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Kinfolk, Neighbors, and Living in America

Posted on September 12, 2026 by Brian H. Gill

Change happens, which isn’t a new idea. At all. “Everything changes and nothing stands still”(“πάντα χωρεῖ καὶ οὐδὲν μένει”, quoted by Plato in “Cratylus” (ca. 360 B.C.))(Heraclitus, Wikiquote) This week I’ll be talking about — mentioning, actually — some of … Continue reading →

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Words and Actions Matter

Posted on September 5, 2026 by Brian H. Gill

In the years leading up to World War II, my father was just another Irish kid in Rockford schools. Then an English teacher asked him about his plans. Continue reading →

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Night Watch, Paying Attention, and My Father

Posted on August 29, 2026 by Brian H. Gill

It was just another watch, until they noticed how big the ship they were following looked. Continue reading →

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250 Years: Choosing Law and a Light Yoke

Posted on July 11, 2026 by Fr. Mark Botzet

A tip of the hat to Father Mark Botzet for letting me post his homily from July 5, 2026. I took the liberty of changing some punctuation so that it matches the style of this blog, then adding headings and … Continue reading →

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Independence Day, 250 Years Later

Posted on July 3, 2026 by Brian H. Gill

Two and a half centuries back, quite a few English subjects who were living in colonies strung along North America’s east cast had become fed up. Thoroughly. Like pretty much anything else involving humans, it’s complicated. It wasn’t just paying … Continue reading →

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