C. S. Lewis Quote – Affection
0.0 00 “Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives.” – C. S. Lewis
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Cartoon – Geographically Speaking
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Read moreFault Lines – A poetry collection by Gary Beck
0.0 00 Fault Lines – A poetry collection by Gary Beck For Immediate Release There are cracks in our foundation. Undeniable fractures that divide society when we should be standing united. Fault Lines is a poetry collection that examines the disconnect, the unchallenged chaos, and the possible downfall of humanity. Much like his collections Civilized Ways and Perceptions, Fault Lines brings us through […]
Read moreClimate encyclical sent strong moral message to the world
5.0 01 Lima, Peru A look back on Pope Francis’ climate encyclical on ecology and climate shows that it sent a strong moral message — a message that made some readers uncomfortable, some observers said. Before the encyclical, Archbishop Pedro Barreto Jimeno of Huancayo, Peru,”The encyclical will address the issue of inequality in the distribution of resources and topics such […]
Read moreEssay – Meeting Dad Again (By Donal Mahoney)
0.0 00 Meeting Dad Again by Donal Mahoney My father emigrated from Ireland to the United States in the early 1920s. He had been released from Spike Island by the English who “occupied” Ireland at that time. Spike Island was the “Guantanamo” of that era, located just off the coast of Ireland. It was there the English warehoused prisoners […]
Read moreThe Pope’s U.S. Visit – 10 Things You Didn’t Know
4.5 02 The Pope’s U.S. Visit – 10 Things You Didn’t Know Pope Francis has been visiting different parts of the world since becoming the Pope. While most of the details about the Pope’s U.S. visit plans have been highlighted on television in the past, there are some facts that you probably didn’t know…. The Pope’s plane isn’t really […]
Read moreBook Release – Call To Valor (By Gary Beck)
0.0 00 Call to Valor A novel by Gary Beck For Immediate Release Call to Valor is a sweeping story of war, love and courage, as determined Americans face the war on terror, in a world of increasing nuclear threats. A dedicated doctor and a resourceful Marine join forces to prevent a terrorist group from detonating a dirty nuclear bomb […]
Read morePope Francis tells youths to shake things up
5.0 02 Pope Francis is telling young people to “shake things up”, but then help clean the mess up. His exhortation which took place on Sunday, 7/13/2015 during the final appearance on his three-country tour in South America. His speech was a modification of his famous exhortation in 2013, which took place in Rio de Janeiro. There he told a […]
Read moreBook Release – Perceptions A poetry collection (by Gary Beck)
4.0 01 Perceptions A poetry collection by Gary Beck For Immediate Release Perceptions is a poetry collection that challenges many of our attitudes and values, showing us many of our concerns that grow more troubled in these difficult times. Disasters of our time come into immediate focus as they occur. We are shown again and again the catastrophic events of the […]
Read moreShocking Negligence Before 9/11
5.0 01 In the months before 9/11, said Kurt Eichenwald, George W. Bush was warned not once, but multiple times that al Qaida was preparing a major attack on U.S. soil. Everyone knows of the Aug. 6, 2001, intelligence briefing that Bush received at his Texas ranch, headed, “Bin Laden Determined to Strike U.S.” Administration officials later dismissed that warning’s […]
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