Well, today was Blair’s visit. I’ve not joined in the feverish he’s-about-to-convert speculation because, well, it’s coming from the British press, and who knows. Various stories about the visit linked here. (Blair’s gift to the Pope, seen here, consisted of three photographs of Cardinal John Henry Newman.) From the website of the Society for the…

Will he: eat them? Or are they basically near dead by the time they come up out of the ground? I found 3 today on the tomato plants…I guess it’s their year. I’ve never had a garden here. Well, I’ve never exactly had a garden anywhere. So I don’t know if Cicadas eat tomatoes or…

…meet in NY: At the Democrats for Life conference Wednesday, Oklahoma Democratic state legislator Rebecca Hamilton, who has successfully sponsored legislation to restrict abortion, spoke of the arduous role of being a pro-life Democrat. She said she’d been “attacked about as much as a human being can be attacked by my party.” Recently the Oklahoma…

If you’re looking for place where you can find a good collection of constantly updated Catholic news and commentary links, head to New Advent World Watch. Whoever runs it is hand-picking stories and blog posts to highlight – so it reflects that person’s interests, but it does have a focus and would maybe catch things…

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