the risk of infection” with HIV, in a book due out Tuesday, apparently softening his once hardline stance. In a series…
The surprising link between the new cardinals and deacons
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jmcgee
How cool is this? From the ever-observant Deacon Bill: I was doing a little surfing about the events and came across the liturgical aid used at this morning’s ceremony… …To my great surprise, of all the artwork available to the Vatican’s liturgical planners for this event, they chose to use several images of “The Dalmatic…
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