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Praise God, from whom all chickens flow
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jmcgee
The fast food chain Chick-fil-A had a banner year, and decided to give credit where credit is due: Fast-food chain Chick-fil-A celebrated its 42nd year of consecutive sales growth Tuesday with praise to God. “Chick-fil-A has truly been blessed to have had another year of sales growth during these difficult economic times,” stated Chick-fil-A President…
Meet the Super Bowl chaplains
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jmcgee
Of course, any team named the Saints would have a priest on board. But the Colts? Details: Sunday’s Super Bowl contenders have been well-coached–both in football and in spiritual fitness. The Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints each include a Catholic priest on their chaplaincy rosters, and they have played an instrumental role in helping…
For Groundhog Day
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jmcgee
Okay. To mark the occasion, that terrific movie’s recurring, haunting and unbelievably annoying anthem — in what may be its definitive performance. This is a television classic: Sonny & Cher’s reunion on Letterman’s old show in 1987. I remember seeing it then, and thinking: “This is history in the making.” Indeed. It gets better with…
Looking “Up”: Scenes from a marriage in just four minutes
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jmcgee
I was heartened to see that the wonderful Disney/Pixar film “Up” nabbed an Oscar nomination for Best Picture — and deservedly so. Trolling around on YouTube I found this lovely scene from the film, which distills the heart and soul of a long marriage down to just four poignant, bittersweet, silent minutes. Hopes and disappointments,…
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