THE FIRE AND THE MERCY, The Pentecost Musical

My newest musical production, THE FIRE AND THE MERCY, The Pentecost Musical, premiers tonight at St. John’s Basilica here in Des Moines.

I wish every Quiner’s Diner reader, including the atheists, Protestants, and Catholics, could be there to share the experience with me. We may not be in agreement on theological issues, but we’d have a good time rehashing the key themes…

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What’s wrong with this picture?

A big road project was held up near us a few years ago because of a bug or a rodent.

I forget which, but it was on the endangered species list. Its tiny, tiny eggs or preborn rodents, whichever they were, were protected by law.

A million dollar “impact” study had to be conducted to see if the planned location of the road would work without hurting the critters…

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