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Life, Health, and Making Sense

What with writing down what I consider reasonable health care if I am unable to communicate, running a fever that finally fizzled this week — and being aware of our current pope’s state of health — maladies and medicine have … Continue reading →

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The Pope, Headlines, Words, and Miracles: Briefly

I’m not making a habit of frequent posts. But I’m rather pope-conscious this week. The three-minute video says our pope is doing well, under the circumstances, and that it’s “business as usual” at Gemelli Hospital, except for the Pope recovering … Continue reading →

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Pope Leo XIV: Surgery Today

Update: October 13, 2026, 11:12 p.m. Minnesota time. Pope Leo XIV is out of surgery. He’s short part of his right lung, but otherwise okay. This is good news, but I figure prayer is still a good idea. At the … Continue reading →

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My Health Care Directive: Being Specific

I’ve been distracted this week. Wednesday morning I got and started reading documents involved in setting up family property/estate/whatever arrangements for at least the next generation. I was part-way through the last document when a video conference with the lawyer … Continue reading →

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Lenten Misery Misses the Point

It’s Lent and I’m a Catholic. So how come I’m not sitting in some dark corner, reflecting on doom, gloom, and how perfectly rotten I am? Or at least moaning and wringing my hands over the world’s dreadfully dire state: … Continue reading →

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