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Happy. Southern. Catholic. - Time for Reflections
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Brian H. Gill
I was born in 1951. I'm a husband, father and grandfather. One of the kids graduated from college in December, 2008, and is helping her husband run businesses and raise my granddaughter; another is a cartoonist and artist; #3 daughter is a writer; my son is developing a digital game with #3 and #1 daughters. I'm also a writer and artist.
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A New Page: Content From Vatican News
I’ve added a new page: Current Vatican News Video, and added a link to this blog’s navigation bar, between Blogroll+ and Privacy Policy. Along with the Vatican News widget’s content, I talked about why I’ve added it.
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Nine Deaths in Florida: a Few Facts; Dignity and Respect
By now, I figure nearly everyone who understands English and is even mildly interested in current events knows that a private business jet crashed in Florida yesterday. [I described the LearJet 60 as a “private” jet when writing this, later … Continue reading
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Halloween, All Souls’ Day, Samhain, and the Big Picture
Videos with “Samhain” in the title have been showing up on YouTube.com lately. So have Halloween-themed items. With a little digging, I could probably find someone going ballistic over this year’s interest in Samhain and/or Halloween. Then I could either … Continue reading
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The Rosary: Very, Very Briefly
I’d prefer saying more about the rosary. But it’s been an eventful week here, so you’re in luck: I’ll chatter on a bit, link to the best ‘how to pray the rosary’ resource I’ve found, and call it a day. … Continue reading
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“A Peace We Do Not Have to Solve”
Stuff happens: which is hardly an original thought. Sometimes we could have avoided whatever happened. Sometimes: like I said, stuff happens. And would have happened no matter what we did. How we react to what happens, that’s something we can … Continue reading
