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Lights, camera…priests!
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jmcgee
Whether we realize it or not, the figure of a Catholic priest has long played a starring role in the movies. CNS’s David DiCerta explains: In 1915, D.W. Griffith followed up his controversial silent classic “Birth of a Nation” with the ambitious epic “Intolerance,” which prominently featured a Catholic priest administering last rites to a…
“Happy to serve you”: creator of iconic cardboard coffee cup dies
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jmcgee
First the inventor of the trampoline dies, and now this. The creator of a true American icon has gone to the great lunch counter in the sky: It was for decades the most enduring piece of ephemera in New York City and is still among the most recognizable. Trim, blue and white, it fits neatly…
I hope I’m like this when I’m 70
By
jmcgee
Which, now that I think of it, isn’t that long from now… Nonetheless…the lesson here: enjoy the dance of life!
The Lord is my goalie: a homily on hockey
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jmcgee
It’s not every Sunday that a homily finds a connection between hockey and Jesus Christ. But a priest managed to do that last weekend: Father Paul Noble isn’t the only Blue Jackets fan to suggest that players from his favorite team turned a deaf ear to the teachings of former coach Ken Hitchcock. The Gahanna…
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