Pope Francis Quote – Never Let’s Us Down
“Do not be afraid of Christ! Trust him completely! He alone ‘has the words of eternal life. Christ never lets us down!” – Pope Francis
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Kat Duff Quote – Faith
“Faith is not something you must have or cannot lose, but something you practice because the world depends on it.” – Kat Duff
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Poem – Glass Tanka (By Peter Jastermsky)
Glass Tanka cat paws the moth stays safe a fluttering Vishnu behind glass made braver by distance scrawny coyote its laughs echo breaking glass in his finger tip the glass splinter a million fires burning
Read moreHow U.S. debt went out of control
How did the U.S. debt get so high? The crucial turning point came back in 2001, said Lori Montgomery. At the time, Uncle Sam was actually running surpluses, and “the outlook was so rosy” that forecasters were predicting the U.S. could pay back every dime it had ever borrowed. That’s when President George W. Bush made a pivotal decision: Rather […]
Read moreJohn Wooden Quote – Accomplish With Your Ability
“Don’t measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.” – John Wooden
Read moreVoltaire Quote – Judge A Man
“Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.” – Voltaire
Read moreAngela Carter Quote – What terrible discipline it takes to live harmoniously
“What terrible discipline it takes to live harmoniously.” – Angela Carter
Read morePoem – NEVER KNOWING WHAT HIT (By Ray Gallucci)
NEVER KNOWING WHAT HIT (Based on the painting [above] by Danell Millsap of the Scotch Cap Tsunami at Unimak Island, Alaska, on the night of April 1, 1946, where all five Coast Guardsmen manning the lighthouse were killed [see www.semparpac.org/tsunami.jpg]) I ponder the Scotch Cap Tsunami And wonder just how it felt When impact dismembered your body From […]
Read morePoem – TRICK OR TREAT? (By Ray Gallucci)
TRICK OR TREAT? “Good Christians” warn that Halloween’s A festival of Satan, When nothing’s standing in between Your soul and its damnation. For centuries, they witches burned With little provocation. Eternal fire claimed they’d earned. For mercy — strangulation! The Inquisition paid you well For friend’s denunciation, Provided friend was rich as hell For Church’s confiscation. […]
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