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Pope Francis, Prayer, Health, and Perspectives

We prayed for Pope Francis at Mass yesterday. I’ve added a prayer to my daily routine. It sounds like there’ll be more prayers in St. Peter’s Square this evening. Our pope’s health is emphatically not good. But as the old … Continue reading →

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Central Minnesota: Cold and Getting Colder

It’s a cold night, here in central Minnesota. We’re living with an “Extreme Cold Warning in effect from February 17, 09:00 PM CST until February 18, 10:00 AM CST” and “Extreme Cold Warning in effect from February 17, 09:00 PM … Continue reading →

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Damp Farmland, an Accident, and Accepting Good News

My father told me that a few generations back, his forebears got stuck with farmland near Lake Michigan. It wasn’t a marsh, but it wasn’t particularly good for growing crops, either. They found someone who’d buy the place and moved … Continue reading →

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UnitedHealthcare CEO, Another Killer, Doing Right or Wrong

I’ll start with something that should be flamingly obvious. Murder is a bad idea and I shouldn’t do it. (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2268-2269) By murder, I mean deliberately killing an innocent person. Which is what someone who apparently … Continue reading →

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But on the Whole, I’m Doing Okay

As the old Minnesota saying goes, ‘it could be worse’. I got some sleep last night, and my left shoulder isn’t as badly off as my right one was, several months back. Plus, my right shoulder is far more useful … Continue reading →

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