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My Humble Greek Lean Easter

Justine Frangouli-Argyris | Posted 04.30.2013 | Religion
Read More: Epitaph, Pasha, Mount of Olives, Christ Is Risen, Orthodox, Greek, Ouzo, Tsipouro, Raki, Easter, Hymns, Crucifixion, Lefkada, Austerity Measures, Resurrection, Greece, Religion News
Justine Frangouli-Argyris

It will definitely be a lean Easter! But what is Easter for us Greek Orthodox?

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Thanksgiving With Mitt and Anne

Jerry Adler | Posted 01.20.2013 | Comedy
Read More: Hymns, Mitt Romney, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Prayers, Mitt Romney Gifts, Barack Obama Gifts, Satire, Comedy, Comedy News
Jerry Adler

We gather together, to ask the Lord's blessing, He chastens and hastens His will to make known. But sometimes when He screws up it calls for reassessing: Put Karl Rove on hold and get God on the phone.

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A Hymn for Nature in Peril on the Gulf Seashore

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Deepwaterhorizon, River of Oil, Migration, Nature, Environment, Alabama, Birds, Turtles, British Petroleum, Walter Anderson, Gulf Island National Seashore, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, Caroline Herring, Horn Island, Song, Hymns, Green News
Georgianne Nienaber

UPDATE FROM JOINT COAST GUARD AND BP COMMAND MOBILE, Ala. - Shoreline assessment teams recovered tar balls Saturday from the beach on Dauphin Island,...

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Chopin's Endless Fascination -- Between Heaven and Earth

Alan Elsner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Chopin, Emotions, Classical Music, Ballade, Hymns, Earth, Genius, Piano, Mazurka, Heaven, Arts News
Alan Elsner

Lately, perhaps because it's the bicentenary of his birth, I've been listening to a lot of Chopin and trying to figure out what it is about his music ...

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Comfort for Disenchanted Catholics

Albert Imperato | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Mozart, Catholic Church Scandals, Catholic Church Abuse, Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Messiaen, Hymns, Requiems, Faure, New York News
Albert Imperato

As a gay man who has often heard the Catholic Church calling my "lifestyle" sinful, the hypocrisy of it all is clear enough. But I nonetheless feel a deep sympathy and sadness right now.

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