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by Ryan Sayre Patricomake sure you exit the burning aircraft . . . . . Continue Reading »
Celebrating Diversity
by Keith PavlischekA week in May 2007 was set aside for “Celebrate Diversity Week” at the University of Toledo. University President Dr. Lloyd Jacobs spoke at a rally encouraging everyone “to speak out about diversity and equality.” If you have something to say, speak out and speak up. Speak . . . . Continue Reading »
O Italy!
by Stefan McDanielOne wonders what Dante would have said about this . . . . . Continue Reading »
Assisted Suicide for Fun and Profit in Kenya?
by Wesley J. SmithKenya is a very poor country. But some among the assisted suicide crowd apparently see it as prime pickings for the well off in that country, with suicide tourism for profit being proposed. From the story:Kenya could become the first country in Africa to legalise doctor-assisted suicide if lobbying . . . . Continue Reading »
Not Soon Forgotten
by Amanda ShawLast week Pope Benedict XVI expressed his gratitude for Avery Cardinal Dulles’ life and work , and his condolences on his recent death. In a letter to New York’s Cardinal Egan, the Holy Father wrote: Having learned with sadness of the death of Cardinal Avery Dulles, I offer you my . . . . Continue Reading »
O Isaiah Dance For Joy
by Nathaniel PetersEarlier I mentioned seeing the all-male a cappella group Chanticleer perform at the Met. The most interesting piece they performed was John Tavener’s “Village Wedding.” Tavener describes the piece as follows: Village Wedding is a series of musical and verbal images, describing a . . . . Continue Reading »
“Denial is No Longer an Acceptable Response.”
by Ryan Sayre PatricoAn opinion piece at the Buffalo News today starts off : It appears that, in the incoming Obama administration, it will be hard to tell the difference between the people making energy policy and the people making environmental policy. With a lede like that, I was sure the article would . . . . Continue Reading »
This Is the Truth Sent from Above
by Nathaniel PetersSally Thomas has a lovely performance of the Herefordshire Carol by an impressive English chorister. Below is Ralph Vaughn Williams’ setting as sung by the King’s College Choir. The carol is a meditation on how the Incarnation undoes the effects of the Fall, a fitting subject on which . . . . Continue Reading »
Unconditional Love of a Child With Severe Disabilities
by Wesley J. SmithThis is a story about love. It is also a story about community. And, for some, it will be perceived as a story about taking the reverence for life beyond reasonable limits.A child became profoundly disabled in a terrible mishap and now, having suffered a catastrophic brain injury, requires full-time . . . . Continue Reading »
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