Fantastic Wedding

Over last weekend, we went to a very wonderful and memorable wedding. Two of J’s colleagues were marrying each other - and he hadn’t even known they were dating!
In my experience, it is a rare and somewhat amazing thing to see academics in a celebratory mode.
The wedding was held in the oldest Catholic [...]

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Catholics in Las Vegas

This may come as a surprise to those of you not living in Las Vegas, but there are more Catholic churches there than casinos. Not surprisingly, some worshippers at Sunday services will give casino chips rather than cash when the basket is passed.
Since they get chips from so many different casinos, the churches have [...]

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Quotations of the Day

“Men by their constitutions are naturally divided into two parties: 1. Those who fear and distrust the people, and wish to draw all powers from them into the hands of the higher classes. 2. Those who identify themselves with the people, have confidence in them, cherish and consider them as the most honest and safe, [...]

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