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Remembering Romero
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jmcgee
El Salvador made history today, three decades after the bloody event that gave the 20th century one of its most famous martyrs: Thirty years after Archbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated as he celebrated Mass, a divided Salvadoran society still struggles over his legacy and the failure of authorities to punish the killers. For the first…
The odd couple: Nancy Pelosi and St. Joseph
By
jmcgee
Um, isn’t that feast she’s talking about in May? I’m just sayin’ …
St. Joseph’s Day, 2010: real estate’s best friend
By
jmcgee
With the housing market being what it is, more people are turning to everybody’s most venerated father and carpenter to help sell their homes. One take on the subject: Saint Joseph is known as the patron saint of this industry. I don’t think that this is his official stature in the church, but practically every…
St. Joe
By
jmcgee
For the beloved saint’s feast day, here’s a striking and unusual image of the carpenter and his young son, by artist John Collier. Doesn’t he look a little like Patrick Stewart? H/T Dymphna.
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