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A caretaker

God sends relief; one to counsel, guide, and befriend. Bishop Fulton Sheen has struck deeply in my mind and heart. He took care of me during a difficult time. I am forever grateful. I am posting two distinguishing videos. The second video I find remarkable. How many priest could speak at UCLA in 1972–Vietnam war and protest still raging, hippies and cultural change firmly engaged, anti-authoritarian attitudes prevailing, and the UCLA campus a center of it all? Not only did Bishop Sheen speak, he entertained questions afterwards. The hostility of an angry younger generation is evident in the first young man to pose a query. Overall, there is a sense the remarkable man of intellect and Catholic spirituality captivated the UCLA crowd. His moving answer to the confronting young man soothes the soul.

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Sound inducing peace

I have been listening to Joshua Messick, a musician accomplished with the dulcimer, a medieval stringed instrument.

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Ugliness, growing old, and childhood friends

Michael Stipe is a man. He was important when I was younger. He seemed to be able to define the undefinable, subtly and without pretense. Now he fights for homosexual rights and he has lost me. Yet not being politcal sometimes I need to visit with him, to listen to a good friend, someone I trust and admire.

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