Archive for July, 2011

Poem: "In the Synagogue of Night"
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Poem: “In the Synagogue of Night”

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In the Synagogue of Night Light of gold and then of silver A shawl on the shoulders of the world That bows to the sun In the synagogue of night                     Pavel                     June 29, 2011 “In  the Synagogue of Npavelight,” a reading: http://www.pavelreads.com/

Resolving Conflict
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Resolving Conflict

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The Grace and Peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you! Well, here we are in beautiful “Mini-sooota,” with its 10,000 lakes, beautiful vegetation, and thousands of parks and recreation facilities headed into one of our wonderful national holidays that celebrates our nation’s “birthday,” July 4th. We celebrate the signing […]

Happy <em>Pro-life</em> Fourth of July
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Happy Pro-life Fourth of July

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The Fourth of July is one of my favorite days. Living across the street from a public high school field from which the town fireworks display was launched each year made it extra special, as did the presence of many relatives and friends who would come to our house to celebrate the day (as well […]

Historic Polish Bill to Ban All Abortion Clears First Vote 254-151
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Historic Polish Bill to Ban All Abortion Clears First Vote 254-151

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A massive grassroots campaign in Poland to implement a total ban on abortion witnessed an important victory Friday as the lower house of the Polish parliament fought off a first round of voting intended to scrap the historic bill. Sejm lawmakers voted 254-151 against a motion by the pro-abortion communist Democratic Left Alliance to reject […]

Mid East Misogyny and the Plight of Muslim Women
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Mid East Misogyny and the Plight of Muslim Women

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“[S]ome things must be said, and there are times when silence becomes an accomplice to injustice” Ayan Hirsi. In her best-selling autobiography, Infidel, Somali-born writer, politician, and activist Ayan Hirsi catalogs a lifetime of grievances against the Muslim culture and religion.  Throughout the book, Hirsi laments the West’s reticence to deal honestly with the egregious […]

Chesterton’s Stars & Stripes
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Chesterton’s Stars & Stripes

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Among those doing excellent work on G. K. Chesterton is Joseph Pearce, the brilliant Brit who is a scholar at Ave Maria University in Naples, Florida. Pearce, like Dale Ahlquist, is unearthing all sorts of gems from Chesterton’s writings. Pearce recently came to Grove City College in Western Pennsylvania, where he offered an intriguing European […]

Comic: Fairy Nightmare
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Comic: Fairy Nightmare

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Drawing the Sacred Heart
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Drawing the Sacred Heart

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Despite what other people think, Tracy Christianson insists that she is not a painter.  It’s not that she refuses to acknowledge her God-given talent, but that her portraits are pencil drawings, not paintings. “People are usually surprised to find out that my portraits are drawn with [Prismacolor brand] colored pencils,” says the Seattle artist. “Most […]