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From Reuters this morning: "Faced with a shortage of clergymen and dwindling churchgoers, Catholic churches in Europe, the United States and Latin America are seeking the services of Indian priests to run parishes and say Mass, church officials said." LINK [http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050419/325/fgn50.

Smarmy article in NYT this morning about Catholicism's fall in Europe. It's nothing new, of course (heck, George Weigel's current big book is all about it). The NYT article attributes it to the Church being out-of-touch with European ways. The implication that the Church

The Detroit Free Press ran an article about a suburban Detroit mother who appeared in Playboy's "Real Desperate Housewives" pictorial. We're acquainted with her suburb; it's fairly upscale. But the woman is still trash and not even very good looking. LINK [http:

The drought that has hit the Pacific Northwest could produce a nation-wide drought of the worst kind: less beer and wine. According to this article, "the region is the nation's largest producer of hops, a key ingredient in beer, and Washington state and Oregon are among the

Posts will be light this morning. Eric Scheske is shaking off a bender. Relax, just jokin'. He's going to be tied up at the hospital for awhile. (Later edit: We'll be back to normal posting by 9:30. )

Here's a reasonably-humorous article that lists 21 observations by a Disney World lover. LINK [http://www.techcentralstation.com/041805A.html]. A few excerpts: > You can get away with almost anything if you're riding in a wheelchair. But, if you're riding in a wheelchair,

"Extreme Christian Clothing stores in Topeka, Kan., and Lawrence sell T-shirts with messages like 'Satan Sucks,' 'My God can kick your god's butt,' and 'To Hell with the Devil.'" LINK [http://www.wsoctv.com/irresistible/4388079/detail.html]

The Oxyrhynchus Papyri is getting opened up after many years. It's possible that hundreds of lost Greek comedies, tragedies and epic poems will soon be revealed. Excerpt: > In the past four days alone, Oxford's classicists have used it to make a series of astonishing discoveries,

We can't think of anything to add that would make this story more humorous or more telling about the arrogance of much modern art and its practitioners: > An artist who randomly vandalised nearly 50 cars as part of a project said yesterday the owners should be happy

"An Episcopal priest who resigned from a Downingtown [Pennsylvania] church last fall after his ties to a Druid society were made public has renounced his Episcopal ordination and become a Druid priest." LINK [http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/11397667.htm] (registration required). The priest and