… “Hear me and understand well, my son the least, that nothing should frighten or grieve you. Let not your heart be disturbed. Do not fear that sickness, nor any other sickness or anguish. Am I not here, who is your Mother? Are you not under my protection? Am I not your health? Are you not happily within my fold? What else do you wish? Do not grieve nor be disturbed by anything.”— Our Lady to Juan Diego Some of... Read more

The tilma of Juan Diego has been the subject of much modern research. The tilma, woven out of coarse cactus fiber, should have disintegrated after 20 years, but although over 500 years have passed the tilma is still in perfect condition. The pupils of Mary in the picture reflect the Indians and clergy present at the time of the first revelation of the image. No paint was used, and chemical analysis has not been able to identify the color imprint.... Read more

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…”One of the market’s biggest concerns is the absence of available credit, the weak dollar, and the growing fiscal sickness of the American government. All would be improved if Obama were to use this unspent money immediately to reduce the deficit or to shore up the FDIC or to engage in some other prudent, unsexy, and long-term matter. But he’s constitutionally incapable of doing so because, in spite of his alleged reluctance to have the government overly involved in the... Read more

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… I once had a man hitting on me ask if I wanted to come to his house and hang his curtains. I always wondered if it was a euphemism of sorts. Read more

… by Nikolai Dubovik. Read more

… christus petrus, madonna of the dry tree. Read more

… a friend of a friend, and a friend. Read more

… Dear God, thank you for testosterone and manly men. Bear Grylls Read more