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…Thanks to the wonders of internet technology, I am sitting here in the empty ballroom of a huge Jerusalem hotel listening to the second quarter of the Redskins-Broncos game. Suprisingly close! Go ‘Skins!
…This morning we celebrated Holy Mass at the rock where the Lord Jesus agonized in the Garden of Gethsemane. The [...]

First thing this morning, I put my red on. But it wasn’t in honor of the faltering Caps.
I vested in a blood-red chasuble in honor of the martyr Saint Denis, who was beheaded 1751 years ago today. He was the first to preach the Gospel in Paris.
In Act V, Scene 2 of Shakespeare’s [...]

In honor of St. Matthew’s feast day, we present El Greco’s portrait of him:

This painting is in the El Greco Museum in Toledo, Spain.
As you can see, El Greco’s figures are elongated.
The museum guide in the Prado in Madrid told us that all the people in El Greco’s paintings are 13% taller than they should [...]

In January, 1929, Louisine Havemeyer gave her late husband’s art collection to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Havemeyer had made a fortune as the president of the American Sugar Refining Company, also known as Domino Sugar.
he Havemeyers had travelled extensively in Europe to acquire paintings by artists that the other [...]

…you were starting to worry that everyone in the world is rude and arrogant:
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It is worthwhile listening to the whole speech. You will weep when he talks to his family.
My favorite line: “Have you ever got on your knees and prayed really hard for something?”
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I had two dreams this week.
One was to win the [...]

The man is incredible:

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Whoever wishes to come after me must take up his cross and follow me. –Mark 8:34

This is what the Son of God said. He went to heaven after He rose from the dead, so we certainly want to follow Him.
But wait: Are we fools to want to follow Christ? [...]

Here is footage of the now-infamous episode that cost Serena the defense of her U.S. Open title:

She was fairly penalized, but let’s not judge anyone. In the heat of the moment, we can say things we regret.
The story does have a moral: If you are an athlete, never mouth-off [...]

Elvin Ernest Hayes (born November 17, 1945 in Rayville, Louisiana) is a retired American basketball player. He is a member of the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team. Hayes joined the NBA with th...

Habemus Papam Carol Wojtyla "John Paul II"