Pope Francis Quote – Christ’s Ambassadors
“Christ has made you his ambassadors, the primary evangelizers of your contemporaries.” – Pope Francis
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Bad week for:
Self-awareness, after Donald Trump attacked conservative pundits George Will, Jonah Goldberg, and Stephen Hayes for mocking his Republican presidential candidacy, calling them “boring” and “dumb as a rock” and their publications “dying.” Said Trump: “The weakness of conservatives is that they destroy each other.”
Read morePoem – AFTER THE FACT (By Ray Gallucci)
AFTER THE FACT The mystery of history Reduces all to sophistry If fecklessly, not skeptically, Accept we its validity. Did Kennedy form strategy Preventing Cuban tragedy When quarantined Fidel at sea? Or was it serendipity? Did atom bomb need dropping on To-be-defeated-soon Nippon, Because Japan, to its last man, Would fight invasion hand-to-hand? Was Civil […]
Read moreDag Hammarskjöld quote – Bless your uneasiness
“Bless your uneasiness as a sign that there is still life in you.” – Dag Hammarskjöld
Read moreTaurids Meteor Stream Could Cause Disaster To Earth
Scientists have discovered a new branch of the Taurids meteor stream that could prove to be a major disaster for Earth, with asteroids up to 1,000 feet wide flying past us every few years. The Taurids meteor shower peaks every October and November, producing a relatively small display of shooting stars as Earth passes through its stream. Meteor showers are […]
Read moreLillian Hellman Quote – I Will Not Cut My Conscience
“I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year’s fashions.” – Lillian Hellman
Read morePoem – COSMIC COINCIDENCES? (By Ray Gallucci)
COSMIC COINCIDENCES? TUNGUSKA (Tunguska Event: “The Tunguska event was an enormously powerful explosion that occurred near [and later struck] the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in what is now Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, at about 7:14 am. KRAT [00:14 UT] on June 30, 1908.” from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunguska_event) What happened in Tunguska over century ago, Could happen anywhere on earth, and […]
Read moreLong Dark Winter at the South Pole
Few people have traveled to the South Pole since Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott reached the bottom of the world in the austral summer of 1911-12. Fewer still stay for the six months of darkness in the winter at the South Pole. The first crew to winter at the South Pole was in 1957, but only 1,267 people have spent the […]
Read morePoetry Book Release – Earth Links by Gary Beck
Earth Links contrasts the work of nature with the work of man, often revealing our flagrant madness. Meaningful and constructive – Spectrum and Heart We love your poems – New Literary Journal Memorable and Remarkable – Terrene Magazine Earth Links is a 104 page poetry book in paperback with a price of $15.00 ISBN 978-81-8253-673-9. from Cyberwit Publishing. […]
Read morePete Seeger Quote – Education and Experience
“Education is when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you don’t.” – Pete Seeger
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