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- I dread it as it approaches and think of ways to avoid it. (36%, 9,555 Votes)
- I tolerate it. (35%, 9,195 Votes)
- I hate it so much I won't go to Mass where it is done. (12%, 3,205 Votes)
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Should the Bishops of the USA have us return to obligatory meatless Fridays during the whole year and not just during Lent?
- Yes, and I think this is very important. (81%, 15,546 Votes)
- Yes, I guess so. (9%, 1,716 Votes)
- No, I hesitate about such a move. (5%, 900 Votes)
- No, this would be a really bad idea. (3%, 511 Votes)
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Category Archives: On the road
My View For Awhile: Mezzogiorno Edition
I’m heading out on an adventure as chaplain to a pro-life pilgrimage group which will travel in S. Italy, where I have never been: Puglia, Calabria, Sicily with some time in Naples and, on my own, a few days in … Read More
My View For A While: Mystery City
I’m sure that with this first shot, many of you will be able to tell where this is. If that elevated hint wasn’t enough. And then there’s this. It was pretty cold out there, I can affirm. But the 2nd … Read More
My View For Awhile: LAX Adios Edition – UPDATED
UPDATE 11 April In answer to a couple email’s the “apocalyptic thriller” I was reading was by Joel Rosenberg (US HERE – UK HERE) I’ve read a couple series by him, including the one starting with The Last Jihad (US … Read More
L.A. Days 1-3: Of Finches, Bites and Libraries
The Octave of Easter is turning out to be a time of visits with friends, meals and monuments (in a wide sense). Here is a monumental salad, chopped. Presentation like this is difficult, by the way. At the Getty, a … Read More
My View For Awhile: Maternal Edition
Having just returned from a fast assault on Chicago’s fare… … and to work out details of the portable altar and sacristy for the upcoming pilgrimage, I’m off to the depths of the south. I’ve been getting texts from Rome … Read More
My View For Awhile: Capital Edition
After Holy Mass, I dashed to the car and zoomed to not too distant Milwaukee’s aerodrome. I’m off for a quick assault on museums of the nation’s capital and for meetings with a priest and lay people about an upcoming … Read More
NYC Days 4-5 and My View For Awhile: ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK!
One of the things I enjoy in NYC is a good bowl of borscht. It pleases in every way, especially in the color. One of my errands was to La Lame to check on possible fabrics for the Pontifical sent … Read More
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NYC Days 1-3: Slips and sliders
People either like or hate my food posts. Hence, I enjoy posting them. But first, as I watch what’s going on in the Church right now, two paintings at the MET jumped to my full attention. First, my necessary entrance … Read More
My View For Awhile: Debate Edition
I’m on my way to NYC, for errands, fun, meetings and to attend a debate. UPDATE: Next leg… running a little behind, but I see that my bag is with me! These text notifications are helpful. There is a new … Read More
My View For A While: Counter March
Time to head home. Another wonderful Delta experience greeted me at the airport. First, in my app, all my flights, today’s and future, vanished. That was strange. Hence, I had to go through the check in process. At least there … Read More
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