The new Airbus and Dreamliner airplanes need a mighty wind to lift them into the skies. These air monsters can hold up to 853 passengers and weigh 1.2 million pounds. The 460 ton Airbus needs to be rolling down the runway at 170 miles per hour before the pilot lifts the nose and lets her…
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A cartoon shows a confused man waiting for the elevator. He notices there are three buttons: UP, DOWN, and DON’T CARE. In today’s Gospel story of the Ascension of the Lord, we are reminded that the “Jesus elevator” has been getting a lot of use. At his death, Jesus “descended into hell” — into the…
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In his first line of today’s Gospel, Jesus says that if we love him we will keep his word. That might be a tall order; since keeping our own word is hard enough. Napoleon said it well when he advised: “The best way to keep one’s word is not to give it.” The author of…
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