Category: Current Events
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Did NPR Do The Right Thing?
Image by Fairfax County Public Library via Flickr NPR terminated the contract of Juan Williams after remarks on Fox News yesterday. To paraphrase, Williams said that he becomes nervous when he is at an airport and sees Muslims dressed in traditional garb. Apparently, there is a lot of outrage at NPR canning Williams. Am I just missing something?…
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When An Abortion Goes Wrong
Image via Wikipedia I understand that there’s debate on whether or not abortion should be legal. I think it should be restricted as much as possible. There, sometimes, are, however, those stories you hear about where I’m not sure how anyone would think an act is acceptable. In Rossano, Italy, a story of a baby boy…
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All Good Things…
All good things must come to an end and this is true once again. After much discernment, prayer, conversation and a bit of gut feeling, I am resigning from the University Catholic Center, effective March 1st. I’ve been employed at the UCC full-time through various positions since the summer of 2005 and have done a…
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After 17 Years, Leno Hangs Up 10:35
Last night, Jay Leno hosted his final tonight show, available until mid-June on nbc.com, mixing both a look at the past and a look toward the future. His opening stand-up included thanking Michael Jackson, Monica and Bill and others who helped the comedy write itself during the past 17 years. The comedy piece was a…
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Breaking News?
I got this in my e-mail twenty-four hours ago. Can anyone tell me how this is “news”, but less “breaking news”? from CNN Breaking News <BreakingNews@mail.cnn.com> to textbreakingnews@ema3lsv06.turner.com date Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 1:18 AM subject CNN Breaking News — Ashton Kutcher is first to reach 1 million followers in Twitter contest with CNN.…
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Indulgences for World Youth Day
I wanted to pass along a little nugget from this morning’s Vatican news briefing. Pope Benedict XVI will be extending a plenary indulgence for all who are attending WYD in Sydney and a partial indulgence for all who pray for the spiritual goals and happy outcome of WYD. To receive the partial indulgence, all you…