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FRATELLI TOOTI
Had I entered a Spelling Bee contest I would have failed miserably, considering that I have mis-spelt the title of Pope Francis’ encyclical “Fratelli Tutti” that he wrote during the Covid pandemic. Unlike previous Popes, he wrote in Italian, not Latin. Seven centuries earlier St Francis of Assisi also preferred Italian to the classic Latin.…
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WAS JESUS A CAPITALIST?
The question seems inconceivable and the answer should be a resounding “No”. But wait a minute. First listen to what Jesus himself has to say. “For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have more than enough, but everyone who has not, will be deprived even of what he has” (Mat…
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YOUR SLIP IS SHOWING
Let me begin with a frank admission. From school days I have hated English grammar. On the other hand, my wife is a grammarian, knowing Wren and Martin’s grammar like the back of her hand. She compensates for my many inadequacies. The word “slip” is both a noun and a verb. The grammarian tells me…
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