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The Belgian paradox, a heart of darkness, and Apocalypse now-ish

The Friday Pillar Post

Ed. Condon
Sep 23, 2022
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The Belgian paradox, a heart of darkness, and Apocalypse now-ish

Happy Friday friends,

And a very happy feast of St. Pius of Pietrelcina — you know him as Padre Pio.

I am going to be totally upfront with you: this newsletter is not going to be a ray of sunshine in your inbox. And for that reason, I am especially grateful for the feast of Padre Pio today. He was a saint, as John Paul II said at his Mass of canonization,…

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