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Reading "Deus Caritas Est" - Encyclical by Benedict XVI

I've started reading Pope Benedict XVI's first encyclical, Deus Cartias Est, and it is a very well-written, and very inspirational work! I am overjoyed that our new pope is continuing and developing some of the main issues approached in Pope John Paul II's papacy, especially love (what this encyclical's all about!).

From the second paragraph:

We have come to believe in God's love: in these words the Christian can express the fundamental decision of his life. Being Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty idea, but the encounter with an event, a person, which gives life a new horizon and a decisive direction. (Read more...)

New Look: Optimized Graphics, Better Code, Etc.

After many months of procrastination, I finally decided to go ahead and radically change the look of my blog. I have always wanted the links column on the left-hand side of the page, but I have been using a template using CSS (cascading style sheet) coding that I did not fully understand, so I could not change it.

I finally had the time to go through all the code on my blog's templates, finding all the nuances that make it look as it does, then I changed them to my liking. There are still tweaks to be made, but I think I'll be able to make them soon enough. I liked the look of the reflection on the logo that I did on my iWeb test website, and I decided to use the new logo I designed as well (the cross is actually a letter 't' with the bottom part edited off from one of my fonts).

"Hooters to Receive Blessing - From Priest"

I did not believe the headline until I read the story. I'm still quite shocked, though...

Blessings are part of the Catholic tradition,” said Rozycki, who is pastor of St. Martin's Church in Tours. “You bless the building so it will be a safe haven, so that the families that enter will be blessed, so the employees will be blessed É as they support their families.” (Read More...)