I suspect I am not alone in admitting that I was initially uncomfortable at the thought of seeing the Book of Genesis depicted in a comic strip—or, as it is commonly called today, a “graphic novel.” Scripture shouldn’t be dumbed down, and the Bible should shed light on our . . . . Continue Reading »
Okay, this is getting ridiculous. First, the claims by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that the world’s glaciers were melting so fast that those in the Himalayas could vanish by 2035 turned out not to have been peer-reviewed . Then it was discovered that the report wrongly . . . . Continue Reading »
In an interview with ABC’s “World News” anchor Diane Sawyer, President Obama said , “I’d rather be a really good one-term president than a mediocre two-term president.” I’ll leave the witty retorts to others ( Keep doing what you’re doing, champ. . . . . Continue Reading »
Ted Genoways, editor of the Virginia Literary Quarterly, notes that the supply of short fiction far exceeds the demand : Here at VQR we currently have more than ten times as many submitters each year as we have subscribers. And there’s very, very little overlap. We know—we’ve . . . . Continue Reading »
I was asked by First Things to write an “On the Square” essay about the awful comments by the novelist Martin Amis, who yearned for “euthanasia boxes” to be placed on every corner to do away with the “stinking” elderly. I did. From my piece, . . . . Continue Reading »
So Marc Guerra (America’s leading theologian) and I are finalists for a big SCIENCE OF VIRTUE grant at the University of Chicago. Although I doubt we’ll win, we deserve to win. That’s because we alone are defending the one true “stuck with virtue” science of virtue. . . . . Continue Reading »
When confronted with an absurd conspiracy theory, a rational personal often precedes through three stages: (1) dismissal (“No one can believe anything that ridiculous.”), incredulity (“I can’t believe people are buying this nonsense.”), and despair (“Will someone . . . . Continue Reading »
Whenever I worry what I would do if I was ever sent to prison, I take comfort in the idea that I could while away the time the way I did in my mispent youth: playing Dungeons & Dragons . So much for that plan. According to Ilya Somin at The Volokh Conspiracy : In a decision issued today the 7th . . . . Continue Reading »
So saith NPR: Catholic Church Joins Blogosphere; Pope Urges Priests To Blog Welcome, Catholics! I’ve never understood why you guys haven’t caught on to the whole blogging thing before, but we’re certainly glad to have you and are looking forward to seeing what you can do with this . . . . Continue Reading »
Well, as promised I’m going to try to talk about my upcoming oral final exam, an Old Testament homily for my late-vocations class that I’m taking. We were given the task of selecting a OT lection (reading section from the liturgical rubrics) and give an approximately 10 minute homily on . . . . Continue Reading »
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