Monthly Archives: October 2018

In Finland, Metal Rocks Churches

By Pauline Curtet, This is Finland Finnish heavy metal pioneers such as Nightwish, Apocalyptica and HIM, known worldwide, proved to be inspiring. Since 2006, a priest has regularly organised metal mass – mass for metal music fans – in churches … Continue reading

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Remembering the beautiful lives murdered at Tree of Life Synagogue

Joyce Fienberg, 75; Richard Gottfried, 65; Rose Mallinger, 97; Jerry Rabinowitz, 66; Cecil Rosenthal, 59; David Rosenthal, 54; Bernice Simon, 84; Sylvan Simon, 86; Daniel Stein, 71; Melvin Wax, 88; Irving Younger, 69. Beautiful lives. Tree of Life Synagogue, Pittsburgh, … Continue reading

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Sea monsters, giants and angels, oh my! Why you should study the Bible’s scary, surprising monsters

By Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — Still searching for a spooky Halloween costume? Try reading the Bible for inspiration. Old and New Testament stories describe sea monsters, giants and avenging spirits that are just as scary as the … Continue reading

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In-N-Out celebrates 70 years of Tastiness

“No Microwaves, No Freezers, No Heat Lamps.” Happy 70th anniversary to my beloved In-N-Out. While I happily live in Whataburger territory, I’m an unrepentant hustler for the Animal Style Double-Double. So was the late Anthony Bourdain. He described the Double-Double … Continue reading

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At charity dinner, Nikki Haley takes jabs and makes a serious point

During a host of one-liners in her 17 minute speech at the 73rd Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, she poked fun at her boss and a gaggle of other politicians from both parties. In the midst of the … Continue reading

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‘Sesame Street’ wanted an ornery character like Oscar the Grouch

As a kid, Oscar the Grouch was my fave Sesame Street character. Here’s the low down on the origins of the character from Travis Andrews from the Washington Post. “He’s green, he lives in a trash can and he’s always … Continue reading

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Politics Can’t Solve Our Political Problem

By Ben Sasse, Wall Street Journal Humans are social, relational beings. We want and need to be in tribes. In our time, however, all of the traditional tribes that have sustained humans for millennia are simultaneously in collapse. Family, enduring … Continue reading

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Americans Strongly Dislike PC Culture

By Yascha Mounk, The Atlantic On social media, the country seems to divide into two neat camps: Call them the woke and the resentful. Team Resentment is manned—pun very much intended—by people who are predominantly old and almost exclusively white. … Continue reading

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Oscar Romero, Martyr and Saint

Gerhard Ludwig Cardinal Müller, First Things As the disciples were on their way to the Mount of Olives after the Last Supper, Jesus told them, “All of you will be scandalized because of me this night, for it is written … Continue reading

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