“When we prefer to gossip, gossip about others, criticize others- these are everyday things that happen to everyone, including me – these are the temptations of the evil one who does not want the Spirit to come to us and bring about peace and meekness in the Christian community”.
“These struggles always exist” in the parish, in the family, in the neighborhood, among friends”. Instead through the Spirit we are born into a new life, he makes us “meek, charitable.”
Day: April 21, 2013
Civil War in Venezuela? – Taki\’s Magazine
Rigged elections are commonplace in any banana republic. But a number of factors make this electoral outing and its aftermath noteworthy.
via Civil War in Venezuela? – Taki\’s Magazine.
We have known of this kind of republic for a long time. It may be replaced by “oil republic”? When oil riches come atop inadequate founding in how to be a republic.
Austin: Chicago\’s Deadliest Neighborhood? – The 312 – July 2012 – Chicago
Austin: Chicago\’s Deadliest Neighborhood? – The 312 – July 2012 – Chicago.
Not per capita, Chi Mag says in re: Crain’s Chi Business article, which writer praises, offering this as well-meant corrective:
Neighborhood Population Homicides Homicides per 100k Washington Park 11,717 10 85.3 West Garfield Park 18,001 14 77.8 West Englewood 35,505 26 73.2 Woodlawn 25,983 18 69.3 Greater Grand Crossing 32,602 22 67.5 Englewood 30,654 19 62.0 North Lawndale 35,912 21 58.5 Chicago Lawn 55,628 26 46.7 New City 44,377 20 45.1 Chatham 31,028 11 35.5 Auburn Gresham 48,743 17 34.9 Austin 98,514 34 34.5 South Shore 49,767 17 34.2 West Pullman 29,651 10 33.7 Roseland 44,619 14 31.4 Humboldt Park 56,323 13 23.1 Brighton Park 45,368 10 22.0 Near West Side 54,881 11 20.0 South Lawndale 79,288 14 17.7
Blithe Spirit 