7 Quick Takes (Vol. I)

So over at Conversion Diary, they do this thing called Quick Takes. They do it every Friday, and it is a pretty cool thing. So I am going to try it... and see if I can keep up with it :) You essentially link 7 things from the week... and then post on the bottom of their blog... pretty cool eh?


All right, hold on....... HERE WE GO.....

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I found these two pictures that were just really beautiful and made me want to post them. But since they were already on other blogs I couldn't think of a reason to post them... until now:

(Found at: Overheard at the Sacristy)

Best Habit's I have ever seen...

(Found at: NLM)

New Vatican Edition of 1962 MR - I need want need one!

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A Mother's Day video worth watching even a few days late...My wife reads blogs too. She doesn't blog... well not officially, but that is a touchy subject. Anywhose... she showed me this video: Biologist's Mother's Day Song. She was all excited because it was both funny and she "scooped" me on it. It came from a Catholic Blog... and I guess she felt as if that is "my territory" even though it was from a Catholic "Moms" blog. Anywhats... my domestic rivalry aside, you should watch it... it is worth a chuckle.

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I have been sitting on this link for a while and just didn't know what to do with it. So I will post it here. If you need something to read... and don't mind doing that reading from a .PDF, the Vivificat! has a gold-mine for you, from their Lent reading list. Go check it out.

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The Montreal Canadiens are going to the Eastern Conference Finals as an #8 Seed. Most Americans don't care about hockey outside of a few select areas. Those that do, hardly care about Montreal. I grew up loving the "Habs" and with the Wings out, this is the only team I really ever root for. They beat the #1 seeded Washington Capitals in 7 games, and then took out the #5 seed, defending Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins in 7 games. This is a magical run... let's see what happens next round.

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Elena Kagan really might be Obama's Harriet Miers. Between her socialist undergraduate thesis, her pretentious law clerk memo for Justice Marshall, or her alleged distaste for the SCOTUS she reminds us a lot of Ms. Miers, and that might be a good thing. If I am right, we can only hope for a Bork-Kennedy situation. Is crossing one's fingers anti-Catholic?

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An Alaskan Supreme Court Judge removes herself from a Parental Notification case, that will be heard by the Court next week. The judge used to be on the Board of Directors for Alaska Planned Parenthood, one of the parties in the case. The ADN has the story.

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I am leading an Apostolate tomorrow and going Bear hunting on Saturday, I dont think you can get much more Alaskan Catholic than that. Too bad there isn't some "Bad Art" that combines the ferocity of bears and the grace of the Blessed Virgin. At least the Jesus & Eagle angle is covered, The Crescat is on top of that.

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Today is the last day to vote in the Cannonball Catholic Awards and I need your help, because I am in second place. You can visit the category I am nominated for by clicking here: "Best New Kid on the Block" scroll about half-way down, select "Defend Us In Battle" and then on vote. It is that easy! The blog in the lead has been rubbing it in how well they are doing, and took to using OBAMA-esque rhetoric today... so that should be reason enough. If not... check a few posts back of mine to Battle Cry... Is there such a thing as sore winners?

This post is linked to 7 Quick Takes Friday at Conversion Diary where Jennifer encourages us to share seven small bits that wouldn’t quite make full blog posts by themselves.