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Nice little piece from NCR(eporter) about an encounter on the NY subway. There I was, minding my own business. I was alone in New York City subway car — the F-train, to be specific — reading St. Teresa of Avila’s Interior Castle, a great read for those interminably long commutes into the city. I was…

…of commentors. For you enjoyment, I present to you this web page featuring the art of regular commentor hieronymous. It’s really fascinating stuff..

Fight breaks out at Ohio shrine Fights broke out during the annual Feast of the Assumption pilgrimage in Carey Sunday afternoon at the Our Lady of Consolation Shrine. The religious event is supposed to bring thousands of people together to honor the Virgin Mary, which falls on every Aug. 15. The annual event was interuppted…

…in which I appreciate this Pope. Number 73: this interview with Vatican Radio: “ Holy Father, can you tell me what you would like to transmit to the youth of the world? What is the main issue you would like to “bring about”? Yes – I would like to show them how beautiful it is…

…on my rocket-like rise to fame, which as of today includes a decisive victory in a Turner Classic Movies mall tour trivia contest. Oh, yeah. Had to buy some school shirts at Sears, so we stopped by the display of this touring promotion – a few costumes from Gone With the Wind, A Star is…

…but don’t ever feel the need to pay this much for one of them.

Following are links related to WYD-news. Mark this post as a favorite and return for WYD news from the ground: The official WYD page The schedule for the week The Vatican WYD page Vatican Radio coverage EWTN Coverage Page WYD official webcam at Marienfeld, the site of the closing ceremonies next Sunday Drew Mariani will…

I’ve still not gathered all of my links, but will work on that today, and have it up by late this afternoon. But you can get started by checking out Tim Drake, who’s on the ground, after a rocky start. One of his initial observations: The anti-Catholic groups are present as well. There seem to…

..about the propriety, etc. of posting and discussing the Monsignor Clark situation. Long-time readers could probably write my answer for me. This is a newsy-kind of blog, I guard comments very, very carefully, etc. But as I was perusing my referral log tonight, I noticed something – I’m getting at least one hit a minute…

Malkin rounds up the news on the NARAL/Roberts ad debacle. With an unintentionally humorous quote from a Milwaukee SJournal ntinel editorial: So defamatory was the TV spot that some abortion-rights groups joined conservatives in rejecting it. As a result of these protests, NARAL pulled the ad Thursday night. That was a necessary but insufficient response.…

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