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GREAT FALLS, Mont. — A Roman Catholic bishop says a central Montana parish is about evenly divided over a new priest’s decision to prohibit a gay couple from receiving Communion unless they divorce, live separately and write a statement affirming that a marriage is between a man and a woman.
Bishop Michael Warfel of the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings met Saturday with about 300 parishioners of St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Lewistown, where he also led a Mass. About half the parishioners supported the Rev. Samuel Spiering’s decision, while the other half were very angry, the Great Falls Tribune reported.
“There obviously is polarization, and certainly what I want to do is try to effect some healing,” Warfel said Saturday. “At the same time, as a Catholic bishop, I uphold our Catholic teachings.”
Tom Wojtowick, 66, and Paul Huff, 73, are longtime Catholics and have attended St. Leo the Great since 2003. Both sang in the choir, and Wojtowick is an organist.
The men have been in a committed relationship for more than 30 years and were married in a civil ceremony in Seattle in May 2013 to protect their finances as they age.
“We didn’t think anything would happen, church is one thing, civil society is another,” Wojtowick told KULR-TV.
Warfel has said it was his understanding that the men did not publicize their marriage, but once it became known in the town of 5,900 people, it had to be dealt with publicly.
Spiering, 27, met with the men in early August, shortly after being assigned to the Lewistown parish.
“These men have been in this parish for years. We’ve had other priests and nothing was different ’til now,” said Austin Weidner.
Warfel said Saturday that Spiering’s decision still stands and he’s praying about the situation.
“I still want to go back to church, but if it doesn’t happen, I’m OK with it” Huff said. “I still have a strong faith.”
“Daily Show” host Jon Stewart described the U.S. military action on terrorist groups operating in Syria as “the iPhone 6 of wars.”
“It’s expensive, a little bigger, a little more unwieldy than you thought it was going to be,” Stewart said on Tuesday night’s show. “It’s going to be at least a two-year commitment. It kinda feels like you just fucking got the last one. On the bright side, at least it’s not the watch.”
But what really got him going wasn’t just the airstrikes on Islamic State militants, but the attacks on a second group that most of us had never heard of.
For more on that, Stewart brought in Senior Pentagon Correspondent Jessica Williams for a lesson about all the other terror groups you haven’t heard of yet… and probably never will again.
Check out the clip for more.
The nature of the universe. Rationality and miracles. Love and human freedom. These were just some of the topics addressed in recent essays and discussions on Big Questions Online.
(RNS) If you’re Jewish, it’s the time of year to do some serious soul-searching.
On Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year that begins at sundown on Wednesday (Sept. 24), Jews ask how they could have lived up to their better selves during the previous year, and for forgiveness from God and those they have wronged.
And while they’re not required to make New Year’s resolutions, a lot of Jews do anyway.
“Mine usually revolve around my mother,” said Debbie Sann, a Washington, D.C., mother of two. “I ask God to forgive me for not being a better daughter, and then I resolve to be a better daughter and I say I will call my mother at least once a week.”
Sann is typical of many Jews who make resolutions around Rosh Hashanah — nobody ever discussed the idea with her, or taught it to her in Hebrew school, but she started the practice because it just felt right. In her 20s, walking home from synagogue, she made her first resolution, and has been doing so ever since.
To some — and not always the most traditional of Jews — the practice seems a bit un-Jewish, a little too reminiscent of the quickly abandoned resolutions that spur couch potatoes to dig out their workout gear and join a gym in early January.
But like many Jews who make Rosh Hashanah resolutions, Sann also makes resolutions on Jan. 1. Those are different — she resolves to keep a more organized house, or to work harder. But the ones she makes during the Jewish High Holy Days “are about being a better person,” she said.
Similarly, Rabbi Steve Gutow, president of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, says his Jan. 1 resolutions — which often revolve around losing weight or actually taking his vacation days — are “trivial” compared to those he makes during the “Days of Awe,” which begin with Rosh Hashanah and end with Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement.
“If I break the secular resolutions, in some ways I’m disappointing my understanding of myself,” he said. “If I break the High Holiday resolutions, I am disappointing my relationship with God, the commitments I make in God’s name, and I am disappointing my community.”
To understand why, he said, go to the portions of the Torah — the Hebrew Bible — that are read on the High Holy Days. On Yom Kippur, Jews learn how the Prophet Isaiah told the Israelites that they were not just to fast for its own sake, but to remind them to feed the hungry and clothe the naked. That, Gutow said, is the wellspring for his Jewish New Year resolutions.
“The message is not just to resolve to be better,” Gutow said, “but to be a better person in the world around us, and to work as hard as we can to take care of the people around us.”
There are Jews who are not moved to make Rosh Hashanah resolutions.
“I don’t know anybody who does this,” said Rabbi Steven Weil, senior managing director of the Orthodox Union, one of the largest organizations of American Orthodox Jews.
For Weil, self-improvement efforts around the High Holy Days are rooted in what is known in Hebrew as “tshuvah,” or repentance. “It’s a reflective, introspective experience with hopes that the person will become a better Jew through tshuvah.” No need to call it a resolution.
“It’s just not our language, our terminology,” he said. “I wouldn’t try to make it fit.”
But even some of the most observant Jews are fine with resolution-making. Chabad, one of the largest organization of Hasidic, or traditionally minded Jews, several years ago created an online “Resolution Solution” for Rosh Hashanah. Type in your resolution, and Chabad.org will email you daily, weekly or monthly reminders of what you resolved.
Still, the term “resolution” can strike even less traditional Jews as somehow too secular-sounding. In her pre-Rosh Hashanah class at Adas Israel, a Conservative congregation in Washington, D.C., Betty Adler asked people to think about their “intentions” for 5775, the upcoming Jewish year.
A professional photographer and member of the congregation, Adler then sent her students out into nature, and asked them to photograph something that represents that intention.
Her husband, Mark Rosenberg, took a picture of a brown leaf that to him looked like an ear against a sea of green leaves, a reminder of his intention to be a better listener in the new Jewish year.
The class then posted the images onto the home screens of their smartphones, to help them recall their intentions every time they checked their email.
“People make these lighthearted resolutions to exercise more,” but these visual metaphors reflect a more substantial resolve, said Adler. “The whole point of Rosh Hashanah is to get right with your spiritual side.”
Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, executive vice president of the Conservative movement’s Rabbinical Assembly, said she doesn’t make resolutions on either Rosh Hashanah or the secular new year. Nor does she find any grounding for them in Jewish law.
That said, she wouldn’t put them down, either.
Since the High Holy Days demand an intense self-examination, it’s not surprising, she said, that Jews would fall back on secular language, like “resolutions,” to help them realize their aspirations.
“That’s in harmony with our highest values,” she said. “Anything that causes us to looks at ourselves and to resolve to be better people is a good thing.”
Food people are a very giving people, but every once in a blue moon we’re delivered a gift that is too good to share. A gift that turns us into Gollum-like beasts, cowering over a pint of ice cream and whispering, “My precioussss.” This time, the treasure is Ben & Jerry’s latest flavor, Two Wild & Crazy Pies.
The latest in a series of “Saturday Night Live”-inspired batches, this flavor is named after the 1977 skit “Two Wild & Crazy Guys,” starring Steve Martin and Dan Aykroyd. Ben & Jerry’s describes this heavenly concoction as a combination of coconut cream pie ice cream, chocolate cream pie ice cream, and a scrumptious chocolate cookie swirl.
It tastes like someone deconstructed all the best parts of a Good Humor Chocolate Eclair Bar — the soft cookie crumble, the milky, chocolate ice cream — and melted them into a tub of ultra-creamy coconut ice cream. Whereas Ben & Jerry’s has a tendency to go a little light on the swirl, they made no such mistake this time — the crumbly texture of the chocolate cookie swirl is ubiquitous throughout every spoonful, making it one of the most generously proportioned flavors in Ben & Jerry’s history. Here’s what our sample looked like, before we devoured it:
But don’t get too excited — it’s only available at Scoop Shops for a limited time starting September 24, and will likely never see the frozen foods aisle at your local grocer. If it weren’t for this tragic fact, we might go so far as to say that this could be Ben & Jerry’s most popular flavor ever.
Two Wild & Crazy Pies is the third of four unique “SNL”-themed Ben & Jerry’s flavors to appear in Scoop Shops. June of 2014 saw the release of Lazy Sunday and Gilly’s Catastrophic Crunch, both based on recent sketches. The newest flavor takes a bit of a vintage turn, and the fourth flavor’s theme is still up in the air, as it’s set to debut in early 2015.
“While our first two ‘SNL’ flavors were inspired by more recent characters and sketches, we didn’t forget the classic from the earlier decades,” said Scoop Shop Brand Manager Alison Gilbert in a press release. “We were torn between this and the Bass-o-Matic, so it was obvious which lent itself to a better flavor.”
If you’ve never seen a clip of Two Wild & Crazy Guys, do yourself a favor now and introduce yourself to Yortuk and Georg Festrunk. You’ll never look at plaid pants the same way again:
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Tis’ the season to get your booties and thigh-highs in order, because as the air gets crisp you’ll finally be able to complete your cozy outfits with the most exciting thing about the season: boots.
Lucky for us, there’s the world wide web out there with just about any style boot you can think of — but, as we all know, with infinite options come infinite choices.
But don’t worry, we’ve done all the work for you. Below is the ultimate guide to fall boot shopping, broken down by why we love them. Whether you’re looking for the best prices, the trendiest kicks or extended sizes, we have a store for you.
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Best Return Policies: If you’re indecisive or just want to make sure there’s no return hassle, check out these online gems that have great styles AND amazing customer service.
ASOS [See return policy here]
From left to right: ASOS EAGLE Ankle Boots, ASOS CLOUD Calf High Boots, ASOS ROAR Chelsea Ankle Boots
Madewell [See return policy here]
From left to right: Dr. Martens 1460 Mono Boots, The Sidney Boot, The Hayes Boot
ALDO [See return policy here]
From left to right: Rivis, Marina, Saya
Anthropologie [See return policy here]
From left to right: Rachel Comey Midnighter Booties, Kelsi Dagger Valerie Boots, Seychelles Dorado Booties
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The Best Quality For Your Buck: Boots can last a long time if you care for them — but keep your TLC at a minimum with good quality kicks that will definitely be worth the money.
Piperlime
From left to right: Circus By Sam Edelman: Abbie, Hunter Original Tall Rain Boots, Cynthia Vincent: Devon
Frye
From left to right: Veronica Criss Cross Short, Harness 12R, Valerie Pull On
L.L. Bean
From left to right: Merrell Decora Chant Waterproof Boots, Deerfield Rustic Harness Boots, 8″ Bean Boots By L.L. Bean
Ash Footwear
From left to right: Ash Red Womens Boot Black Leather, Ash Storm Womens Boot T-Moro Distressed Leather, Ash Strike Womens Boot Black Leather
Solestruck
From left to right: SB23103 By See By Chloe, Mulder By Jeffery Campbell, Pascal By Dr. Martens
Stuart Weitzman
From left to right: Mackinac, The Highland Boot, The Carltone Bootie
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Trendy Picks For Cut-Throat Prices: Try fall’s coolest trends without breaking the bank.
Zara
From left to right: Wide-Heeled Leather Bootie, High Heeled Printed Leather Bootie, Leather Wedge Mountain Bootie
Topshop
From left to right: Allsorts Chelsea Boots, Billy Croc Buckle Boots, Annette Suede Leopard Boots
Nasty Gal
From left to right: Bruges Boot – Ivory, Amali Boot, Eastside Combat Boot
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Best Sales: This is for the people who click straight to the clearance section… a.k.a. us.
DSW
From left to right: Heart Soul Cocoa Wedge Bootie, Diba Low Tilda Welt Bootie, Rock & Candy Bulldozer Bootie
6pm.com
From left to right: Steve Madden Troopa, DV By Dolce Vita Sloane, Tsubo Sevan
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Best For Extended Sizes: Have tiny feet? Need a wider shoe? These are the places for you.
Amazon
From left to right: Jessica Simpson Women’s Allest Boot, Lauren Ralph Lauren Women’s Jaden Boot, Justin Boots Women’s Gypsy Boot
Nordstrom
From left to right: TOMS ‘Desert’ Suede Wedge Bootie, Michael Kors ‘Regina’ Over The Knee Boot, Halogen ‘Riley’ Open Toe Bootie
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Most User-Friendly: Online shopping can be hard, but these sites have easy interfaces and a lot of search filters that will basically do the shopping for you.
Zappos
From left to right: Kork-Ease Velma, Hunter Hunter Original Metal, Franco Sarto Padua
Overstock
From left to right: Easos Geal Women’s ‘Stu01’ Lace-Up Jelly Boots, Nature Breeze Women’s ‘Vickie-hi’ Slouched Over-The-Knee Boots, Refresh By Beston Women’s ‘Wynne-01’ Lace-Up Combat Boots
ModCloth
From left to right: Screen Queen Bootie, Spoken Word Star Boot, Spurs Of The Moment Bootie
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Heavily-Discounted Designer Picks: Splurge to your heart’s content on designer digs — and don’t worry, they’re still discounted!
The Outnet
From left to right: Oscar de la Renta Mikarete Lace Ankle Boots, Alexander Wang Georgia Distressed Leather Knee Boots, Pierre Hardy Color-Block Glossed-Leather Ankle Boots
Barneys Warehouse
From left to right: Maison Martin Margiela Galaxy Embossed Ankle Boot, Paul Andrew Tyrannus, Collection Privee? Ponyhair Striped Short Ankle Boot
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As soon as the first, color-turned leaf hits the ground this fall, you will notice cans of pumpkin puree populating the grocery store shelves. The physical cans are hardly impressive; they don’t compare when matched up against the gorgeous gourds their contents are made from.
But these cans deserve a lot of love. Yes, you can make your own pumpkin puree from scratch, but dumping out soft pumpkin from a can is much more convenient than gutting an entire gourd. Plus, the canned version tastes just as good. The ingredient itself is incredibly versatile: It adds density and creaminess (think custard or pudding) to recipes, but its flavor does not overpower.
When on the canned pumpkin hunt, be sure to select the “100% Pure” pumpkin — not the “Pumpkin Pie Mix.” There’s a difference (namely, sugar). This pumpkin puree boasts some impressive nutritional stats: Just a serving of Libby’s bright orange mush contains 40 calories, half a gram of fat, 4 grams of sugar and 5 grams of fiber. It’s also packed with nutrients like beta-carotene, potassium and vitamin A.
Thanks to canned pumpkin, the delicious, sweet recipes below don’t require complicated fixings. You probably have many of the supplementary ingredients — like sugar, cinnamon and flour — stocked in your pantry already. The next time you visit the grocery store, fill you cart to the brim with these glorious cans (check the baking aisle) and get cooking.
Pumpkin Spice Latte Waffles (Vegan)
Other main ingredients: Flax seeds, coconut oil, coffee, almond milk.
Get the recipe from Minimalist Baker here.
Pumpkin Pie Pancakes
Other main ingredients: Egg, ginger, flour.
Get the recipe from Brown Eyed Baker here.
Pumpkin Pie Yogurt Parfait
Other main ingredients: Greek yogurt.
Get the recipe from The Art Of Moseying here.
Pumpkin Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars (Vegan, Gluten-Free)
Other main ingredients: Oats, peanut butter.
Get the recipe from Averie Cooks here.
Healthy Pumpkin Pie Breakfast Oats
Other main ingredients: Greek yogurt, oats.
Get the recipe from You Made That? here.
Crockpot Pumpkin Oatmeal
Other main ingredients: Oats.
Get the recipe from Peanut Butter And Peppers here.
Pumpkin Pie Breakfast Bake (Paleo)
Other main ingredients: Apple sauce, egg, egg white, coconut flour and coconut oil.
Get the recipe from With An Open Mind here.
Pumpkin Butter
Other main ingredients: Brown sugar, apple juice or cider.
Get the recipe from Skinny Taste here.
Pumpkin Almond Butter
Other main ingredients: Almonds, chia seeds.
Get the recipe from Eating Bird Food here.
Pumpkin Pie Chia Pudding (Vegan)
Other main ingredients: Almond milk, dates, chia seeds.
Get the recipe from Vegan Yack Attack here.
Protein Pumpkin Shake
Other main ingredients: Almond milk, Greek yogurt, banana.
Get the recipe from A Pumpkin And A Princess here.
No-Bake Chocolate Pumpkin Pie (Vegan)
Other main ingredients: Pie crust, chocolate chips.
Get the recipe from Chocolate Covered Katie here.
Healthy Pumpkin Pie Custard
Other main ingredients: Eggs, liquid stevia.
Get the recipe from Sugar Free Mom here.
Secretly Healthy Pumpkin Cheesecake Dip
Other main ingredients: Cottage cheese.
Get the recipe from Desserts With Benefits here.
Easy Pumpkin Muffins
Other main ingredients: Box of cake mix.
Get the recipe from Marty’s Musings here.
Whole Wheat Pumpkin Coconut Bread (Vegan)
Other main ingredients: Coconut milk, coconut oil, shredded coconut.
Get the recipe from Cake Merchant here.
Pumpkin Cookies (Gluten-Free)
Other main ingredients: Egg, flour, cream cheese, Greek yogurt.
Get the recipe from Amy In The Kitchen here.
Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Pumpkin Cookies (Gluten-Free, Vegan)
Other main ingredients: Peanut butter, oats, chocolate chips.
Get the recipe from New To The Table here.
Honey Pumpkin Pudding
Other main ingredients: Milk, eggs.
Get the recipe from Food Doodles here.
Pumpkin Pie Tarts (Vegan)
Other main ingredients: Pecans, cashews, dates, coconut oil, avocado
Get the recipe from The Fitchen here.
Pumpkin Rice Crispy Treats (Gluten-Free)
Other main ingredients: Almond butter, puffed rice cereal.
Get the recipe from Meme Inge here.
Pumpkin Sherbet
Other main ingredients: Milk
Get the recipe from Skinny Taste here.
No-Bake Pumpkin Cookies (Paleo)
Other main ingredients: Almond butter, coconut oil, shredded coconut.
Get the recipe from Plaid And Paleo here.
No-Bake White Chocolate Pumpkin Fudge
Other main ingredients: White chocolate chips, coconut oil.
Get the recipe from Texanerin here.
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