Worldwide and in the Church…violence, winds of war, liturgical questions and arguments (now there’s something new for you), and much more…but I’m still not done with my thing that was due on Wednesday, and I’m laboring under the burdens of 1)lots of people in the house and 2)stress over David’s trip. I think the housing…

From the Vatican: Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano today made the following declaration on Vatican Radio:   "The news we are receiving from the Middle East is certainly worrying.   "The Holy Father Benedict XVI and all his collaborators are following with great attention the latest dramatic episodes, which risk degenerating into a conflict…

Blogger Danielle Bean has an update, courtesy of a relative, on the family of Joshua Schmiedicke, son of Regina Doman Schmiedicke and Andrew Schmiedicke. There is report of the wake and funeral, and a suggestion for donations.  At the FoxNews site, regular contributor Fr. Jonathan Morris writes about the tragedy and Regina’s eulogy of her…

My son David has been here all week, having returned the Peru trip with Katie, and driven them down from the Detroit airport on Monday. He’s going back to VA tomorrow morning, then moving into his own apartment down there on Sunday, then going to England in a couple of weeks. So…today, his last day…

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