Cathy wrote: "In U.S. theaters today another remake of the classic film Invasion of the Body Snatchers is out. I'm still waiting for someone to remake The Creeping Terror but, I digress.
Anyway, the premise of Invasion is probably known to most of you. Some kind of alien being assumes the bodies of us Earthlings. Those who are taken over can be identified by their emotionless personalities.
As a society, we have been under attack by a similar threat. A soul snatching threat. It's rendered us, largely, emotionless-outwardly, anyway..."
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Ray wrote: "Yesterday an event was held in Minneapolis whereby two woman were said to have been ordained as Roman Catholic priests and three more were said to have been made deacons. For some reason, they wanted no advance publicity for what one would assume should have been a happy event. You can read about it in great detail here on the blog of Michael Bayly, director of the Catholic Pastoral Committee on Sexual Minorities and the main reporter on most things disruptive, including the Rainbow Sash movement in the Twin Cities."
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So this was the last thing I read before going to sleep last night. I had a dream that I was in the Dukes of Hazzard universe and Uncle Jesse owned a liquor store. Cooter was the former owner and was determined to get back into the business. I didn't see Father Z however. A dream about a blog about a dream. Bizarre. 
Update: Cathy wrote: "Father Z zinged Vincenzo and me! He might have added that he would run over Coy and Vance if he saw them, but he is a man of God. I on the other hand...."
"Here are my five.
Lex Luthor
Superman
Jean Valjean
Inspector Javert
Athena
Juno
Arthur
Mordred
Sam
Gollum"
- Father Zuhlsdorf