Iâll bet when you glanced at my title, you thought of Victor Hugoâs hunchback, Quasimodo, standing in a portico of Notre dame de Paris, holding aloft the unconscious maiden he has just rescued from the gallows and bellowing, âSANCTUAREEEEE!â Itâs a thrilling cry that reverberates down the ages. But itâs much older than Hugoâs 19th … Continue reading Sanctuary! Laws and Lore
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More on Lies and Lying
Simonâs post about lying reminded me of an interesting (I hope) thing I read years ago, bout deception, speech, and oath-taking. I think maybe it was Stephen Pinker who pointed out that, while animals can practice deception, (2 of the most famous examples being a bird feigning a broken wing, and an opossum playing dead) … Continue reading More on Lies and Lying
Thank You, Lord Jesus!!!
"For I know the plans I have for you,â declares the Lord, âplans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." President Trump's inaugural celebration is a dream come true-beyond my wildest dreams. I feel like I am waking up from a horrible nightmare. When they started singing the National … Continue reading Thank You, Lord Jesus!!!
The Bible and the Final Frontier
My husband and son went to DC this past weekend for a guys' sports trip - encompassing a college basketball game and wrestling match at son's alma mater, American U, and hiking around his undergrad haunts in the beautiful spring-like weather. They went to the National Cathedral for Mass Sunday morning and were surprised and … Continue reading The Bible and the Final Frontier


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