Link Posts: Update and Thank You
Twitter is an amazing thing. Maybe it's not Twitter that's amazing. Maybe it's the people who I know through Twitter that are awesome. Either way, after spending some time with SquareSpace support I couldn't find a simple solution to adding custom formatting to linkposts with this new template. Because of the way SquareSpace works I don't have direct access to the HTML or CSS. However, you can "inject" code to the Header or Footer of the site and add custom CSS.
I appealed on Twitter for some help because I'm very much a novice with HTML and CSS. However, I'm graced to know a number of developers and designers who are not only skilled but also generous. I want to publicly thank everyone who responded to my appeal:
You guys are great!
In the end, I opted to solve the problem with Joe's solution because it was super easy to implement and it worked well with my current needs and limitations.
From now on you will see an icon of a box with an arrow jumping out of it following the title of any linkpost. Hopefully that will clearly indicate to readers that if you click on the post's title it will take you to the external article I'm commenting on in my post.
Modesto
I wanted to take a moment and thank eveyone who assisted and attended the event in Modesto yesterday. I am deeply greatful that I was able to give the inagural lecture for the JPII Lectures for the New Evangelization at St. Joseph's Parish. It's my hope that the new lecture series will be very fruitful for all who participate.
Family
I believe that it was Tolstoy who said, "behind every family is a mess."
But, you know, it's a mess worth digging through. I don't really want to say too much about this point. I just want everyone to take some time to think about their families. Yes, family members can hurt us in both unexpected and deep ways. We will all probably need years of counseling as a result of living with all those crazy maniacs. But, nobody else in this world can look at you with such an easy, natural love.
Make an effort to return that gaze.
I pray that God will effect healing in each of your families. Pray for mine.
