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A Saint for Every Occasion

Got a headache? Earache? A bum knee? If so, this article might be of use to you. A couple weeks ago, the Times of London ran an online article called “Top 50 Saints for Sickness.” It’s a fun little who’s who list of saints to ask for a little intercessory help when you . . . . Continue Reading »

Bring Back the Tug-of-War!

As baseball and softball end their brief terms as Olympic sports, The Economist provides a collection of other events that have been discontinued. Those who felt a stirring in their hearts for tug-of-war, live pigeon shooting, or swimming obstacle courses, start your petitions to the IOC now. . . . . Continue Reading »

Beyond Cheerleading

I’ll admit I was perplexed at James Panero’s account of the Classical Realist painter Jacob Collins , back in September 2006. Do not renewal movements in art need as many friends as they can get? But Panero’s assessment is now much clearer to me, for with his new review (in the . . . . Continue Reading »

The Throwback

Last night, Ramesh Ponnuru made the interesting suggestion that Joseph Biden, the Democrats’ likely vice-presidential nominee, might never have been much of a pro-lifer. Yes, the senator from Delaware done some flip-flopping on related issues: “Years after supporting an amendment that . . . . Continue Reading »

Abandoning the Frightened and Depressed

A story just published in the UK’s Guardian is a diary account of the euthanasia death of Mieneke Weide-Boelkes, a woman with brain cancer, written by her son Marc Weide, who made it public. As such, and because it is so awful, it seemed to me that public comment is warranted. The story of . . . . Continue Reading »

Immigration: The American Difference

There is no question that illegal immigration into the United States is a serious problem, but looking at Western Europe, where the massive influx of even fully legal immigrants has raised great difficulties, helps put that problem in perspective. One of the most nuanced treatments of the topic is . . . . Continue Reading »

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