Pope Francis Quote – Learn To Lift Your Hearts
“Dear young people, . . . learn to lift your hearts in an attitude of contemplation.” – Pope Francis
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Cartoon – Codger Of The Future
Obesity: Why Americans keep expanding
Why are Americans so fat—and getting fatter with every passing year? said Brian Stelter in The New York Times. Seventy percent of adults in the U.S. are either overweight or obese, and so are one third of children and teens. This week, HBO began airing a four-part documentary, The Weight of the Nation, that aims to serve as a “wake-up […]
Read moreJacob Bronowski Quote – They Are Not Here to Worship
“It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot irreverence to their studies; they are not here to worship what is known but to question it.” – Jacob Bronowski
Read more5 family members arrested after woman dies in exorcism attempt
BERLIN (AP) — German police have arrested five South Koreans on suspicion of murder following the death of a relative in an exorcism ritual in the city of Frankfurt, prosecutors. Officers discovered the body of the 41-year-old woman in a hotel room when the suspects called a priest after it became apparent that the victim had died, prosecutor Nadja Niesen […]
Read moreWhy Iranians Flee On False Passports
Most analysts do not believe the two Iranians who used stolen passports to board the doomed Malaysia Airlines flight were terrorists. So why were they on the plane? The most probable reason being… they were simply hoping to find a better life in the West. Decades of debilitating, punitive sanctions have destroyed Iran’s economy, environment, and health-care system. Sanctions have […]
Read moreCartoon – Returning To Heaven
Antoine de Saint-Exupé Quote – Enable The Future
“As for the future, your task is not to foresee it but to enable it.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Read moreSong Lyrics – Almost Nothing On My TV (By Melissa R. Mendelson)
Almost Nothing On My TV by, Melissa R. Mendelson The summer’s coming to an end. I’m sitting on my porch, watching it die. Enjoying the heat and watching time fly, And there’s nothing on my tv. Almost nothing at all. All the good stuff is waiting for the fall. There is the good Preacher, Trying to save us […]
Read moreMaya Angelou Quote – Success
“Success is loving life and daring to live it” – Maya Angelou
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