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Friday, November 29, 2013
We've seen all manner of ways to make brownies a holiday treat, everything from burying peppermint candies in them to topping them with candy canes. But we prefer the delicious simplicity of this recipe, which swirls lime marmalade and cherry jam over a rich brownie base studded with chocolate chunks and dried cherries. If lime doesn't do it for you, feel free to leave out the zest and substitute another variety marmalade or jam.
Start to finish: 40 minutes, plus cooling (10 minutes active)
Servings: 24
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, melted
2 cups packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
Zest of 1 lime
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 eggs
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup Dutch processed cocoa powder, sifted
1 cup dried cherries
1 cup bittersweet chocolate chunks
1/3 cup lime marmalade
1/3 cup cherry jam
Heat the oven to 350 F. Coat a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with baking spray.
In a medium bowl, combine the melted butter, brown sugar, lime zest and vanilla. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Stir in the flour and cocoa powder, then stir in the cherries and chocolate chunks.
Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared pan. Dollop lime curd and cherry jam over the top of the brownie batter.
Gently drag the back of a spoon through the top of the batter and the marmalade and jam to swirl them into the surface.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted at the center yields just moist crumbs. Allow to cool in the pan. Cut into 24 bars.
Nutrition information per brownie: 250 calories; 90 calories from fat (36 percent of total calories); 11 g fat (5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 40 mg cholesterol; 40 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber; 29 g sugar; 3 g protein; 100 mg sodium.
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Xande Ribeiro has already beaten two ADCC absolute champions… but at weight. In 2003, he scored 8 to 0 over Dean Lister. Four years later, he overcame Robert Drysdale with a takedown.
In the open weight category, though, he didn't have the same luck the two times he participated. In 2005 he took fourth after losing to Roger in the semifinal and to Marcelo Garcia in the bronze-medal dispute and, two years later, in the final phase, after losing to a surprising David Avellan.
Under 99kg champion in 2007, after an electrifying final with Braulio "Carcara" Estima, Xande returns to the stage of the ADCC with two clear objectives: to take his second weight group title and the much-coveted absolute title, the only one missing from the fighter's CV.
For such lofty achievements, Xande is training hard in San Diego with brother Saulo (who will compete too) and the whole team at University of Jiu-Jitsu. Even after having gone so long without competing in a grappling tournament (the last was the 2008 Worlds), Xande guarantees he is confident and at full steam.
During a brief pause in training, the two-time absolute champion of Jiu-Jitsu spoke to the GRACIEMAG at ADCC 2009 Blog.
Blog: Tell us a bit about your training for the ADCC.
Alexandre Ribeiro: Truth is that training of the ADCC goes hand in hand with MMA training [Xande had two MMA fights, winning both by TKO], but as I didn't fight in Japan due to a knee injury, I focused entirely on grappling. I did strength work with Steve Maxwell and later worked on polishing up my game, agility and stretching with Natural Gymnastics teacher Alvaro Romano [GRACIEMAG columnist].
Blog: what has changed in relation to training for a Jiu-Jitsu championship?
Xande: The big difference in relation to Jiu-Jitsu is that the ADCC is a very physical tournament. To dispute it, one needs to train a lot of wrestling. Although the ADCC gives a greater chance of winning to wrestlers and "stallers" who like to run from the action, at the end of the day the ones with sharper Jiu-Jitsu wear themselves out less. Even more so when you think of how the champion has to fight for a minimum of 50 minutes, not including overtimes. That's why one needs to have a lot of mental fortitude and stamina.
Blog: Are you totally recovered from the injured knee? Could your time in recovery, without being able to train, hamper your stamina in Barcelona?
Xande: I'm recovered from the injury and ready to fight for the title. I've got great stamina, if just because when I was injured I kept swimming and doing what I could. I might end up feeling a little lack of rhythm, since I haven't competed since the 2008 Worlds. As for wind, don't worry, I'll be 100%.
Blog: Looking at your adversaries under 99kg, who do you imagine will give you the hardest time in getting your second?
Xande: All the opponents are difficult. I've seen few of them fight, but looking at who's signed up I can point out Pe de Pano and Dean Lister. I saw some of Glover Teixeira's matches, he crafty. There's also Gerard Rinardi, who they told me is a really good wrestler and grappler. Vinicius "Pezao" is another force, as is Renato "Babalu", who has really wicked wrestling. I've seen flaws and qualities in each of them and I'm prepared to play well both standing and on the ground.
Blog: The ADCC absolute title is the only one you're missing. How are you dealing with the anxiousness?
Xande: I'm really anxious, but not in a negative way. The anxiousness makes me even more determined. I can't think of the absolute, when in my weight division there are so many tough guys. To win the absolute, I have to do well in my category and not wear myself out, which is nearly impossible. I can tell you I'm prepared for 100 minutes of war over the weekend. The weekend will be mine and I'll reach my objective.
Blog: From your previous performances in the ADCC, which would you consider your greatest moment?
Xande: I can say I really liked most of my performances. I was champion in 2007 and beat the 2003 and 2007 absolute champions.
Blog: Which was your most painful mistake?
Xande: As incredible as it may seem, the most painful moment was not the submission I suffered to Roger in 2005, but the triangle I let escape. But it's alright, mistakes are there to make us evolve. I hope not to make the same mistake this year.
Blog: Who is the greatest ADCC athlete to date?
Xande: To me, Saulo [Ribeiro] is at the top. He competed in 6 ADCCs and is signed up for a seventh. Of these, he won two, fought in three different categories and will go into a fourth in 2009. In 1999 he was in a final in the gi that lasted 45 minutes against Jeff Monson, as well as other battles. He fought 30 minutes against David Terrel, 20 with Ronaldo Jacare and so on. But we can also stick Royler Gracie and Marcelo Garcia on the list too. And, of course, the blanket Roger Gracie.
Xande vs Napao – ADCC 2005
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If Dancing With the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba hadn't already stolen the move, we'd consider falling off our chairs. Too many change rumors are coming at us — although all are unconfirmed at this point.
We've already heard that DWTS is considering scaling back to one season a year. An insider told HollywoodLife.com, The Powers That Be will see how the spring DWTS Season 16 goes. If ratings are good, they will probably have another fall edition. If not, well... Other changes include the possibility of moving from L.A. to New York City for a future season (not Season 16), which would probably make the Chmerkovskiy boys and Tony Dovolani particularly happy.
HollywoodLife's source also said DWTS wants to do what other shows have done and "potentially add a younger, well-named judge for the show." The source added an exciting tease for anyone sad that Derek Hough has said he's considering an end to his DWTS run ... at least as a pro dancer.
"Some of the dancers may remove themselves from the dancing part and may become judges themselves," the source said. "The favorites like Derek have been considered for that type of role, but the producers are aware that Derek gets celebrities to the show because they want to dance with him, so they are taking that under consideration moving forward as well."
They must also be taking into consideration that Derek has expressed interest in leaving. Although he's also expressed interest in wanting to stay part of the show in some way. Derek is probably having conversations with producers, and perhaps they will throw in the idea of judging. He does love a challenge, and it's something the three-time Mirror Ball trophy winner hasn't done on DWTS yet. There are also these options for replacement judges, if they really intend to go in that direction. Maybe Maksim Chmerkovskiy could see how it feels on the other side of the judges' table, after his pro dancer contract ends.
What do you think about the idea of new judges, skewing younger, and the idea of going to NYC for a season? By the way, if you want DWTS to air twice a year, make sure to tell everyone you know to watch the spring Season 16, which starts Monday, March 18, 2013, on ABC!
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Those who ask a question, are stupid for 30 seconds. Those who never ask, are stupid for life.
So, these are my first impressions. My experience may change later, but thus far these are my thoughts. I think first impressions matter a lot (at least to me). Its like a book. If I pickup a book and bored as heck or the book has no point in the first few chapters...I probably just will put it down and move on to the next book. Granted, the book may have a bad start and end up being good or have a good start and end up being bad...but point remains.
The first experience I ever had with Rift was in the last stage of beta. I liked it, but I never really got into it...but I generally never get attached to betas...but even when Rift was released, I was playing other MMOs/games at the time. Don't think I particularly liked it for whatever reason...not enough to get it at release anyway.
So... I am on the 20 level trial. I'm not limited to the trial, I have a free Rift copy that comes with 30 days...I just want to wait a bit to use it when my character is ready to move on. I'm on the US RP-PvE server, which has a rather good community.
My very first impression was that questing seemed more streamlined...smooth. It feels different in some way compared to beta. My rogue's combat also seems a lot better than I remember it being too, but I may remember wrong...since beta was a while ago. It seems a lot better though, in response and animation and what not. It feels really smooth.
(note: not my experience, but a good friend of mine and he sent me a screencap of the chat)...he contacted customer support because he chose the wrong server. Guess he was on a trial shard or something, and thought that was what he had to choose since he was on a trial account...not sure 100% of the details. Anyway, literally 3-5 minutes later a GM contacted him and fixed him up. On top of that, the GM had quite good humor. My friend was in an area where he was far underleveled and he asked how he would get back to the low level area. The Gm said "Run. Forrrrest. Run!"...I thought that was funny :P Different than how a lot of GMs act.
Now, I don't really want this to turn into a debate of x game is better than y game. But they are kind of similar in mechanics in the way they have dynamic events. I won't name said game, but it should be rather obvious. So in game Y (that I played to mid levels and then quit in disgust), I thought dynamic events would be way better...and actually dynamic. But in the end, I never felt like it mattered if I had to do the events or not. I could run right by, and they would have no effect on the world. If they did, the event would reset in 15 minutes. And if I did do a dynamic event and succeeded in the event...it would reset really fast and...yeah. In the end, they weren't even dynamic. When I quit in disgust, was around level 40...I saw in chat "5 minutes to dragon spawn!"...and even before in the starter area "10 minutes to wasp queen! all meet up! good loot and exp!"...should have really been the first clue. I pretty much quit when I realized everything was on an exact timer, and nothing I did actually mattered.
But in Rift...it feels way more dynamic. For one, it feels a lot more random overall. At least first impressions that is, which can be better said than game Y. And, if the players don't clear out a zone, more and more rifts spawn. Like I logged on this morning, and there was rifts and invasions and footholds all over the place. Then a huge water invasion happened...felt very hectic and like I actually had to help push back the invasion. The whole zone was affected, and people were going around killing invasions and closing Rifts. But even when there isn't a major zone invasion happening, Rift dynamic events feel way more exciting than anything in the other game...it feels intense all the time and feels like I actually make a difference. Plus, the rifts seem to have random locations they appear and at random times...so they are actually dynamic.
The water invasion really sold me in my first impressions. So much fun.
But there is also lots to do. Crafting is kinda basic and I would say its a negative...its pretty much like WoW crafting but slightly better. Not the best crafting I've seen. And the Defiant city is rather small...and the world seems kind of small (judging by the map and what I've seen). But I guess its...make a huge world with little in it...or a small world but lots to do and see. Guess pros/cons to each.
There is however a lot of artifacts and secrets to find. Even minipets and stuff for housing. Which speaking of housing...
Don't have much knowledge of the talent system. But at least they didn't remove 99% of the talent system and call it "NEW AND IMPROVED! BEST talent system we ever made! now with only 6 choices!"...there is a lot of choices in Rift. Especially with the way you can have three classes at once.
Housing is almost a 100% take from Free Realm's housing. Feels like an exact clone even with the way you can move objects and what not, but feels a bit more involved in Rift. Not that its a bad thing...FR has a rather nice housing system. But it doesn't seem to really serve as a point...and it doesn't really change gameplay. However, having a house and a plot of land is a nice addition. I really miss housing when they aren't included. And on the RP server I'm on, a lot of RP events seem to take place in the dimensions (housing)...so there is that. I guess its nice to decorate and as a side thing, but its not a game changer. Unless there is chests you can get to store stuff...that would make it rather way more useful. I haven't really got far into the housing stuff.
Some negatives. First, when the water invasion happened...my FPS went from 60, all the way to in the 20s...my PC is sort of med-high end range...but I guess there was just tons going on. Either that or it was server/region lagged from everything happening. It didn't lock up or jump around, it just went into this slow motion animations. I was part of another invasion (toward the end of it) shortly after arriving in the main area after the starter place...and my FPS didn't drop at all. But the invasion didn't seem to be as big. So not sure what was up with that.
There are fishing bots. Trion hasn't announced or done anything with them. The first thing I saw when I reached the ocean in that one coastal village was a group of level 1 fishing bots. People in local chat were complaining about them and said they had been there for 3 days doing nothing but fishing. How did they even get there at level 1? you end up at like level 6 or 7 by the time you leave the starting area...and that is in a seperate area. If Trion doesn't do anything about them, that is pretty much nail in the coffin (for me). There is nothing worse than seeing a bunch of bots and a company not doing anything about them. The game can be the greatest thing, and if a company allows bots, doesn't matter...I will never touch said game. So hopefully they actually do something about them or/and announce something.
To sum my first impressions up: Housing a nice addition, not a game changer. But a MMO (to me) feels lacking without housing. Lots to do while leveling. Lots of secrets to find...shinies! Dynamic events actually feel dynamic and have a purpose. Dynamic events are very exciting, even the smaller rifts. And the major zone wide invasions are just epic.
However some lag in the really big invasions. And a huge negative that Trion (thus far) hasn't done anything about the fishing bots, even if they've been reported by a lot of people. But guess it remains to be seen if they act or let them bot.
And so that is my first impressions
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Rift is a highly-polished game, but it lacks any sort of character or lore worth remembering. It's like a really hot date with the personality of a shoebox.
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Those who ask a question, are stupid for 30 seconds. Those who never ask, are stupid for life.
I didn't comment on the story, my post was rather long as it is.
But it does seem kind of fail. Who would want to play as the Guardians? They aren't even really evil...just stupid. Bringing on the end of the (game) world with their fanatic blind beliefs. Even toward the end in the starter area, they were still against the Defiant even when it was apparent they caused the destruction. Worst faction ever lol... The defiants are rather cool though.
But yeah, the story isn't really up there. I haven't seen anything that stuck out. But I don't play MMOs for the story, so that is the other reason I didn't include anything on that. Singleplayer games 100% of the time, have a WAY better story than any MMO can come up with. At least thus far to date. I wouldn't play an MMO that was all about story though...I can play a Singleplayer game for that. So it isn't a big deal for me that the story isn't that great.
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I kind of want to try this game, but GW2 is taking up most of my gaming time. I like the housing aspect, characters look nice, world was pretty.
My main concerns with the game are the rifts. If you are on a low pop server, playing at the wrong time, or just can't get other players to participate, then a good part of the area becomes unplayable do to the mobs. This was my impression when beta testing. Is this a wrong assumption? The other thing that gave me pause was it seemed very grindy with the quests. I like to go off and do my own thing from time to time, which is why I like GW2.
So can you skip the quests, just explore and kill random mobs and get decent loot.
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I played Rift and it not that dynamic as you get the same events over and over and at the same time day - how random is that? People complain about GW2 that way and Rift is no different.
Originally posted by TheScavenger
I think you got that backwards...
Nevermind, I see you wrote that from the perspective of a Defiant character's storyline. Guardians aren't ever supposed to be considered "evil" which is what threw me off there. From the perspective of the Guardians, it's the Defiants that are evil, destroying nature and building unnatural machines and whatnot.
Anyway, that's all just lore.
Originally posted by asmkm22
This analogy isnt that far off, and partly explains why Rift usually gives a very strong first impression but ultimately has poor long term retention past the first few months.
Rift is indeed like an incredibly hot date, that wants lots of sex. AT first he/she seems somewhat interesting, but really you are just focused on the sex at that point. As time goes on, you realize he/she is kind of dull and that there really isnt much to the relationship other than sex. You cant see settling down long term because you cant even have a decent, interesting conversation.. You begin to realize that there are other dates out there, maybe not quite as attractive but with better personalities (and you still get the sex to, even if not quite as often)
But there are people that consider him/her to be fascinating even if the majority dont see it, or perhaps all they want is bang bang bang.
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As far as I know; quest hubs still get invaded but I think they did it so that it can be soloable and invaders get easy overtime. Last time I have leveled through 1-50 (before expansion) I never had any problems with quest hubs being invaded. I also participated in closed beta test and I can safely say that the game has changed a lot and it still is changing. So, I advice you to get into trial and see it yourself if you'll enjoy it or not.
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It's a fun game, especially the early parts. My sub is nearly up and I won't be renewing, but I've played for 2 years now and it was enjoyable ride. Here's my thoughts from someone who is leaving.
The positives (for me) -
Combat - For tab targetted combat it's good. The UI is responsive and animations are good enough. One weaknes is that while you can seen powerful hits drop the red bar and you see the numbers pop up it doesn't look or feel like you're hitting hard. Still if you have a good farming build you can take a lot on and feel quite powerful while on your slaying rampage.
Animations and the World - Animations are pretty good and their physics is done well. When you're exploring the world, which is pretty open, the jumping and controls feel good, much better than it's contemporaries in GW2 or TSW.
Open World - The world is mostly open. There are the walls at the edges of zones, but you can climb mountain tops and find hidden monster lairs, puzzles, and treasure chests.
Shinies - They have a good collection system very much like EQ2.
Housing - It's instanced and free form like EQ2. It has a few glitches, but time will polish that.
Rifts - Yeah they're not as dynamic as the fanboys would have you believe, definitely not better than GW2s DEs. Still they're fun, have their own twist and flavor, plus with invasions and such it feels like a lot of variety and stuff going on.
Crafting - It's useful. Not deep or anything but useful.
Free Server Transfers - A very nice feature that can help you find a community that suits you.
Graphics - While not advanced and high end, the game world is beautiful and the characters look nice.
Instance Dungeons and Master Modes - Their dungeons are fun and master modes are like mini-raids but with a smaller size (group size is 5). I love them. It's fun to work through challenging content with people you play often with and are good. It takes a lot of the frustration and drama out of raid style challenge.
Class Design - The classes are fun and the soul system is flexible and gives you role options.
The negatives (for me) -
Business Model - The game should be B2P. It's just not worth a sub to me. Even with dimensions the game has no deep subsystems. It's all content churn and token farming. Also with this is your sub doesn't include everything. They sell extra micro-transaction stuff, plus you have to pay for xpacs. The few items they sell are insignificant, but it's that the sub doesn't include it all that greatly adds to the sub not being worth it at all.
Raid Gear Gating - The raids are challenging and some are even fun, but the usual raid drama and locking the best gear behind raids just sucks for me. If BiS would drop from Master Modes it would improve the quality of this game immensely.
Botting - There has been a botting problem with fishing since SL released and Trion has done nothing to stop it. They could, but they aren't.
Selling Loot Rights - Trion, just like SoE, has made the horrible mistake of allowing the sale of loot rights for some raiding. It sucks and devalues the game play experience for everyone not just those who partake. Again, one of their core bases are raiders so they can't kill themselves by keeping the raiding guilds in line.
Community - The community is going through a bit of upheaval. It's not a bad community, it certainly isn't what it used to be.
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I tried this in beta and wanted to like the game, but it just felt so bland regardless of the dynamic events. It was that same wall of text questing system with a boring story in a generic starting zone and I couldn't see sticking with it. It felt very linear to me. Maybe it opens up much more later but I didn't see it. Anyway, at least with GW2, I do feel like I'm exploring without reading walls of text and that is just my own personal preference. I do agree the events aren't quite as dynamic as advertised, but they still felt more meaningful than a bunch of random spawns to close. I also wont pay for a sub of nothing really new. If this was free to play past 20, I might give it another go to see if it changed at all and feels like it has more soul.
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I am spending a lot of time in Rift these days because of dimensions. I've built 4 small ones and two more for guildies. Working on a larger project now. My main is still only level 50 because I'm spending time on crafting alts and dimensions but I am having a ball with the game.
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Well keep in mind, these are just first impressions. I haven't seen nearly all the game or even really played that long as far as MMOs go. My initial experience is great, but once I get to the later stuff...it may change.
Does Trion still update once a month? I love playing MMOs that update every month, only MMO that I've personally been a part of that did that...was Asheron's Call. AC came out with a huge/large content update every single month. They still do that. Totally worth the monthly fee. I'm always really annoyed when I have to wait months and months for a large content patch and my 15 dollars doesn't seem to go anywhere.
Originally posted by TheScavenger
Nobody knows if they will keep their 6-8 week cycle they had going. They had one update since SL, but it was just stuff they intentionally held back from SL to stagger it, not new worked on content. The team has been reduced by 40 people or so so it seems likely the updates will slow down somewhat, but its all speculation at this point.
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Originally posted by strangiato2112
I've been wondering this too. I've wondered if a majority of the vanilla release updates were ready or mostly so before launch which allowed them to polish and finish them and still adjust to player preferences. A good portion of the first 18 months of updates were bug fixes, balancing, events, and minor content additions (raids). The only major content addition in that time was Ember Isle which was pretty big.
Like you said, it's all speculation, but something has changed. It's just kind of hard to pinpoint exactly what, why, and what that means going forward.
How are they going to justify a slower release pace? It has been a core component of their marketing. They are directly competing with WoW and EQ2 and all they have to show over the two is better graphics and a more robust character build system. Both WoW and EQ2 can tout a huge world of content to explore - not just in size, but depth.
Originally posted by Torvaldr
I think river of Souls was ready, or nearly ready, at launch, but everything else was post-launch. They did a good job of making new content by recycling old content, such as chronicles, IAs, and master modes. It was a smart move, because it kept the game fresh for people.
I think Trion planned ahead this time, and there is a bunch of content near finished ready to go, such as Dendrome. The high end zones are noticeably empty, and from what I have read some content was removed from beta from those zones. This should still allow Rift to release noticeable updates every 2 months. The big concern is what happens in a year-18 months when its time for another expansion. Will Trion be able to deliver?
The funny thing is, if you add up all the content EQ2 added last year in updates it really isnt *that* far off what Rift added in updates, but much of that content was expansion specific content that was promised already.
WoW has said they are planning new raids every 4 months with major patches every 2 months in between. 5.1 was certainly a noteworthy patch for WoW and 5.2 looks pretty impressive as well. of course if you dont like WoW the patches mean nothing to you, but if nothing else Trion has gotten blizzard to step up their game.
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I also liked rift the first 2 weeks after release, have fun mate.
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so you understand why people were saying GW2 events are like Rifts. back in April.
I think the prostitute mod corrupted your game files man. -elhefen
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I'm currently lvl 34 and have a lot of fun with Rift. However they say that Rift starts when you hit lvl cap. Hope that's true. I would hate if the endgame was poor.


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I've already experienced much of that sacrifice. God placed a choice before me, I know that if I put this belief of universal salvation away I can have many good friendships here in my personal life. I can hang out with people and enjoy that fellowship, as long as I tuck my spirituality away and keep it hidden.As much as I long, deeply long, for such friendships to return to my "in person" life, it would be my spiritual and emotional death to hide the glory of the gospel that God has revealed to me. So, I can only believe one day that God will remove that daily pain from my emotions , until then, I know that pain is nothing compared to the disaster of hiding my faith.
So what seperates the suffering of believers and non believers? Is there a seperation?
QuoteSo what seperates the suffering of believers and non believers? Is there a seperation?There is no difference between believers and non believers in Gods Eye's.[
Mickiel , could you talk more about what seperates the suffering of non believers and believers please?
Quote from: adam on November 14, 2008, 09:16:18 PMMickiel , could you talk more about what seperates the suffering of non believers and believers please?
But there is a suffering, that the bible calls " Chosen Suffering", such as in Acts 9:15-16. This kind of suffering is when God has personally chosen someone to be an instrument, a literal tool in his work. A life of great pain, Paul was a good example of this.I really can't figure it out, why God would do this. I recall reading something by L.Ray Smith on this, he thought God did it to Paul, to actually keep Paul from becomming more stronger on this earth. That could have some merit to it. Nothing like suffering to keep you weak.
[quote author=adam I guess the point is there's meaning in everything , even and perhaps especially when all seems pointless. As you say I don't think there's a consistent lesson. There are scores of biblical passages where God blesses those He loves. Sometimes very spiritual people suffer intensely, but I think sometimes they help in other ways.


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Gov. Peter Shumlin discusses new TIF district rules at a news conference Wednesday. Shumlin says he wants to forgive about $6 million that the state auditor last year said several Vermont cities and towns owe the state in connection with special tax districts designed to promote economic development. Shumlin said his administration will introduce legislation shortly that would clarify the rules governing so-called tax increment financing districts.WINOOSKI Gov. Peter Shumlin said Wednesday he wants to wipe the slate clean on about $6 million that a former state auditor said three Vermont cities and a town owe the state in connection with special tax districts designed to promote economic development.
Shumlin said the goals of legislation now being drafted would be to forgive the debts that then-state Auditor Tom Salmon said last year were owed by Milton, Burlington, Winooski and Newport to the state education fund. Shumlin said the legislation would clarify the law governing the districts so similar disputes dont arise in the future.
The municipalities dispute Salmons finding.
Shumlin was joined by several mayors and other local officials as he announced the legislation outside a major downtown Winooski redevelopment project.
Two systems are in play on the front line of state and municipal finances in the tiff over TIFs or tax-increment financing districts.
One of the two is the statewide property tax Vermont uses to fund its public schools. The tax was created in the late 1990s and tweaked about a decade ago to address a historic complaint that some towns those with ski resorts or big manufacturing plants had an easier time raising money from property taxes for schools than those where taxpayers were mainly private homeowners.
Meanwhile, the TIF program allowed communities meeting certain criteria to create the TIF districts, the downtown redevelopment zones where bonds are issued for things like new streets and other infrastructure improvements and paid off by diverting some of the property taxes collected in the community.
Officials said a natural tension exists between the two systems: More money going to pay off TIF bonds means less going to the state education fund.
A key finding in Salmons report was that municipalities retained several million dollars in incremental property tax revenue that should have been paid to the states education fund.
Some of the findings related to the starting date, and what counted as the starting values, for properties about to undergo big improvements. If initial values of downtown properties were underestimated, Salmon said, there would be more new revenue generated after the properties were improved and it was that new revenue that could be diverted from going to the state education fund.
In Miltons case and Milton accounted for $3.4 million of the nearly $6 million Salmon said was owed Town Manager Brian Palaia said the auditors complaint was that the town paid cash for $2.8 million in improvements instead of borrowing the money through a bond issue.
We paid directly costs to a vendor for an eligible TIF project instead of borrowing the money, Palaia said, adding that the decision saved $600,000 in interest costs that would have been paid by the state.
Burlington drew criticism from Salmon for using TIF funding to refinance a project on the citys Lake Champlain waterfront that was originally financed in 1991 four years before Vermont passed its first law allowing TIFs.
Shumlin and the local officials agreed that despite the disputes, the TIF program should continue.
Steve Jeffrey, executive director of the Vermont League of Cities and Towns, said the programs had given municipalities in the state of Vermont the answer to the chicken-and-egg problem of economic development. We can have economic development if only we had the public infrastructure and public investment that we need to be able to serve those new businesses. But without the tax base to do it, we cant get the public infrastructure built.
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South Carolina's favorite Special Olympics skier Katie Smith has met her match.
Smith has Down syndrome and traveled to Pyeong Chang, South Korea, last month to compete in the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games. She returned to Charleston with two bronze medals.
Before she left, Tom Corcoran, a former Olympic skier, found her contact information and reached out to her and her family every day during her competition.
Corcoran competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina, Italy, and came in fourth place in the 1960 Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley in Olympic Valley, Calif.
Corcoran said his fourth place win was the highest an American man placed in the giant slalom until recently.
"I wanted to contact Katie through you and tell her how much her story resonated with me," Corcoran first wrote to Smith's parents Rick and Kathy.
Corcoran of Seabrook Island said reading Smith's story in The Post and Courier "really touched a nerve. Here I am in South Carolina and it's fair to say there aren't a lot of skiers. I was sure I was the only alpine skiing Olympian here," he said.
Since then, the pair has been in contact with each other and met for the first time last week. And they exchanged gifts Olympian style. Smith gave him a Team USA hat and pens. Corcoran gave her his bib from the 1956 winter games and a pin from the 1960 games.
"It felt really cool. I just thought it was interesting how he did the same thing I did. It was quite an honor to have a bib," Smith said.
Smith said she would like to encourage other athletes in the future like Corcoran encouraged her.
"I highly encourage other people to reach for their goals the way I did and to know they always have a great support system with their friends and family," she said.
Corcoran said people can learn a lot from Smith because of her positive attitude. The two said they plan on staying in touch.
"He's taught me a lot. I couldn't ask for a better athlete that I now know," Smith said.
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Solar Forward is a crowd-sourcing campaign started by the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability to offer community members a way to engage in the development of new, clean, local renewable energy systems on public buildings like community centers, schools and libraries.
Supporting renewable energy delivers real benefits to the community, from the quality of the air we breathe to the economic opportunity created for Portland's small businesses and workers. All contributors receive permanent recognition at the host site and the feel-good benefit of reducing global warming pollution and proving a new model for community energy production.
BPS was awarded grant funds from the Oregon Community Foundation's Penstemon Fund in the amount of $100,000. This generous grant funded the installation of a 10-kilowatt solar electric system on Portland Parks & Recreation's Southwest Community Center and helped establish Solar Forward, Portland's first revolving community solar fund.
Project partners include Portland Parks & Recreation, Portland Public Schools and Solar Oregon.
Imagine solar arrays dotted on the dozens of community centers, libraries and schools throughout Portland. Solar Forward envisions a future in which rooftop PV modules are as common as the ubiquitous electricity poles and wires that we barely take note of any longer.
While there are over 150,000 residential rooftops in Portland, the majority of them are not suitable for solar because of tree shading, incorrect orientation to the sun or poor roof condition. In fact, only 25 percent of residential rooftop area is typically available to host onsite PV.[1] This does not take into account the many personal reasons that someone may not be able to put solar on their own roof. Community solar offers an avenue for the majority of people who can't install solar on their own homes.
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Golf course resorts and beachfront properties come with the highest price tags, but affordable options are located just a few blocks from the ocean. Some of the most expensive include hotels in Pebble Beach and those clustered along the cliffs and water near Carmel. The higher price tags include exceptional views, in-room spa pools, fireplaces, designer linens, lush bath amenities, golf courses, and luxury hotel spa features.
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If the fine arts are your area of interest, Monterey will not disappoint. The Monterey Museum of Art is the only nationally accredited art museum between San Jose and Santa Barbara. Focusing primarily on California art, the museum is also home to contemporary European art, American art, and Asian art. Notable works in the museum's collection include pieces by Joan Miro, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Salvador Dali.
Monterey also offers plenty in the way of the performing arts. Fans of classical music can go see the Monterey Symphony at the Sunset Cultural Center in nearby Carmel. This historic venue hosts many of the region's performances. The area's most anticipated cultural event of the year, however, is located right in Monterey. Thousands of visitors flock to Monterey each year for the Monterey Jazz Festival, one of the longest-running jazz festivals in the world. Held on the third weekend of September, the Monterey Jazz Festival features hundreds of jazz artists on multiple stages throughout the Monterey County Fairgrounds. Notable past performers have included Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, and Miles Davis. The festival also holds exhibitions as well as conversations with the stars. Due to the festival's high number of participants and attendees, if you're booking a hotel in Monterey, CA, during September, it is recommended that you make your reservations well in advance.
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Monterey is truly a foodie's paradise. As a coastal city, it comes as no surprise that Monterey is famed for its fresh seafood. The region's rich agricultural bounty means great local produce, delicious wines, and world-class dining. Many of the city's most esteemed seafood restaurants can be found at the historic Fisherman's Wharf, which is accessible via the Coastal Recreation Trail. The Monterey Bay area is also host to a number of culinary events taking place throughout the year, including Pebble Beach Food and Wine, the Monterey Wine Festival, the Big Sur Food and Wine Festival, and the Monterey Greek Festival, among others. For a delectable cool treat, stop at the Ghirardelli Ice Cream & Chocolate Shop for a hot fudge sundae.
When to Visit
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Though the late nineties saw pleats all but disappear from pants, the forgiving folds are now back; meaning you once again have a difficult choice. As a rule, flat-front pants have a sleeker, cleaner silhouette, but this means they conceal no flaws. If you have a little extra up-front, pleats will ensure that the pants fall straight down, instead of hugging your stomach unflatteringly. When pleats pucker open, you're too big for your britches. (Or, if you prefer, they're too small for you.) At that point, rather than disguising any girth you're trying to hide, the pleats are accentuating it. Try moving up a waist size, because, you see, even the best-made clothes need to fit well to flatter you.


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Having stared in to the precipice of your 'hair fails through the ages' last week, I thought we'd keep it light today. I can't take any more curly perms.
So, let's celebrate another inanimate object from your past. The bike.
I must have been about 7 years old in this photo. It's hard not be distracted by the rusty swing, and the glory of my wrinkly Nora Batty socks-teamed-with-red-Scholls combo does also rather upstage my beautiful two-wheeled friend, but just look at her – what a beauty!
And here's a second view (and a second hideous 1970s outfit) to show off my mean machine again. This time we're on our back yard. Nice eh?
Bikes were always a major part of our childhood when we were growing up. There was simply nothing better than feeling the burning pain in your legs as you fought to keep up with your big brother & pals, cycling off in to the sunset with their tongues sticking out at you. Ah, those were the days.
Later, it became a convenient way to reach a friend's house, but by the age of 14 it had clearly lost its 'cool'. Apparently, so had I.
Remember when you woke up on Christmas Day and it was there, all shiny and gleaming? Maybe it had streamers dangling from it, or, like mine, was actually made of GOLD (still just as naive today)! Whatever and wherever you were, tell us about you and your bike.
Share your memories with us – either write a blog post and link it up (the Linky will stay open for some time yet, so no need to rush), or just share your memories with us in the comments if you prefer – you don't have to have a Blog to play! Everyone welcome here. Consider it therapy. But do tell your friends!
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A selection of other posts from this series:-
Week 2 – Old School Portrait
Week 4 – Bestest Friends
Week 5 – Teenage Crushes
Week 6 – First Movie Memories
Week 9 – Favourite Childhood Books
Week 19 – Becoming a Parent
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Paul Baumann on George Weigel
Dominic Preziosi May 17, 2013 - 2:00pm
Commonweal editor Paul Baumanns review of George Weigels Evangelical Catholicism: Deep Reform in the 21st Century Church is now available at the website of The Nation. Excerpts follow:
When President Obama was invited to give the commencement address at the University of Notre Dame in 2009, more than eighty bishops condemned the university. That a duly elected president of the United States should be regarded as a moral monster unworthy of being given a hearingespecially at a school as steeped in American patriotism as Notre Dameis bizarre. The uproar and the bitter recrimination that followed Obamas speech revealed how deeply divided and directionless the once formidably cohesive American Catholic Church has become. And if George Weigels new book is any indication of where the churchs hierarchy is headed, the divisions promise to grow deeper. Indeed, a good deal of the blame for the bishops belligerent public posture can be laid directly on the desk of the author of Evangelical Catholicism. ...According to Weigel, the evangelical Catholicism of his books title represents a necessary departure from the Counter-reformation or so-called tribal Catholicism of recent centuries. In his view, a Catholicism held together by ethnic affinities possesses neither the fervor nor the missionary commitment needed to meet the challenges of postmodernity. In place of the bricklayer bishops who built a Catholic subculture of schools, hospitals and civic associations across America, whats needed today are bishops like the late John Paul II, men who speak of their faith in compelling, adamantine and fearless ways. These bishops will be disciplinarians, unabashed in demanding doctrinal obedience from priests, women in religious orders and those in the pews. Theologians and politicians who publicly dissent from church teaching must be told that they are no longer Catholic in any meaningful sense. Catholics who do not believe everything the church teaches should leave. (It will be interesting to see how this new breed of priests and bishops responds to the leadership of the recently elected Pope Francis, who seems to take a less confrontational approach to secular culture than Weigel does.) ...Why would Weigel assume that the deep reform of the Catholic Church is relevant to the political and cultural life of most Americans? Because he thinks that, as with Poland under communist domination, Americas fate is now intimately linked to that of Catholicism. The Catholic Church is now the worlds premier institutional proponent of human rights and democracy, he claimsby which he means that the churchs social doctrine offers a principled framework for the preservation of the Wests failing democracies. As far as Weigel is concerned, no other options are available.What to make of these grandiose claims? In one sense, Weigel is repeating what the Catholic Church has always taught. Conversion is what Christianity is about, and so Catholicism, often married to Aristotelian and Thomist notions of natural law and natural rights, remains a vital force in the American political tradition. But the resources of that tradition are broader than the abstract and self-evident truths, invoked by the Declaration of Independence, on which Weigel places such emphasis. The tradition has made use of a variety of philosophical resources, including Enlightenment rationalism, civic republicanism, secular liberal rights theory and pragmatism. It is unlikely we will succeed in forging a more perfect union if we do not make use of all the political resources at our disposal.
You can read the whole thing here. (Update: We earlier noted the inclusion of a link at the end of The Nation's online version of the review; that link has since been removed.)
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I know quite a few people who are alone ... single for whatever reason(s) ... and the smart ones overcome any tendency to loneliness by being active, reaching out to others, volunteering and generally refusing to feel sorry for themselves.A perfect example on this site is Ann Olivier. She has a very active mind and, I assume, that translates into a lack of loneliness in her personal life.
Michael,I think many of your questions about grace and good works are the kind that fueled the reformation. I feel the whole idea of indulgences makes no sense (and I'm not alone - many of those at V2 argued to do away with indulgences), and that if God does love us in a way even remotely like a human parent loves their child, then salvation isn't earned or bought but is an unconditional gift. I read this recently in a book by Rob Bell ..."Gospel isnt us getting it together so that we can have Gods favor; gospel is us finding God exactly in the moment of our greatest not-togetherness.Gospel is grace, and grace is a gift. You dont earn a gift; you simply receive it. You dont make it happen; you wake up to what has already happened.Gospel isnt doing enough good to be worthy; its your eyes being opened to your unworthiness and to Jesuss insistence that that was never the way it worked in the first place.Being a good person, then, naturally flows not from trying to get on Gods good side but from your realization that God has been on your side the whole time."
Michael,This is a subject I find really challenging and I don't understand it - why did God make imperfect creatures, why is God mad at us for being imperfect if we can't help it, what good does eternal punishment after the fact do and what kind of God would resort to this? And the idea of purgatory is a construct - it's nowhere in the bible. I don't know how most people make peace with this stuff.
PS - I vote for universalism :)
Jim M, I am not referring to the type of loneliness some experience by living alone or by being without close family or friends. That is a different matter entirely - I am referring to what I call existential loneliness - the loneliness experienced when one does not feel the presence of God.Crystal and Michael - I am with you. The teaching on indulgences should be disappeared - it is an example of the church claiming to have the power only God has, and the rights that only God enjoys, and it should be a huge embarrassment to the church that it is still around - the institutional church and its human head are NOT God. How dare they claim a power to grant "indulgences" Michael, your questions in your post of 6:28 are widely shared I think. It doesn't make sense to me either, unless God is not a God of love, but one of malice who likes to manipulate and trick human beings to entrap them in some kind of punishment. What kind of God would that be? Would anyone want to love and worship this kind of God?Jim P - I also agree with Kathleen Norris' observations. However, I do not understand how an all-loving, all-just God would give friendship to some but not others. I'm not convinced it's possible for someone to reject God with FULL knowledge. This thread discusses a range of experiences with God's friendship, with some claiming they do experience it in a very tangible way and others that they don't. It doesn't seem likely that once one truly experiences this gift of friendship - really feels it and not just understands it as an intellectual or theological concept - that they would willingly reject it. Those who may seem to reject God's gift of friendship most likely have never actually experienced it and are so not rejecting it at all.
Actually, it was Crystal's response to Michael's questions and comments that was posted at 6:28.
Crystal,I have the same thoughts, especially your last post. The other below does not answer my question:"the Kingdom of Heaven has a gate with two locks that need to be opened: one opens with the gold key, that is, with Gods grace; and the other opens with the silver key, that is, our response to it."Our response to it is imperfect. The issue is "reparation". I was taught that our sins are forgiven but there is this temporal punishment due to sin that must be accounted for. This is where the teaching about Grace, Purgatory, Good Works and Reparation come into play. The most compelling part of the NT relative to this issue is that on the Cross Jesus not only forgave the sins of the thief/murderer who accepted the punishment of the cross for his crimes, and asserted Jesus's innocence, he also washed away any purification and temporal punishment due to his sins when he said: I assure you on this very day, you will be with me in paradise.The second most relevant NT text is that fact that Jesus said; let the first be last and the last first. From these texts and the love that Jesus emphasizes in the NT, I agree with you when you said in paraphrase: What loving parent would not allow his/her child entrance into their house when the child said with a sincere heart that he/she was sorry for what he/she did? What loving parent would say, I forgive you but you must spend a certain amount of time outside the house, and be purified for the sin you committed? Clearly, if a child had no remorse for committing a horrible sin, such as murder, a certain punishment is due. However, what about Catholics who sincerely try to avoid sin, strive to love God and neighbor as he wills it, as best they can, and not for the blessings or the fears of hell/purgatory, pray and receive the sacraments? I find this concept of purgatory, temporal punishment and the fact that each of us is imperfect and will commit sin throughout of lives, are left this dilemma. I think most Catholics think about these things very much. Some might be invincibly ignorant, some minimize and not worry about such issues, some are more informed than I and perhaps are satisfied with the answers they have received to these questions, and some believe in indulgences.
Crystal,Sorry for the typo. The first sentence of the last paragraph should read "I think most Catholics don't think about these things very much".
Ann Chapman,Thanks for your kind comments and thoughts. Sometimes I think I am alone with these questions.
Thank you, Fr. K, for the Memorial, and the link.
I'm mostly out of my depth when people start talking about concepts like existential loneliness and whether we can truly know another soul or and whether that's the way it should be (frankly, after 30 years, I would be happy merely to know why Raber does not understand the health hazards of NOT PUTTING THE DAMN CAP ON THE TOOTHPASTE).But I increasingly dislike the notion that God's friends or serfs or whatever term we're using are "chosen." God made all of us and loves us all equally, everybody, everywhere, bar none, end of story. While I think it's true that some people "reject God," my sense is that they're rejecting a rather specific notion of God that someone has handed them, often with smug assurance, frightening threats, or freakouts a la "you don't believe THAT???" If those who give up seeking for God are going to have to answer for it in the Hereafter, it is my hope that those self-appointed mouthpieces for God will have to answer for their part of the equation.That would not, btw, include Fr. Rolheiser mentioned above, who manages to be thought-provoking without ever being discouraging. Bless him for his work!
Michael,I think it was Claire who wrote about the two kinds of keys.But yes, the whole idea that indulgences go toward paying for the full or partial remission of temporal punishment in Purgatory, due for sins which have already been forgiven, and gained through ritual prayers, the doing of certain acts, or in the past, money, is just creepy. I may be a cynic but it strikes me that a good way to keep people in control is to tell them first that they are doomed, and second that you have the only remedy to that doom. An interesting article ... http://www.willamette.edu/~ttalbott/PUNISH6.pdf ... and the Tablet had a past article on indulgences ... http://www.thetablet.co.uk/article/404 ... and I quote here what John O'Malley wrote in 'What Happened at Vatican II' about indulgences.
"But I increasingly dislike the notion that Gods friends or serfs or whatever term were using are chosen."Let's use friends. Being chosen by God means that it was God who did the choosing. None of us, on our own merits, is worthy of his friendship. That he chose to befriend us anyway is a great gift. We're the prodigal children, who see that we should be treated like one of the hired hands but instead have the ring put on our finger and the fatted calf slaughtered for us. And he ran out to meet us while we were still on the road to him - he couldn't wait to forgive us.I can't fully explain why it is that some of the seeds that are planted put down strong and deep roots and bear great fruit, while others grow in shallow soil and don't last, or get eaten by the birds, or get choked by thorns. I also think we are the heralds - it is as if the king has sent us out to all the highways and byways to announce the good news of his friendship. If we don't make the announcement, they will never know about it. It's a tremendous responsibility. I think most of us don't do a very good job of it. Pondering this is the kind of thing that makes one rather hope that there is something to the doctrine of indulgences.
"I am not referring to the type of loneliness some experience by living alone or by being without close family or friends. That is a different matter entirely I am referring to what I call existential loneliness the loneliness experienced when one does not feel the presence of God."Are those not related? Are others not a reflection of God, and is that not what attracts us to them? Is it not God who brings us close to family or friends through love? I am not completely sure how it is to "feel" the presence of God, but for me concretely his presence can be seen in everything that is good in the world, felt in the pleasure we derive from all those things. You can't literally touch him, but similarly one could also say that when you kiss a person, you're only touching their skin, their envelope, not the core of their being. How do you know God is there by you - well, how do you know that the person you're kissing is a real person and not some sort of zombie?
"Being chosen by God means that it was God who did the choosing. None of us, on our own merits, is worthy of his friendship. That he chose to befriend us anyway is a great gift."I know this is standard teaching, but, again, I dislike that notion of God "choosing," individuals or special clubs. I think it runs deeper. God made us in a vaster, more mysterious and intimate way than we made our own children. And, like our children, God has no choice but to love us. It's hard-wired into reality. Is it a symbiotic relationship between us and God? I don't know; friend, serf, herald, etc., are all facets of that relationship, but they don't represent the whole mystery."I cant fully explain why it is that some of the seeds that are planted put down strong and deep roots and bear great fruit, while others grow in shallow soil and dont last, or get eaten by the birds, or get choked by thorns."I don't either, but my guess is that those of us in the thorns find it hard to give up the notion that we are somehow in control of our successes and failures. If you believe you are the "master of your fate, the captain of your soul," in good times, you become arrogant, in bad times, you become ashamed and discouraged. "I also think we are the heralds it is as if the king has sent us out to all the highways and byways to announce the good news of his friendship. If we dont make the announcement, they will never know about it. Its a tremendous responsibility. I think most of us dont do a very good job of it. "Maybe because heralds so many heralds talk instead of do? I immediately switch off lists of "must nots" and checklists of "correct belief." It's predictable, depressing, smug--the equivalent of spiritual junk food. If the soil can be barren, so can the seed.
When I originally perused this blog stream, because George Weigel's name was attached, I easily moved on. Why waste your breath on Weigel, I figured. The only good that Weigel usually does is giving us the standard marker of what we all should be against.Yesterday, I was reading Paul Baumann's article in The Nation. Pretty good retort to all things Weigel. Good job.It still galls me that someone like Weigel has discovered a way to make a considerable career and money on opining about the Catholic Church.
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