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Silence Speaks
Some studies show that, on average, men say about 6,000 words a day, and women close to 9,000 (it may…
Monthly Archives: July, 2012
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Poem: “After Shots”
After Shots sonnet broken by real tragedy in the theater Again and again, we shoot strong words of blame, shaming…
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What the Higgs Is a Boson?
Science is worthwhile for its own sake — even if normal people don’t understand it. “Yes,” the reporter said, “But…
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Human Shepherds of God’s Sheep
First he heard the bells. Sunday afternoon, mid-1920s, Blessed Sacrament Parish, the Bronx. The altar boy rang them during Benediction…
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Culture of Death and the Batman Shooting
Clearly, what our nation needs is more “separation of church and state.” If those obnoxious, right-wing Bible thumpers would simply…
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Food Stamps: Let’s Provide a Safety Net, Not a Mattress
In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering…
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Movie Review: Magic Mike
Magic Mike will be the first time I am reviewing a movie that I have not seen. I am reviewing…
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Egypt’s Sex-Slave Marriage
What is being dubbed as Egypt’s “first sex-slave marriage” took place mere days after the Muslim Brotherhood’s Muhammad Morsi was…
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The Two Become One Fry
In my position with the Diocese of Toledo, I get to instruct people on the joys of Catholic marriage: The…
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Boomsday: Coming to a Theater Near You
In his 2007 book Boomsday, Christopher Buckley writes of a fictional future where an overwhelming number of elderly baby boomers are given…