Litir Scéala, Vol. II.1, No. 15

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What with Samhain (which is not pronounced “Sam Hane”) coming up and the Forces of Darkness about to assume their half-year reign, you can tell that the Christmas season of love, peace, and joy are almost upon us.  And if you think that’s paradoxical, the only way we’ve been able to tell here inside the Washington, DC, Beltway that the government has been shut down is the level of complaints about the government being shut down.  And those rampaging WWII veterans charging up to their memorial.

Litir Scéala, Vol. II.1, No. 14

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I’ve decided to change the newsletter to a quarterly format.  I did this unilaterally and without consulting Co-coordinator Shirley.  Frankly, I’ve got so much other writing to do that it’s become hard not to give the newsletter short shrift.  I’m hoping it will be easier to slide into this every three months, rather than panic every thirty days or so.

Litir Scéala, Vol. II.1, No. 13

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Yes, friends and neighbors, another rush job.  For the past three months I’ve been tied up in helping people at a think tank for which I volunteer, the Center for Economic and Social Justice, prepare a response to some . . . I’ll call them acrimonious critics rather than what I really think.

Litir Scéala, Vol. II.1, No. 12

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Right about now you’re probably thinking that “Litir Scéala an tSIG Gaelach is Irish for “Coordinator’s Continuing Excuses.”  Well . . . they’re not excuses.  They’re reasons.

Litir Scéala, Vol. II.1, No. 11

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Now . . . don’t tell me you really expected a Certified Public Accountant who sings in two choirs to do a full-blown newsletter right after the Easter Triduum and before April 15.

Litir Scéala, Vol. II.1, No. 10

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Yet again I had it brought forcefully home to me that time and the tide wait for no man.  Or woman.  Consequently (I seem to be using that word an awfully lot these days) a “non-essential” task such as writing a newsletter, even with an Irish theme in March, can take second place.  It doesn’t help any that there also seems to be a number of tax-related items that also crop up.

Litir Scéala, Vol. II.1, No. 9

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I had a dandy book review all planned for this edition, but time got away from me.  February is, after all, the shortest month. . . . Yes, I know that Julius and Augustus took their days from the latter half of the month, and this is still the first half of the month (at least as of this writing), but any port (or excuse) in a storm.

Litir Scéala, Vol. II.1, No. 8

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As you will see below, recently someone sent us a copy of God and Intelligence, Fulton Sheen’s first book from 1925.  CESJ, our newsletter sponsor, welcomes contributions of books for its library — but check first to see if we want them!