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Beirut Blast: Ammonium Nitrate and Human Nature

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Brian H. Gill

Update (August 12, 2020) “Beirut port resumes partial operations a week after explosion” Al Jazeera (August 12, 2020) “…According to Lebanon’s caretaker economy minister, the port is now operating to unload vessels for merchants. “‘There are 12 cranes out of … Continue reading →

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Floyd, Signs and Statues

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Brian H. Gill

Derek Chauvin, a police officer, killed George Floyd about a month ago. I don’t know whether a court will call that homicide a murder, or assign some other label. I do know that there was and is no apparent excuse … Continue reading →

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Something Wonderful

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Brian H. Gill

(St. Paul’s church in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. Mass times for 2020 Easter’s live video.) I’ve written about our Lord’s execution and death a few times. But not, if memory serves, leading with an excerpt from the fourth paragraph of “A … Continue reading →

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Pandemic Perspectives

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Brian H. Gill

NOTE (November 28, 2022)This was written in March of 2020.But it was about pandemics and people in general, so most of it is still ‘up to date.’ COVID-19, a coronavirus disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, is still spreading. Thousands … Continue reading →

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The Baptism of Jesus, and My Kids

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Brian H. Gill

Last week I said “we celebrate our Lord’s adoration by the magi, his baptism and the wedding feast at Cana.” I’d been talking about Epiphany. So how come this Sunday is the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord? It … Continue reading →

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