Many of us learned these songs not in school or from the media, but from their use in church around all our national holidays.
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The Perfect Fit
‘Say Yes to the Dress’ is strange and ridiculous. And, for some reason, I keep watching.
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Thumbs Way Up!
In 2010 the film critic Roger Ebert told Esquire: “All is well. I am as I should be.”
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The Land of the Gerasenes
How do you minister to people who are not simply bothersome, but seriously unstable?
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A Mother’s Love
Much as I admire his writing, I could not countenance Colm Toibin’s Mary.
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Liberty or Death
The men in Guantánamo are bearing witness to the human need for dignity and freedom.
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The Walking Cure
I honestly cannot remember a time when I was angry on the sidewalk.
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Schools for Hire?
To treat students and teachers like objects to be measured is unjust and unhelpful.
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Papal Embrace
By necessity, the sexual abuse crisis altered the ministry of many people.