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Brian H. Gill
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Tag Archives: idolatry
Olympic Games Tokyo, Stearns County Fair Sauk Centre
The 2020 Summer Olympics and Stearns County Fair are both in progress this weekend. One is an annual agricultural and commerce show, the other is half of a four-year Olympiad; but they’re not entirely different. The COVID-19 pandemic shut both … Continue reading
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Tagged COVID-19, disasters, folklore and myth, history, idolatry, Minnesota, weather
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Another Trip to the Emergency Room
Good news, my son and I had a long chat last Saturday. Not-so-good news, we had it in the local emergency room. Still, it could have been worse. After a few hours of fluids and pain meds, he wasn’t feeling … Continue reading
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Tagged family, health, idolatry, last things, medicine, technology
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Back from the Hospital: The Masked Minnesotan Rides Again
I didn’t feel all that sick Friday evening. That was August 21, 2020: 45 days ago. Online self-assessment guides from the Minnesota Department of Health and Mayo Clinic put me on the threshold of needing to call a doctor. My … Continue reading
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Tagged common good, coronavirus, COVID-19, ethics, Eucharist, faith, faith and works, health, history, idolatry, medicine, science, worship
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