It seems that as I’ve been thinking more about the Web 2.0 experience for Catholics, and how this need could be better filled, a bunch of sites have been popping up that are beginning to explore the possibilities.
The latest one I’ve found is called “Headline Bistro“, run by the Knights of Columbus. The site combines [...]

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It’s not just designers. Writers go through this too.

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Some of it sounds oddly familiar.

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So I’ve been gradually digesting this whole Sarah Palin story as I’ve navigated the other goings on of my day. Questions are rising to the top, and I have nagging doubts. So what is at work behind this (incredibly calculated) pick? My cynical thoughts:
1.)  McCain knows that people are making an issue about his age. [...]

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I need to vent.
What follows is exactly that. Now is the time to go if you’d rather look at the insanely popular (but strikingly unfunny) phenomenon known as LOLcats or read about how Russia is gearing up for the new Cold War by taking the provocative first step of banning our chicken.
You’ve been warned.

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Other than the fact that she’s been picked as McCain’s VP, I have never heard of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.
If there’s some logic in this choice, feel free to explain it to me. Otherwise, I’m sticking with the notion that the GOP continues to make less sense with every passing day.

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…and no, all I need isn’t you.
The negotiations with our landlord aren’t going well. We’ve told him in no uncertain terms that the change in our personal financial circumstances is leading us straight into a monthly deficit, making it entirely likely that we will not be able to pay our full rent amount in the [...]

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John Zmirak has a very thought provoking piece on Catholics and illegal immigration today at Inside Catholic. I recommend it.
For my part, I wrote out my thoughts on this a while ago with the thought of getting them published, but never found the right venue (read: nobody was buying). I’ll offer them here, where my [...]

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I’ve mentioned that Ivan has had a change in sleeping habits over the past year. While he used to sleep through the night, he habitually began waking up around 11:30 or midnight and becoming inconsolable until we took him into our bed, where he would end up for the rest of the night, (kicking me [...]

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Having just read Archbishop Chaput’s rebuttal to Nancy Pelosi’s discussion of abortion on Meet the Press, it occured to me that it might be a worthwhile thing to send him a letter of thanks. I wish that my family could be blessed with a bishop like him, and I think that if we desire courage [...]

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