Merry Christmas.We approach these holidays painfully aware that rumors of war turned into realities of war this year, and peace prospects turned into purloined promises. Too many grinches stealing Christmas. Let's reverse the trends. Merry Christmas to the 31 newly appointed cardinals, especially the sole American, Justin Rigali, who never became a St. Louis Cardinal. Vote well when the time comes Adv. 1. when the time comes - at the appropriate time; "we'll get to this question in due course" in due course, in due season, in due time, in good time . Merry Christmas to the Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox are a member and currently champions of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball’s American League. From to the present, the Red Sox have played in Fenway Park. and the Chicago Cubs, first in the hearts of many baseball fans. To all the people of Boston and their new archbishop, Sean Patrick O'Malley
Merry Christmas to all who reached silver anniversaries this year, especially Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus PP. II, Italian: Giovanni Paolo II, Polish: Jan Paweł II) born Karol Józef Wojtyła . Merry Christmas to George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleezza Rice, John Ashcroft John David Ashcroft (born May 9 1942) is an American politician who was the 79th United States Attorney General. He served during the first term of President George W. Bush from 2001 until 2005. Ashcroft was previously the Governor of Missouri (1985 – 1993) and a U.S. , and all who are so sure. Must be nice to have all the answers. Remember Newt Gingrich? To James Carroll, whose new novel Secret Father is a mystery of maturity and a mature mystery, merry Christmas. Merry Christmas to the 163 Milwaukee priests whose August 18 letter encourages optional celibacy for the priesthood. Nice epistle epistle (ĭpĭs`əl), in the Bible, a letter of the New Testament. The Pauline Epistles (ascribed to St. Paul) are Romans, First and Second Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, First and Second Thessalonians, First and . To the National Pastoral Life Center as they search for a new director and to all who benefited from the late Philip Murnion's leadership for many years, merry Christmas. To the people of Afghanistan and Iraq, waiting for the promised land, merry Christmas. Merry Christmas to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Merry Christmas to this nation's librarians whose dedication to knowledge and country puts them in opposition to the Patriot Act. To the 25 percent of U.S. Catholics who choose to attend churches other than their geographical parishes, merry Christmas. To the people of California who flexed their muscles in the recall election and their new governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, merry Christmas and jingle all the way. To the late James Shannon, a people's bishop, merry Christmas. Happy Hanukkah to my own favorite columnist, Thomas Friedman. To all who experienced the electrical blackout, merry Christmas. May your grids be better girded for the future. Joyeux Noel to the French people who took a pass on war. Frohliche Weihnachten to the German people who did likewise. The spirit of Christmas is yours. To the array of Democratic presidential hopefuls and to voters in the early primary states, merry Christmas. Merry Christmas to the families and friends of the seven astronauts on Columbia who perished. Merry Christmas to Bob Hope and Johnny Cash. You sing Christmas carols daily now. To all who are out of work, merry Christmas. We hope and pray for better times for you. PETER GILMOUR (Pgilmou@wpo.it.luc.edu) teaches at the Institute of Pastoral Studies of Loyola University Chicago Beginnings and expansions Founded in 1870 as the St Ignatius College on Chicago's West Side. In 1908 the School of Law was established as the first of the professional programs. . |
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