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You've seen the odd/funny photo of a lunging McCain with tongue out, appearing to be tryingto grab Obama, right?

Here's the story behind the image by the photojournalist who shot it.

Brad Culver offers some historical connections between Francis of Assisi and Celtic monk/monastery planter Columbanus. Many historians feel that St. Francis' Christianity shares much with the Celtic way, and Brad's speculation seems right in line to me.

Financial workers at Wall Street's top banks are to receive pay deals worth more than $70bn (£40bn), a substantial proportion of which is expected to be paid in discretionary bonuses, for their work so far this year – despite plunging the global financial system into its worst crisis since the 1929 stock market crash, the Guardian has learned.

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Carl McColman reviews a text on deification / theosis in the Greek Orthodox tradition, one of the major identifying marks of Orthodox Christianity.

Whenever you choose to spend money, you're making other choices also. And when you choose not to spend money, that brings with it other choices.

An index of icons of western saints, by name

A collection of icons of Aidan of Lindisfarne. Icons in the Orthodox tradition are contemplation aids, which call us to remember the life of the person pictured, and encouraging us to pray (not to the icon or the person depicted, but to God the Creator.

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