I am back in California sinking with my fellow citizens beneath the waves of red ink, jetlagged and scratchy from a persistent chest cold, but gratified that the speaking trip to Ireland and London was (I think), quite successful. Here are a few photos I took for your (hoped for) enjoyment. Thanks . . . . Continue Reading »
This time in Britain, where Oxford University neuroscientist Susan Greenfield fears that the overstimulation caused by technologies such as television, video games, and the social-networking website Facebook can “rewire” the brain, “infantilising [it] into the state of small . . . . Continue Reading »
I have concluded that too much money is being spent to pay for “scientific studies,” which after all, have to find something to report to earn their keep. This often leads to much confusion. Take for example a new study that looked into the life-course of women, reports that drinking . . . . Continue Reading »
Here are some fascinating images that splice photographs taken during the siege of Leningrad with contemporary photographs of the same places. . . . . Continue Reading »
Tom Hoopes, the editor of the National Catholic Register responds to Fr. Raymond de Souza’s article : Father Raymond J. de Souza has written for the Register since 1997 and was the Register’s Rome correspondent from 19992003. Our publisher, Father Owen Kearns, knew of Father . . . . Continue Reading »
The economic downturn will hurt most people, but others could find that it’s a real lifesaver : When Gov. Martin O’Malley appeared before the Maryland Senate last week, he made an unconventional argument that is becoming increasingly popular in cash-strapped states: Abolish the death . . . . Continue Reading »
We have already run two articles on the crisis within the Legion of Christ and Regnum Christi. The first, by George Weigel , highlights the gravity of the situation and the need for a legate directly responsible to the pope to take charge of the Legion and save what can be saved. The second, by Fr. . . . . Continue Reading »
I have been warning for some time that ideological advocacy often masks as objective scientific reporting—both in the media and the journals—allowing political activists to promote various agendas by bootstrapping their views to the widespread respect society has for the scientific . . . . Continue Reading »
” Holy Water, Abstinence, and Mimes ” In case you’re wondering, the article answers questions about their use in keeping Lent. The answers were yes, yes, and no. . . . . Continue Reading »