07 Mar
Via Sandro Magister, rabbi Jacob Neusner (whose book A Rabbi Talks to Jesus was acclaimed by Pope Benedict XVI), and bishop Gianfranco Ravas discuss the revised Good Friday prayer in the Missal of Blessed John XXIII.
If you’ve read some of the recent US press discussion on this topic, which has a “how dare you!” tone [...]
Posted in Catholicism, Judaism, Language by: titlevariesslightly
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03 Mar
WheelieCatholic was nice enough to tag me on this. Don’t think I should have done it at work; the results are perhaps not quite average:
Rules:
1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages).
Improving Online Public Access Catalogs, by Martha M. Yee and Sara Shatford Layne.
2. Open the book to page 123.
Got it. (Just [...]
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03 Mar
I had my Lent somewhat planned out I had certain things I was giving up and other things I was adding on. (My behaviorist training as a special ed teacher leads me never to try to wipe out a behavior without adding an incompatible one.)
But you know, “If you want to make God laugh, tell [...]
Posted in Catholicism, Life Issues, Me, me, me -- Norma Desmond!, Pondering by: titlevariesslightly
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