Monthly Archives: October 2008

Harry Potter and the Saintly Owl?

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Lawson "Trip" Cox

I know that Harry Potter’s pet owl Hedwig died a heroic death in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, but I didn’t realize that she’d been canonized…or that today was her feast day.

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Some Reflections on John Paul II

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Lawson "Trip" Cox

Thirty years ago today, Karol Wojtyla was elected the 264th pope and took the name John Paul II. Truth be told, I was just a kid at the time — only 11 years old — and a Methodist kid at … Continue reading →

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Is it Mass or Woodstock?

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Lawson "Trip" Cox

A sad, yet funny, account by a University of Notre Dame student is available on Ignatius Insight Scoop: “I went to Mass and a ’60s/70s rock concert broke out” (Thanks to the National Catholic Register for bringing this gem to … Continue reading →

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India’s First Female Canonized Saint

Posted on October 12, 2008 by Lawson "Trip" Cox

Today, Sister Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception was canonized. She is the first officially recognized female saint from India. Please disregard the VOA News article’s inaccurate headline saying the pope “created” India’s first female saint. Obviously, God created her. And … Continue reading →

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America Needs Conversion, Not Change

Posted on October 4, 2008 by Lawson "Trip" Cox

Stephen Kent of the Catholic News Service raised some great points in his recent column, published in the Georgia Bulletin. The word “Change” has been overused and poorly defined in recent political contexts. He writes: It seems that what is … Continue reading →

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Coincidence or Providence?

Posted on October 4, 2008 by Lawson "Trip" Cox

A diary is going on display in a Jerusalem museum this weekend. But it’s not your typical diary. It was written by Ilan Ramon, the Israeli astronaut who perished in the Columbia explosion in 2003. The document survived the explosion … Continue reading →

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