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"Hail to thee, blithe Spirit! Bird thou never wert, That from Heaven, or near it, Pourest thy full heart In profuse strains of unpremeditated art."

Author: Jim Bowman

Jim Bowman covered religion 1968-78 for the Chicago Daily News, since then has written books, articles, etc., mostly on corporate history but also on religion (Company Man: My Jesuit Life, 1950-1968), and more recently on politics (Illinois Blues: How the Ruling Party Talks to Voters -- Lulu.com, Kindle). Longtime Oak Park, Illinois, resident, he lives now on Chicago's North Side, where four of his and Winnie's six children live close by.

BOOM! Joe diGenova: For the First Time I Believe These Guys are Going to Jail… This is Big Time! Brennan and Comey Need 5 Attorneys Each (VIDEO)

Well, well, well.

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AG Barr Mocks Pelosi to Her Face: “Madam Speaker, did you bring your handcuffs?”

Ha!

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Kartemquin Films names new executive director: Jolene Pinder – Chicago Tribune

I happen to know people connected with this organization and am happy for them.

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Cumulus stations accept ads for news/talk rival WBEZ – Robert Feder

Well, first thought out of head top, their audiences are from separate planets. Just sayin’.

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Todd Stroger joins WVON as morning co-host – Robert Feder

Hey, remember him? Inherited his father’s job as county board chairman, couldn’t swing his reelection.

Ignatius High alum, by the way.

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Why Study Latin and Greek? – Homiletic & Pastoral Review

A lot of you were wondering, right?

(By a veteran, distinguished Jesuit, wouldn’t you know?)

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Clericalism: Hardliner Archbishop Justifies Abuse Against Kneeling Faithful – gloria.tv

The archbishop does some overreaching . . .

Dominus Vobiscum: Notes from a massgoer's underground

Not an option for this archbishop or any other, this refusing communion to kneeling communicant, as this account explains.

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55 Reasons Why Socialism Sucks | The Hidden Dominion

What’s in a catchy phrase? A lot, in this case.

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AFRICA/BURKINA FASO – Another attack against Catholics: 4 faithful killed at the end of a procession; statue of the Virgin destroyed – Agenzia Fides

Rats in the desert.

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BuzzFeed Is Attempting to Destroy a 14-Year-Old Girl Because She Hurt Their Feelings

Another free-speech villain gets her just deserts.

Way to go, BuzzFeed, whoever you are.

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