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One must wonder if those fellows in Rome have noticed yet; things are different in the twenty-first century and the “pray, pay and obey” mentality is no longer the dominant theme among Catholics around the world. This month in Ireland, … Continue reading →

On April 18, 2012, with explicit approval of Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a statement following an intense investigation of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. The National Catholic Reporter elucidates:  “The … Continue reading →

The hunter-gatherers brought home food, but for just joan it’s always been about paper. As a child it was paper dolls, all neatly sequestered between my play sessions in tidy flat boxes stacked neatly on my closet shelves. The an … Continue reading →

In the one year since The Sun first published the following column, enough new “hats” have come along to require a whole new hat-rack! So many hats on one little head “You’re always writing about other people, Joan. We’d like … Continue reading →

Along with info on an upcoming special event, we are reprinting here a just joan column first published on October 21, 2010. The whole story of Muslims, Jews and Christians Last month, via the New York Times, the renowned American … Continue reading →

Time to get out your walking shoes once again, Sonoma. Or support and nurture your walking neighbors. Or open up your pocketbooks to help us fill the coffers of the Meals on Wheels Sonoma and Sonoma Overnight Support. Maybe you … Continue reading →

A piece on the Opinion Page of a major Tulsa newspaper caught my eye because I’ve noticed lots of folks have given up recently on the two major political parties and turned to Libertarianism. I’m going to quote in its entirety … Continue reading →

We continue today the story begun in last week’s column of The Prodigal Son. Have you ever wondered about the actual meaning of the word? Random House says prodigal means wastefully extravagant. Could there be more than one prodigal actor … Continue reading →

The month of March, daylight savings time, springtime and story-yelling. A nice combination. So…… Once upon a time there was a man who had been quite successful in the field of agriculture. He managed a large staff of workers and … Continue reading →

The existence of what are called “settlements” in the Holy Lands of Palestine and Israel is a topic I’ve written about in the past. However, I still encounter people regularly who have a great misperception of how such a settlement … Continue reading →