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fmr rep. mark foley abused by priest? shut up.
I’m not one to say anything against those who were sexually abused by priests; however, Former Rep. Mark Foley is now (literally as I type) announcing that he was abused as a teenage by a clergyman. After a quick bit of research, he is Catholic so I assume he is referring to a priest. Maybe…
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swiss guards have a website
The Swiss Guards, the police force that provide for the security of the Vatican and the Pope, have a very informative website. The Swiss Guard, inside Church circles at least, are most famous for the protection of Pope Clement VII on May 6, 1527. Of the 189 Swiss Guards, only 42 survived that day. The…
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iTunes 7 isn’t up to par
I’m not a huge Mac fan. I can handle my own on the system and used it as my primary education system when I was earning my multimedia (graphics design, desktop publishing, web design, etc) major while in high school. I remember the Macintosh operating system before it was known as “Mac OS”, at least…
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papal secretary tells all!
The late Pope John Paul II’s personal secretary for over 40 years, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, now a Polish Archbishop, is preparing to release a book next year detailing his life next to one of the most impactful people of the 20th century. The book, to be released next year in Italian, includes a chapter on…
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the paulist mission: restated
The Paulist Fathers, the religious order that stewards the University Catholic Center, has recently restated their mission. Previously, they stated their mission in a long “Mission Directive Statement”. The MDS, while fully inclusive, required someone to have some idea of what words like “evangelization” and “reconciliation” meant in their context. While good, it wasn’t something…
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feminist thought and carework
[Originally published related to SOC 359 – Sociology of Work] I’m reading a text about “Capitalism and the Erosion of Care” detailing how the capitalism model lowers the dignity of carework. I’m very troubled by many of the texts I am being asked to read for this class. This article details the injustice given unto…