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2024-11-18T13:01:18-07:00

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Found ‘Em! Ten New Moons Found Circling Jupiter

Last updated on: November 18, 2024 at 1:01 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

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They’re itty bitty as moons go. A couple of them have even been called “irregular.” But they are there and we’ve found ’em. Jupiter has 10 new moons that nobody knew about before. From Science: Jupiter’s orbital family has just rapidly expanded, with scientists today announcing the discovery of 10 new miniature moons around the gas giant. That brings its total known satellites to 79, the most in the solar system. The new moons, pictured as circles above, were discovered... Read more

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2024-11-18T13:06:10-07:00

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Taking the Day for Prayer

Last updated on: November 18, 2024 at 1:06 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

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I’m taking today off for prayer. The clergy sex abuse scandal has left me needing a spiritual fill-up. Read more

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2024-11-18T13:07:56-07:00

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Californians Will Vote on Splitting State Into Three Parts

Last updated on: November 18, 2024 at 1:07 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

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A move financed and pushed by a persistent California billionaire has finally made it onto the November ballot. This is the third attempt by venture capitalist Tim Draper to get his idea of dividing California into several smaller states onto the ballot for a vote of the people. His earlier petition attempts, which would have called for a vote to divide the state into six smaller states, failed to meet signature requirements. The version which will be voted on in... Read more

2024-11-18T13:11:06-07:00

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North Korea: “Work Toward Nuclear Free N Korean Peninsula”

Last updated on: November 18, 2024 at 1:11 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

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The America/Korea Summit came and went in a flash. The result was a letter of agreement (which was obviously mostly drafted in advance) between the two nations. So far as I can see — and this is a very quick take — what we really gained was a better relationship with North Korea. The major benefit to the American people in this agreement is that war is now off the table. The rest of it is a letter of intent... Read more

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2018-06-08T13:54:40-06:00

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It Takes Disastrously Crazy Thinking to Commit Suicide and Leave a Child Behind

Last updated on: June 8, 2018 at 1:54 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

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Fashion designer Kate Spade and chef Anthony Bourdain committed suicide this week. Both of them chose the painful and often slow method of hanging themselves to end their lives, and both of them left young daughters behind to deal with what their parents had done. I cannot fathom how someone with children could kill themselves. I remember when my first baby was born. I prayed prayers of gratitude almost nonstop for the first two days of my precious newborn’s life.... Read more

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2024-11-18T14:30:31-07:00

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Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for June

Last updated on: November 18, 2024 at 2:30 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

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Pope Francis’ prayer intention for June is prayer for inclusive social networks. From Vatican News: The Internet is a gift of God, but it is also a great responsibility. Communication technology, its places, its instruments have brought with it a lengthening of horizons, a widening, for so many people. It can offer immense possibilities for encounter and solidarity. May the digital network not be a place of alienation. May it be a concrete place, a place rich in humanity. Let... Read more

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2018-06-04T21:40:03-06:00

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Supremes Rule Colorado Violated Baker’s Rights in Wedding Cake Dispute

Last updated on: June 4, 2018 at 9:40 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

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First Amendment protections of religious freedom were affirmed in a narrowly drafted decision today. The decision is a welcome move by the Court. But we should not confuse it with a landmark of any sort. The Court rejected the state of Colorado’s attempt to force Jack Phillips, owner operator of Masterpiece Bakeshops to bake a wedding cake with a congratulatory message on it for a same-sex wedding. This is good news for those of us who support separation of Church... Read more

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2024-11-18T14:35:06-07:00

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The Irish Abortion Vote: 10 Things Pro-Life People Must Do

Last updated on: November 18, 2024 at 2:35 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

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We lost the vote on legal abortion in Ireland. In fact, we lost by a landslide. The vote was more than 2 to 1 to legalize abortion. I don’t know anything about the inner workings of how the vote shaped up. To know that, you must be on the ground with that intuitive understanding of the people who are voting which some people call “political instinct.” Polls won’t tell you what really happened. I also don’t know anything about Irish... Read more

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Cancer and a Heart Attack Changed Me. Here’s How.

Last updated on: November 18, 2024 at 2:37 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

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It seems that, no matter how bad a thing is, something good comes out of it somewhere. Consider, for an instant, my recent health problems. It turns out that breast cancer is not good for your heart. I don’t mean the emotional pain that having cancer inflicts. I’m referring to your actual, physical heart; the tough little muscle that pumps blood and keeps you going from long before you’re born until the moment you die. The heart is so essential... Read more

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Mark Shea is a Nice Guy. He’s Also Brave.

Last updated on: November 18, 2024 at 2:43 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

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Mark Shea is a nice guy. And while he’s truly brilliant, he’s also brave to the point of not-so-smart. Mark lives his writing life on the edge of a razor. He never flinches from saying what he thinks, even when what he thinks flies in the face of what a lot of other people think. He expresses himself without censoring his thoughts through whatever politically correct sieve his readers might be using. Make no mistake about it; both right wing-nuts... Read more

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