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THE LINGUA AMERICANA
I have always been moved by additions to this language we speak. It is not a static language. Rather it involves all kinds of new additions. As Sven Lernevall my friend of many years says of the English language, it is “a rich language.” And so this small essay is intended to recognize the richness…
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DIVINE ECCLESIASTICAL THOUGHTS
For those of you who follow the publication of books, there is a new one that you may wish to keep track of. It is called “The Infancy Narratives,” and it was written by none other than Joseph Ratzinger, the head man of the Roman Catholic faith. This is the third book in a trilogy…
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WHY DID SAVITA HAVE TO DIE LIKE THIS?
This essay has to do with the very recent death of an Indian woman who had moved to Galway, Ireland. Her death has bothered me greatly. The fact of the matter is that she did not have to die. As it turns out Savita is dead and the authorities are doing nothing about it. During…