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Gregorius Maximus

September 2, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Saint and pope of the first millenium. Patron of teachers, students, masons it says. For leading the flock through troubled times, thank you, St. Gregory.
The is from the Saint of the Day email from American Catholic. Subscribe to it at their site.

Ordained a priest, he became one of the pope’s seven deacons, and also [...]

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Al Qaeda calls on the US to convert?!!

September 2, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Article from the Beeb reads something like:
“To Americans and the rest of Christendom we say, either repent [your] misguided ways and enter into the light of truth or keep your poison to yourself,” he said in English on the new tape.

Also interesting I find:

“Ignorance” of Islam “causes the people of the West to rapturously applaud [...]

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Free PDF books from Google

September 2, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Google is in the news with their book download scheme. But the books are large, often more than 15 MB. I’ve got a bad connection. Here’s a few I plan to kill time with:
- Analytical grammar, the Latin language taught by the rules of analysis. Link
Here’s a blog entry with some book recommendations.