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Fr. Robert Prevost Serving as Deacon with St. John Paul II at Mass
- By RileyG
- One Bread, One Body - Catholic
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/3486366/wyoming-rethinking-education-from-ground-up/
- By DaisyDay
- American Politics
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I hope this works out! Wyoming, according to USNews, currently ranks 6th overall for education among states and 14th for K-12.Wyoming already has school choice, and we are currently defending a state voucher program. These are both hot national topics, but Wyoming’s desire for excellence goes far beyond simple politics. The work is not about public vs. private schools or tradition vs. innovation. Rather, it is built from the ground up, ensuring every student has access to a high-quality education, no matter where they live or how they learn. It’s a pretty simple concept, really, that requires talent, commitment, and passion, but aren’t those the characteristics of the great teachers we have had the blessing of learning from in our own histories?
Wyoming is rethinking education from the ground up
Wyoming is proving that the path to fixing education is in recognizing the dignity of teaching, the joy of learning, and the unique needs of each student.www.washingtonexaminer.com
They are getting off to a great start!
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Woman from Haiti taken into ICE custody as she boards flight from US Virgin Islands (US) to US (US); dies in custody
- By DaisyDay
- News & Current Events (Articles Required)
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Whoosh!
Nasty.
Whoosh, whoosh!!
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Why Have Birds Never Gotten as Big as T. Rex?
- By davetaff
- Creation & Theistic Evolution
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Hi BarbarianNo. "Basic structural similarity" is analogy, not homology.
In evolutionary biology, analogous structures are biological structures having similar or corresponding functions but not from the same evolutionary origin. In other words, species use these biological structures for the same purpose and yet these species are from unrelated evolutionary lines.
Analogous structures - Definition and Examples | Biology Online
Analogous structures have similar functions but with dissimilar evolutionary origins. Know more about its definition, examples, and process here.www.biologyonline.com
Yes. It gets difficult and a lot of work involves untangling the anatomical data of fossils. For example, Alan Feduccia argued that birds and dinosaurs evolved from a common ancestor, basing his argument on which digits were reduced in bird and dinosaur forelimbs. Eventually, he was shown to be wrong about which digits, and his theory was refuted.
Sorry, that's wrong, tool. Depends on evidence. Which is why Feduccia's argument wasn't quickly dismissed. A great deal of work was required to sort out his claims and determine if they were correct or not. Would you like to learn about how it was finally resolved?
It probably seems unfair to YECs that when scientists learn that they were mistaken, they just accept the reality and change their theories to fit. Science looks at the evidence and finds the best their to explain it. YEC assumes a conclusion and tries to make the facts fit the assumption. Nothing better explains the logical differences between science and YEC.
It's a mathematical argument. Most YEC arguments on probability are something like "the likelihood of (large number) of amino acids in this order in a protein is so unlikely as to be impossible." Which, if a valid argument, would prove that poker games are impossible. Figures don't lie, but liars often figure. I could show you the math and a simple simulation to test the assumption, if you like.
Well, tell me how many mutations you think would be necessary to convert an archosaur leg into a functional wing. Then we'll do the math. Let's say 100. (obviously a great number of non-useful mutations would occur and be rejected by natural selection during the same time).
Each step in such an evolution depends on the last stage. So 1/100! or about 1/9.3^157. Very small likelihood, um? Which is why we never see a complex adaption form identically in two separate lineages. Just 10 would give us a likelihood of about 1/3,600,000.
So you've changed your position? The reason that bats and pterosaurs have different wings is that they both had to go through the same process of random mutation and natural selection. The odds of all those random mutations happening would more unlikely than shuffling a deck of cards and getting the same order of cards twice. Creationist arguments on probability are essentially arguing that one can't shuffle a deck of cards once. Would you like me to show you?
You've assumed that the landscape is much simpler than it is. For example, New World and Old World vultures are superficially very similar. But they evolved to fitness in entirely different ways. One example, is that one uses vision and the other uses sense of smell as hunting strategies. But there's more. The confusion between analogy and homology is a function of YECs being unable to comprehend how it all works and how evolution is opportunistic, rather than prescient.
The hope for convergence lies in the fenestration occuring precisely in the right place, involving precisely the same bones, connective tissue, muscles and nerves. There is supporting genetic and neurological data, supporting the way this happened:
Devolopment
Volume 144 Issue 22
November 2017
The evolution of cortical development: the synapsid-diapsid divergence
All these mutations happening to fall in exactly the same order, seems very unlikely. Why not just accept the evidence? Understand, the odds aren't for the result happening once. They are for the same result happening twice. And that is why poker games and analogous structures are possible.
It's pretty simple. You see, the paleontological data predicts that one will see genetic data supporting the divergences of synapsids and diapsids from an anapsid ancestor. And when the genetic basis of these developmental changes were found, that prediction was confirmed. It's been confirmed by other research.
Science AdvancesVol. 9, No. 46
Turtle skull development unveils a molecular basis for amniote cranial diversity
Amniote skulls display diverse architectural patterns including remarkable variations in the number of temporal arches surrounding the upper and lower temporal fenestrae. However, the cellular and molecular basis underlying this diversification remains elusive. Turtles are a useful model to understand skull diversity due to the presence of secondarily closed temporal fenestrae and different extents of temporal emarginations (marginal reduction of dermal bones). Here, we analyzed embryos of three turtle species with varying degrees of temporal emargination and identified shared widespread coexpression of upstream osteogenic genes Msx2 and Runx2 and species-specific expression of more downstream osteogenic genes Sp7 and Sparc in the head. Further analysis of representative amniote embryos revealed differential expression patterns of osteogenic genes in the temporal region, suggesting that the spatiotemporal regulation of Msx2, Runx2, and Sp7 distinguishes the temporal skull morphology among amniotes. Moreover, the presence of Msx2- and/or Runx2-positive temporal mesenchyme with osteogenic potential may have contributed to their extremely diverse cranial morphology in reptiles.
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Some might deny the evidence, but there it is. No point in fighting the reality.
Thank you for your post understood very little of it us uneducated have trouble with long words of foreign origin and I asked myself what has this to do with the teachings of Jesus Christ after all God created everything through him lets believe that and be content.
love and peace
Dave
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Now is the time to end organ harvesting from “dead” donors...
- By Michie
- One Bread, One Body - Catholic
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Catholics are called to be at the forefront of defending human life–let’s stand together to protect this vulnerable population.
recent article in The New York Times (NYT) titled “A Push for More Organ Transplants Is Putting Donors at Risk” uncovered that 55 medical workers in 19 states “had witnessed at least one disturbing case of donation” using an organ harvesting technique called “donation after circulatory death” (DCD).
The article highlighted multiple cases of organ retrieval either beginning or nearly beginning on living patients, one of whom recalled feeling afraid while in the hospital.
The NYT quoted Dr. Wade Smith, a neurologist at the University of California, San Francisco, as stating: “I think these types of problems are happening much more than we know.”
In addition, the Health Resources and Services Administration, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), reported in its recent article “HHS Finds Systemic Disregard for Sanctity of Life in Organ Transplant System” that in 351 cases where organ donation was authorized but ultimately not completed:
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. posted on X “There have been massive ethical breaches in many organ transplant cases….” He wrote that some “dead” donors had blood pressure and heart rate elevation at the time of organ harvesting, indicating they could feel pain.
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recent article in The New York Times (NYT) titled “A Push for More Organ Transplants Is Putting Donors at Risk” uncovered that 55 medical workers in 19 states “had witnessed at least one disturbing case of donation” using an organ harvesting technique called “donation after circulatory death” (DCD).
The article highlighted multiple cases of organ retrieval either beginning or nearly beginning on living patients, one of whom recalled feeling afraid while in the hospital.
The NYT quoted Dr. Wade Smith, a neurologist at the University of California, San Francisco, as stating: “I think these types of problems are happening much more than we know.”
In addition, the Health Resources and Services Administration, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), reported in its recent article “HHS Finds Systemic Disregard for Sanctity of Life in Organ Transplant System” that in 351 cases where organ donation was authorized but ultimately not completed:
- 103 cases (29.3%) “showed concerning features, including 73 patients with neurological signs incompatible with organ donation.”
- At least 28 patients (7.9%) may not have been dead at the time organ harvesting was initiated.
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. posted on X “There have been massive ethical breaches in many organ transplant cases….” He wrote that some “dead” donors had blood pressure and heart rate elevation at the time of organ harvesting, indicating they could feel pain.
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Now is the time to end organ harvesting from “dead” donors
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10 Things You Should Know About the Psalms...
- By Michie
- One Bread, One Body - Catholic
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The word “Psalm” comes from the Greek word for a “song” (psalmos), which is itself a translation of the Hebrew word for a song or melody. In Jewish tradition, however, the book of Psalms is known simply as the “Praises.” Here we’ll explore ten different facets of this extraordinary collection of hymns and prayers.
1) The Psalms are split into five books. In their book A Catholic Introduction to the Bible: The Old Testament, Scripture scholars John Bergsma and Brant Pitre offer the following breakdown:
2) The Psalms have multiple authors. While King David wrote the largest number of psalms, many were written by other authors such as King Solomon, a figure named Asaph, or a group known as the Sons of Korah. Even Moses is credited with having written one of the Psalms (Psalm 90).
3) The Psalms frequently use parallelisms. The Psalms are works of Hebrew poetry, but they don’t rhyme in the way that English poetry does. The metrical patterns in the Psalms are also unclear to modern scholars. But what we do find repeatedly in the Psalms is the literary technique of parallelism. Very frequently the Psalms are organized so that two or more verses are supposed to be read either as complements or as contrasts.
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1) The Psalms are split into five books. In their book A Catholic Introduction to the Bible: The Old Testament, Scripture scholars John Bergsma and Brant Pitre offer the following breakdown:
- Book 1: Introduction and Laments of David (Ps 1-41)
- Book 2: The Rise of the Davidic Kingdom (Ps 42-72)
- Book 3: Fall of the Davidic Kingdom (Ps 73-89)
- Book 4: Reflections on the Fall of the Kingdom and Exile(Ps 90-106)
- Book 5: Rejoicing and Restoration of the Temple (Ps 107-150)
2) The Psalms have multiple authors. While King David wrote the largest number of psalms, many were written by other authors such as King Solomon, a figure named Asaph, or a group known as the Sons of Korah. Even Moses is credited with having written one of the Psalms (Psalm 90).
3) The Psalms frequently use parallelisms. The Psalms are works of Hebrew poetry, but they don’t rhyme in the way that English poetry does. The metrical patterns in the Psalms are also unclear to modern scholars. But what we do find repeatedly in the Psalms is the literary technique of parallelism. Very frequently the Psalms are organized so that two or more verses are supposed to be read either as complements or as contrasts.
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10 Things You Should Know About the Psalms - St. Paul Center
The word “Psalm” comes from the Greek word for a “song” (psalmos), which is itself a translation of the Hebrew word for a song or melody. In Jewish tradition, however, the book of Psalms is known simply as the “Praises.” Here we’ll explore ten different facets of this extraordinary collection of...
Russian Orthodox official meets with Pope Leo
- One Bread, One Body - Catholic
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Is this more than a formality? Hoping.On July 26, 2025, a meeting took place at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican between Metropolitan Antony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, and Pope Leo XIV.
During the meeting, Metropolitan Antony conveyed greetings from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ and congratulations on Pope Leo XIV’s election as the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
Pope Leo XIV expressed gratitude to Patriarch Kirill for his good wishes and emphasized the importance of strengthening relations with the Russian Orthodox Church.
The discussion touched on numerous issues, including the state of Orthodox-Catholic dialogue and ongoing global conflicts, particularly in Ukraine and the Middle East.
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Metropolitan of Volokolamsk meets with Pope Leo XIV | Orthodox Times (en)
On July 26, 2025, a meeting took place at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican between Metropolitan Antony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, and Pope Leo XIV. During the meeting, Metropolitan Antony conveyed greetings from His Holiness...orthodoxtimes.com
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