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Our Lady of Sorrows
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jmcgee
Image: “The Holy Virgin in Old Age” by James Tissot Can the human heart refrain from partaking in her pain, in that Mother’s pain untold? Bruised, derided, cursed, defiled, she beheld her tender Child All with bloody scourges rent. For the sins of His own nation, saw Him hang in desolation, Till His spirit forth He…
The way we were: the Twin Towers before 9/11
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jmcgee
This video archive shows what would become Ground Zero long before it was a target — and captures the sweet banality of life in the World Trade Center. There’s something inexplicably haunting and poignant about it all. For another spin on the city, and the Twin Towers, there’s the video below, a favorite song of…
“Where the streets have no name…”
By
jmcgee
Ahead of the anniversary of 9/11, this remains one of the most powerful tributes. It never fails to move me, no matter how many times I’ve seen it:. the stunning performance by Bono and U2 at the 2002 Super Bowl in New Orleans. Listen closely near the beginning and you’ll hear Bono say, “Lord, open…
Can’t get that song out of your head?
By
jmcgee
Help is here. A couple minutes with this website and you’ll be good as new. You can thank me later. (Excuse me now. I need to do the Macarena…)
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