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Life and freedom are amongst the most important gifts God has given us, if not the most. We are so used to appreciate our freedom as an allowance to do as we feel pleased, not as our ability to chose and decide the paths but as a right to see that path as always the proper one to follow. When a tyrant or for that matter, any type of authority, puts chains on us or ties or restricts our ability to move, we tend to believe that our freedom has been restricted. Naturally, to be or feel restrained means to have lost our freedom to move, but it is not the most important thing to be detained or incarcerated. The most important loss in our freedom is when we abandon that ability to choose by ourselves, the truth. We can be physically in chains, but our freedom will remain intact. Freedom is a gift by which we become accountable in our actions to the One and only living God. This means our choices are not always right and not always the best and for them we must be ready to live through the...
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Sheriff Joe is at it again!

You all remember Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona , who painted the jail cells pink and made the inmates wear pink prison garb. Well......... SHERIFF JOE IS AT IT AGAIN! (Copied from an email I've recently received)   Oh, there's MUCH more to know about Sheriff Joe! Maricopa County was spending approx. $18 million dollars a year on stray animals, like cats and dogs. Sheriff Joe offered to take the department over, and the County Supervisors said okay. The animal shelters are now all staffed and operated by prisoners. They feed and care for the strays. Every animal in his care is taken out and walked twice daily. 
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The Weekend Interview with Shakira - WSJ.com

By SILVANA PATERNOSTRO Los Angeles Everyone knows Shakira as the hip-shaking siren of pop music. If you don’t know what I mean, go to YouTube and check out the music video for “Hips Don’t Lie.” The song, recorded with Wyclef Jean in 2006, topped the charts in 55 countries, including the U.S. Her latest song, “Gypsy,” is a similar tribute to her famous curves, only this time she gyrates for shirtless tennis god Rafael Nadal.
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The Mystery of the Incarnation :: Catholic News Agency (CNA)

By Michelle Bauman We’re almost there. On Palm Sunday, we entered into Holy Week. This, the most holy week of the liturgical year will culminate in the Triduum, when we celebrate Christ’s Passion, Death and Resurrection. As we conclude the season of Lent, let us take a look at the Christ’s life on Earth. The Incarnation is one of the central truths of the Catholic faith. But it is also one that is easy to take for granted. This is especially for those who have been Catholics their entire lives, taught since they were little that Jesus is both God and man.
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Changing the priesthood's culture

Father Raymond J. de Souza, National Post On Tuesday, the local archbishop responded to the global firestorm set off by his local newspaper. Archbishop Timothy Dolan detailed on his web-site the many flaws in the now widely-discredited "smear" of Pope Benedict XVI by the New York Times. He then addressed the broader question of reform in the priesthood in the annual "Chrism Mass" for priests at St. Patrick's Cathedral.
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