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NE OF MY Favourite “East vrs WEst” things – since my Chrismatoin – has been the whole issue of American Individualism. Over and over again the Fathers and Mothers of the Church emphasise the collective sense of HUmanity. Christ did not come to save me or you or Pope Benedict XVI so [...]

HILE there are some who imagine the vastness of the universe implies the un-truth of the Christian Gospel, I rather like CS Lewis’ science fiction writing on this matter: Earth is the one planet with life that is out of sync. Decades later, we are finding other planets and they may have life, but [...]

RINITARIAN Rabbits: who knew? The Three Hares Project is researching and documenting an ancient symbol of three hares or rabbits running in a circle and joined by their ears which form a triangle at the centre of the design. The symbol is a puzzle for each creature appears to have two ears yet, between [...]

ER Host lives in a 14-bedroom, four-bath, four-storey mansion of historic-designation. But, truth be told, the small-house and tiny-house movement has been fascinating me for several years. The only thing that makes my mansion work is the community inside it.
If I were to strike out on my own, I’d like my [...]

ATHER GREGORY Takes us, often, into the the space where theology and science intersect. He does so with a profound respect for science expressed in the language of his faith. Today Fr Gregory reminds (citing St Maximos) that God does not Explain Things; Things Explain God.
Last night our community here, in Buffalo, [...]

HANKS TO Nate I’m working with the Google \/\/AVE. There’s a video there for you to take a look at if you’d like.
I need me some Church Geeky friends to come aboard and help me to imagine ways we can use it.
The thing is: we all have to be there at the same time [...]

HERE’RE THREE Series of podcasts, one done, two on-going still. I’ve enjoyed/I am enjoying them. One I’ve not listened to at all but it has some amazing names on the list.

WNYC – Radiolab » Podcasts: On death… a series of seven episodes (including one video): After Life, Proof, Gone, Four [...]

OBIL ARMY Surgical Wisdom:
Radar: Wounded arriving sir!
Potter (leaving shower): Get my pants!
Radar: Underwear?
Potter: I’ll fake it!
(Radar Runs away, Potter walks and talks towards camera…)
Wounded come before personal chaffing.
M*A*S*H, Season 5, Episode 1, “Bug Out”.

HE LIBERATION of Paris that is, by the Allies including the Americans. I should have posted this yesterday (the date is at the opening of the file) but my bad. Here it is today – the great parades in Paris happened 65 years ago today.
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This [...]

HE CBC’s Podcast, Ideas, is one of my favourite things on the internets. Almost every episode comes with a serious challenge to some form of cultural orthodoxy or pre-concieved notion.
“The science is settled” is now the mantra of climate change activism. Those who disagree are either in denial or in the pay [...]