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King Josiah, Consequences, and Love 0 (0)

By some standards, this isn’t a particularly “Christian” blog. I don’t rant about the fires of Hell, or gush over cheerful thoughts like this: “…The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider … Continue reading

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Death and Evil: But Also Light and Hope 0 (0)

Kids started going back to school here in Sauk Centre on Wednesday. No shots rang out, and nobody got killed. That, happily, is routine. But sometimes bad things happen. Classes started last week at the Church of the Annunciation’s school … Continue reading

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Life Lessons: Grocery Bags and a Bottle of Ketchup 0 (0)

Saint Anthony Park public library looks about the way I remember it, back in the early 1960s: from this angle, at any rate. It was on the other side of a small ‘downtown’, between Carter and Doswell Avenues on Como. … Continue reading

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A Crate of Oranges 0 (0)

Number-three daughter asked me to see if I could get a pomegranate. This was a week or so back, in mid-January. There weren’t any in the produce section. Or, rather, I didn’t see any. So I asked when, or if, … Continue reading

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“Dilexit nos”: New Encyclical From Pope Francis 0 (0)

My interests are eclectic. So is what my Google News feed puts in my “Picks for you” section. This morning (Thursday, October 24, 2024), I noticed an AP headline about Pope Francis denouncing something: “Pope Francis denounces a world ‘losing … Continue reading

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