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The Dilemma of Dumbledore

by Filed Under: Cultural Commentary, Current Affairs, Minnesota Me 32 Comments

I once fell in love with my travel agent.I was a 20-something college student on my way to Ireland. I did not have a ton of money to spare on extras, so I was grateful for the savvy deals on flights and hostels that he procured for me.I also liked the fact that he was so funny. I had never met him in person—he was in the Cities and I was 4 hours … [Read more...]

All I’m saying is, it’s been wet.

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I’m feeling the need to clarify something.The title of my last post has nothing to do with the brouhaha going on in Portland, Maine.I penned those words before I saw the story, and though I am greatly dismayed and disgusted by what is going on in King Middle School, I was not sending a subliminal message with that title.What I meant is that it’s … [Read more...]

A Week Ago Today

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My husband phoned me at my parents’ home in North Dakota to say a bridge had collapsed in Minneapolis. He was driving home from work at the time; he didn’t (and doesn’t) go that route, though we both have taken it on several occasions.A week ago todayThere were husbands, wives, fathers, mothers and children who didn’t return for supper.A week ago … [Read more...]

An Urgent Plea

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from Father Euteneuer:The leftist government in Mexico City has now proposed legislation that would legalize abortion up to 12 weeks on demand. This is one of the largest cities in the world, and if the capital of this pivotal Catholic country permits open season on its precious babies then the domino effect will continue throughout Latin America. … [Read more...]

Novena Prayer for Conversion from Contraception

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by Rev. Thomas J. EuteneuerMarch 15, 2007This prayer is to be prayed prior to the Feast of the Annunciation (this year Monday, March 26th) from Saturday, March 17th to Sunday, March 25th, 2007 inclusive, as a novena of conversion for those who use or promote contraception.Heavenly Father, “from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its … [Read more...]

Oprah’s Oscar Special (did you see it?) Gave Me Pause

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And it wasn’t just those gorgeous glossy curls that Oprah was sporting. (How do they get her hair to do that?)It was, rather, the moment when Nicole Kidman (interviewing fellow Aussie Russell Crowe), posed this question: do you prefer to love or to be loved?Which made him fidget uncomfortably.And which really made me think.We mothers tend to give a … [Read more...]