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That religious freedom rally that got ignored by newspapers and TV and radio: making this an exclusive.
“Today everybody’s a Catholic,” said an Anglican priest from the speaker’s platform at the media-ignored Federal Plaza rally for religious freedom on March 23 attended by hundreds. He was Rev. Stewart Ruch, senior pastor of the 950-member , in Wheaton. On the platform with him was Rev. Kevin Miller, associate rector, who gave the closing prayer.
A deacon from the same parish, Rev. Keith Hartsell, associate pastor for mission, stood in the rear of the crowd, making quite a figure in his jeans-cum-clerical collar, standing with two (“the middle two”) of his and his wife’s four children, pre-schoolers ensconced in a double stroller.
The parish has a grand total of four priests and four deacons on staff, Deacon Hartsell said. It’s enough to remind one of Roman Catholic parishes of old, with rectories full to bursting with priests, though these priests with wives and children — the senior pastor and…
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Lily and John with “Blackbird”
Obama vs. the courts
Judges have right to overturn a law? Rather, does Obama think they do? These judges want to know.
Progressivism unleashed: the sliming of Santorum
Old news, yes (2003), but current. Gives one a sense of what’s out there in leftist land.
Campaign for “santorum” neologism – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Steve Chapman madder than hell and will take it no longer
Conservatives who raise dire alarms about what will happen in Barack Obama’s second term face a similar problem. They need him to lose so their predictions will not be exposed as products of raging paranoia.
That’s from Chi Trib’s resident conservative editorial board member and columnist. Is he mad at people who say mean things about Obama, or isn’t he? Dispeptic? [Oops, dyspeptic]
via Obama’s second term: Fraudulent fears of Obama’s second term – Chicago Tribune.
Making sure you are not misunderstood
Wondering about the situation or plight of ecumenism in these perilous days, Martin Marty as expected touches all bases, including the objection to his worried tone that I had right off, as he heard from a friend,
“What are Christians in mainline and moderate and (gulp!) liberal styles griping about. They won!”
I note the “gulp!” insertion. It’s the obligatory understated distancing himself from this concern or at least the “liberal” part. It’s what you do when giving heed to those who are not like him and his followers, lest anyone think he’s weakening on the point. Lots of people do this. I have.
Wuxtry, read all about the bishop who said he wouldn’t show up
This bishop declined to appear with a Kennedy/abortion/gay marriage/ contraception supporter at a college’s graduation. This college disinvited the Kennedy/etc. who complained that she had not been consulted by the mean old bishop.
The American Catholic has it.
A poem for Palm Sunday
Chesterton’s
When fishes flew and forests walked
And figs grew upon thorn,
Some moment when the moon was blood
Then surely I was born; . . . .
Etc. Read the rest of it here, ending with the “One far fierce hour and sweet” granted the person born to suffer.
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