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The Papal Nuncio to Israel: (From the Jerusalem Post) Archbishop Antonio Franco, papal nuncio to Israel, said Tuesday that he personally attempted to intercede with Hamas on behalf of kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit. Franco also called on both Hizbullah and Israel to immediately stop the violence and enter into diplomatic negotiations. "The pope is very…

Judge rules that it was an attempt at intimidation: Lewis denied trying to intimidate Gasper. Lewis said he has sent at least 15 Mass cards to Gasper over the years. "Mr. Gasper is faced with a difficult period of time in his life," Lewis said. "As a Christian and a member of Alcoholics Anonymous, I’m…

Bush vetos stem-cell bill. Photo with WaPo article (at least online) is one from Tuesday (a day before he vetoed it) with Bush standing with McCarrick, Wuerl and the Papal Nuncio. PAPIST THREAT ON OUR SHORES! (Calling Thomas Nast….) (The photo was taken before a dinner at the White House given in McCarrick’s honor) Amid…

Sandro Magister interviews Fr. David Jaeger about the Middle East and analyzes recent statements from Vatican personages. Here’s a statement from the Holy Father from this morning, via the Press Office. It’s only in Italian so far: . Il Santo Padre segue con grande preoccupazione le sorti di tutte le popolazioni interessate ed indice per…

We arose early this morning in order to get downtown in the midst of the morning rush, and indeed we did, with several minutes to spare. Getting our tickets for the nine o’clock ride up, we wandered about the museum that is underneath at what is officially the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. Truly one of…

"Will the pigs eat my head?" (No, they’ll probably be content with the humongous squash they were munching on.) Feeling a bit more confident, being protected by St. George:

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(Click for bigger version) What can we not fight about? Anything???? Photo taken here – at the Missouri Historical Society Museum, in the Lindbergh exhibit. Did almost everything we set out to do – the Cathedral-Basilica, where we had more time to study and explore. Overwhelmed by mosaics, of course. I especially liked, on this…

Mel Gibson is wrapping up the filming of Apocalypto down in Mexico and is donating money to help build homes for folks down there. The 50-year-old director-actor will donate the money through the Rotary Club and Mexico’s family welfare agency, government officials announced Thursday. Officials said the donation will be used to construct homes for…

Or, more properly, my father’s MYF, since he’s Methodist. CT weblog notes a conflict in Albany about a Methodist Church’s youth music night. Shut down for being an illegal nightclub, etc. But what struck me was the nature and lyrics of some of the music. O-kay….
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