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Hello, everyone.

Thanks for joining us on this Chicago Way podcast, John Cass and Jeff Carlin.

You might have turned in thinking that we're going to be talking politics or some red meat issue, but it was Easter on Sunday.

And the week before, it was Holy Week. And then the end of Lent. And my family comes first.

I love you guys, but my family comes first.

And our family is growing.

We had a Vietnamese, Palestinian, Mexican, Greek Easter, Italian Easter.

I said, don't forget the Italians.

And Betty and I went to Joseph's finest meats for the Italian Easter. I said, don't forget the Italians. And Betty and I went to Joseph's finest meats for the Italian sausage and Greek sausage.

And we went to Casey's Market and the boys roasted the lamb.

I just sat there with my cane, drinking Uzo, try not to get in the way.

And it's all about family to me, and it's Easter.

40 days leading up to Lent and then Easter.

Why is it difficult, and why can't I get away from the question that I always ask myself,

can I reconcile the job of a columnist to call people out with Christianity? I'm not some

holier than thou fellow. I know many on the left are like that, holier than thou. We've got a whole

stable of them around here. But I don't feel like, I don't feel like doing that, calling people

out. I should be in the last pew, back pew of the church.

My head down, saying,

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