This may surprise you, reader; however, she is one of my favorite artists.
The reason you should say a prayer for the Globe is because we are near the end. One can only absorb so much insulting elitist supremacism wrapped around agenda-pushing, war-promoting distortions and lies.
"Pope urges youth to share Catholic faith" August 22, 2011|Associated Press
MADRID - Pope Benedict XVI yesterday urged more than 1.5 million young people to become missionaries for the faith, giving them words of encouragement as he concluded a glitch-marred church youth festival and announced that the next edition will be in Rio de Janeiro in 2013....
Even the idea of Catholics and youths sends shudders up my spine. And the next one is going to be in Rio? I'd be saying my prayers if I were a youth.
Hours earlier, a fierce thunderstorm during a prayer vigil at the airfield had forced the pope to cut his remarks short. Six people were slightly injured when a tent collapsed.
Also see: Sunday Globe Special: God Speaks to Pope in Spanish
He seems to be making a lot of statements these days.
Some makeshift chapels set up on the field’s perimeter were also damaged; Yago de la Cierva, head of the World Youth Day organizing committee, said almost none of the young people were able to receive Communion during yesterday’s Mass, a serious letdown for such fervent Catholics....
You know what is letting me down, readers.
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Yeah, that's it.
Maybe this will make up for it:
"Islamic charity, with a Cape Verdean flavor; Back-to-school cookout fosters cultural dialogue" by Mary Carmichael, Globe Staff / August 28, 2011
Fasting from dawn to sunset during Ramadan, the Islamic holy month that ends this week, is a well-known practice. Charity, too, is an important part of the holiday.
Charity is also a key value for activist Isaura Mendes, a Cape Verdean Catholic who has organized a benefit cookout on Groom Street in Dorchester every year since 2005 to honor her two sons, who were slain on the streets....
The result: The annual Bobby Mendes Peace Legacy barbecue is now a cross-cultural event. Kids who showed up yesterday hoping for free food and a ride in an inflatable Moon Bounce also got backpacks filled with school supplies, courtesy of ICNA Relief, the charity arm of the Islamic Circle of North America....
I'm surprised no one is hollering about Islamics taking over the schools!
ICNA Relief gave away about 4,000 backpacks in the New York City area last Ramadan, but this is the first year it has gone national, with hopes of distributing 15,000 bags in all. In addition to yesterday’s campaign in Dorchester, it is holding similar events in some 30 other communities, mostly on the East Coast, and in California and the South....
Charity is one of the main pillars of Islam. The 1.5 billion Muslims worldwide, including 2.6 million in the United States, are required to give throughout the year, as well as at Ramadan. In the final days of the month, they donate a small sum - calculated according to income, as Christian tithes are - to those in need, so that anyone who wants to eat a holiday meal is able to.
On the last day of the celebration, Muslims will decorate their homes with lights and dress up for feasts with family and friends.
Then they will go back to work....
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Yeah, that should make up for all the Muslim-hating distortions and war-mongering lies.
