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A Pound of Flesh

A Pound of Flesh

The origin of the phrase “a pound of flesh” is Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice. The character Shylock demands payment for a loan, causing Portia, who is making the final judgment in the matter, to say to him, “Take then thy bond, take thou thy pound of flesh.” Of interest in the scene is that she specifies to Shylock that he may have flesh but not a drop of blood. Today, the...

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Expressway Buzz

Expressway Buzz

I love good news, and the Diocese of Tulsa, Oklahoma has made my day a very happy one. In response to an in your face Planned Parenhood billboard that reads “Birth Control is Easy,”

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Catholic Travesty

Catholic Travesty

Recently Oneida County Right to Life protested a reception parishoners of St. Mary of Mt. Carmel/Blessed Sacrament Church hosted for pro-abortion Catholic Congressman-elect Michael Arcuri.

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