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The American people have a choice In this our solemn quadrennial mess: Socialist one, pro-abortion, smooth voice Or number two, pro-abort, L-D-S. The Evil Party loves contraception, Makes it the role of employer to pay. The Stupid Party has this conception: Onanism’s great the free market way. Each ticket boasts a Roman Catholic veep. (Papistical [...]

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This is a small tribute to my recently-deceased superior, mentor, father, and friend, Brother Francis. As our Byzantine brethren say, “May his memory live in eternity!” Brother Francis was born, in the town of Mashrah, Lebanon, about thirty miles from Beirut, in 1913. His given name was Fakhri Boutros Maluf. The Maluf family is descended [...]

I rarely get very personal here or in anything I write. A small digression into the personal is, I believe, allowed from time to very long time. As a little brother all my life, I’ve looked up (quite literally) to my older brother, Charlie. He’s a tuba player. As a child, I thought that was [...]

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  Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us.
  Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.
  God the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us.
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  Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us.
  
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  O God, who in Thy ineffable providence didst vouchsafe to choose blessed Joseph to be the spouse of Thy Most holy Mother, grant, we beseech Thee, that we may have for our advocate in heaven him whom we venerate as our protector on earth. Who livest and reignest world without end.
  
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