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Tag Archives: death
Daylight Saving Time: A Modest Proposal
Perhaps I should remember my station, and be respectfully silent before the weekend’s mighty display of power and glory. I am, after all, but one of those who live neither in the Northeast megalopolis nor the shining lands of San … Continue reading
Death in Las Vegas, and Life
Update, January 19, 2018: The investigation is still in progress. So far it looks like the person who decided to kill others acted on his own, paid for everything used, and left no obvious clue for his reasons. I could … Continue reading
Death in Manchester
(From European Press Agency , via BBC News, used w/o permission.) (“Thousands attended a vigil in Manchester earlier” (BBC News) Manchester is England’s second-largest urban center, in terms of population. At around 10:30 Monday night, something like 21,000 folks — … Continue reading
Emmaus: Looking Back and Ahead
We hear about the ‘road to Emmaus’ event in today’s Gospel, Luke 24:13–35. There’s been speculation about why folks didn’t recognized Jesus at first, after Golgotha. It wasn’t just the ‘road to Emmaus’ thing. Paul lists some of our Lord’s … Continue reading
The Eighth Day: Two Millennia and Counting
Easter is when we celebrate “the crowning truth of our faith in Christ.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 638) It’s among the top major events so far. Depending on how you count them, there have been only three to six: … Continue reading
