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The Papal Audience with Comics: On God and Jokers

07-14-2024Weekly ReflectionFr. Leonard F. Villa

“I can laugh When things ain't funny A haha-happy-go-lucky me” Paul Evans 1960

He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn; the Lord shall have them in derision Psalm 2:4 Sung in Handel’s Messiah Part 2 (Tenor Recitative)

At the website of the famous Vatican commentator (Vaticanista), Sandro Magister there was a letter from a distinguished scholar of the Fathers of the Church, Leonardo Lugaresi, concerning the papal audience with comedians. Here it is edited:

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Ruth Bader Ginsberg & the Planned-Parenthood Mentality

07-07-2024Weekly ReflectionFr. Leonard F. Villa

Much ink has been spilled about Ruth Bader Ginsberg as a model and heroine, especially for women, if not a “secular saint.” She was a fervent supporter of Planned Parenthood (originally called The Birth-Control League) and abortion despite Planned Parenthood’s racist past.

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