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First Sunday in Lent, 2021: But Mostly the Lord’s Prayer

Today’s Gospel, Mark 1:12–15, is a sort of segue between our Lord’s baptism and recruitment of brothers Simon and Andrew, then James son of Zebedee and John. All four were in the fishing industry, and that’s another topic. Mark summarizes … Continue reading

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On This Date in Some Year, Not Much Happened

That’s not true, actually. A quick check told me that stuff happened on February 3rd: 1488: Bartolomeu Dias landed in Mossel Bay 1690: Colony of Massachusetts issued paper money, first in the Americas 1793: Enlightened French leaders removed insufficiently liberated … Continue reading

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Another Tuesday: Faustus, Focus, Prayer and Routine

Today’s been like most Tuesdays, apart from how it hasn’t been. I’m not always working on a “Dr. Faustus” post, for example. That took most of the afternoon. As usual, I didn’t get as much done as I’d hoped. Or … Continue reading

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Dawn of My Daily Journal, Continued

If you’re back for more of “A Catholic Citizen in America:” thank you! These daily ‘journal’ posts are something new. I started talking about them last Saturday. (January 23, 2021) Then I got distracted, which is par for the course … Continue reading

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A Gallimaufry: Politics and Prayer, A Dragon and Turkeys

I woke up this morning, which is always a good thing. My memory tells me that Friday night, January 1, I didn’t sleep. At all. Maybe I dropped off for a few minutes to an hour, but even then I … Continue reading

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