Friday, June 24, 2011

The Old Country, Part One: La Marche

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THIRTY years ago, my family and I flew a TWA 747 from JFK to Rome.  It was -- as far as I know -- my first time on a plane, and this was whe...
Thursday, May 5, 2011

Rise Against at Terminal 5: It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times

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Two friends and I saw a concert by the punk/rock bands Rise Against and Bad Religion at Terminal Five, a large event space on the west sid...
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Monday, March 21, 2011

La Bella Luna

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Thomas Cranmer - Archbishop of Canterbury and Martyr (1556) So New York was abuzz about the perigee-syzygy  (extreme supermoon) that too...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Say Hello to a Brand-New World

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Shrove Tuesday To distract myself from thinking about how I wish I was in New Orleans right now, I thought it was as good an opportunity as...
Wednesday, March 2, 2011

I Can't Hear You

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John & Charles Wesley - Renewers of the Church (1703-1788, 1707-1791) "Then Haman said to King Xerxes, “There is a certain people...
Friday, February 18, 2011

City Visit

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Martin Luther - Educator and Translator (1546) Singer, by shiftynj (C) All rights reserved I spent a warm Friday afternoon in the ci...
Monday, February 14, 2011

Leave Your Preconceptions at the Door

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Cyril and Methodius - Missionaries to the Slavs (869) Those of us who are deep enough in the world of religious geekdom to be aware of the...
Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Leonardo Slept Here

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Back before the events of the world made it such a cauldron of suspicion and fear, I used to spend more time than most people would consider...
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