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I'm of the opinion that if you say you're not racist, you probably are. If you've managed to escape being a racist in this country, then you are one of the most amazing Americans ever. I say this because I half to deal with the racist loops running around in my head. I wasn't raised to be a...

Racism is alive and well in the US. It's here on these 'Christian' forums.

OH NO! My belief in papal infallibility has been shattered! We had to send the bull back to Rome. There was a mistake on it. Instead of the date reading 2017, it said 2007. :doh:

That's a beautiful photograph, Colin. I'm going to steal it from you. I can paint that in two colors with just a hint of a third. I think I've already shared my only photograph of the only (European) robin I've ever seen. It was taken at Lourdes. It's horribly blurry, but it was my first...

Coming to think of it, Republicans also used to stand for fiscal conservatism. Umpteen golf trips later that myth has been exploded. I've never seen an administration so addicted to taxpayer dollars as this one. It's like they think they're God's own anointed. Not that the...

Which reminds me, Republicans used to stand for personal accountability. Not so much anymore.

Yes. The Republican party claimed to be the party of family values. They can no longer hold that claim.

That's a new one for me as well. Cheating on your wife is cheating on your wife, and here in the Catholic Church, we have a very low opinion of adultery.

We get an early morning murmuration of blackbirds here in Tucson. Yesterday a birder counted 12,700 birds in 10 minutes. I've inadvertently witnessed it while driving north on the freeway. It's like a mile long river of birds. Amazing.

That is awesome. :oldthumbsup: I liked the bit in the comments about Denison the Harris Hawk. Harris Hawk is a backyard bird for me. Very cool bird which hangs out in family groups.

Anything to excuse turning a blind eye to injustice.

Thanks for that. It's good to see things from the perspective of someone whose experiences are nothing like mine. It's people like you who shape me as a human being and a Christian. God bless, and thank you for being you.

Agreed. As a Christian, it's really weird to see deflection from such blatant racism. I thought it was incumbent upon the Christian to speak out against injustice. [Staff edit].

He wasn't funny.

I have to say, I actually have it under control over here. The thing is, if you want to build and you want to build big you have to be organized. I spend a lot of time sorting and resorting. Since my latest project is the B16, the papal intergalactic emmissarial space ship, is mostly grey...

Went downtown to the 6:30 am mass at the cathedral yesterday morning which provides a good starting point for some early morning birding in some interesting places. It's dark when we get to mass, then you can see the sun slowly rising by the light in the stain glass windows. By the time...

For all of you who believe in witchcraft, do you have any substantiated evidence of it ever working? After listening to yesterday's Gospel, I'm reminded of how serious spiritual warfare can be and how silly superstitions only serve to distract us from the real battle at hand.

A final footnote on last Sunday's service. I don't why, but a couple of Tucson police officers were posted at the chapel. Since we had gotten to mass really early, and since I had a couple of cups of coffee that morning, I had the unfortunate need to use the restroom about halfway through...

I've been checking out the website for the sisters in Clyde. What a beautiful convent they have there! The chapel is especially beautiful. I don't feel bad for Tucson sisters at all. For those us who remain, however, we still lament the loss of the sisters and their chapel.

I let them know to not schedule me on the current liturgical schedule. There was no protest, or wondering why, just a simple 'thank you'. What was interesting, on the first day of the new schedule (the Feast of the Epiphany) my wife and I went to the 6:30 am mass at the cathedral. They must...