"Tenderness is the first disguise of the murderer"
Christopher at Against the Grain has an intense and thought-provoking review of mercy-killing, both in the Nazi Death Camps, modern Holland and, well, everywhere.
Ad Limina Apostolorum: An ecclesiastical term meaning a pilgrimage to the sepulchres of St. Peter and St. Paul at Rome, i.e., to the Basilica of the Prince of the Apostles and to the Basilica of St. Paul "outside the walls".
"Augustine of Hippo Refuting Heretic" (illuminated manuscript, 13th century)
"Jamie . . . I could kill you in three seconds." -Bishop Sheridan
