The “all clear” has sounded.Yesterday, across Google, Facebook, Firefox, etc. people who wanted to read this blog were warned that doing so could harm their computers. The brilliant IT guy at First Things—thanks Joe!—has successfully defended against the attack, however it . . . . Continue Reading »
Sex Abuse and the Study of Religion Kathryn Lofton, Immanent Frame RJN and the HHS “Catholic Moment” C.J. McCloskey III, Catholic Thing “Only Liberty?” Patrick Brennen, Mirror of Justice The Ideal Economy of Wilhelm Roepke Ralph E. Ancil, Imaginative Conservative Cheer Up, . . . . Continue Reading »
No Child Left Behind is one of those laws made like a Bismarckian sausage. The more the public knew what was in it, the more unappealing it was and difficult to swallow, politically. The idea of some such legislation was proposed by President George W. Bush in January of 2001. . . . . Continue Reading »
A few weeks ago a friend asked me why why I didn’t pursue a PhD. “Snakes,” I explained, “I’m deathly afraid of snakes.” In case you weren’t aware, snake fighting is one of the great traditions of higher education. Luke Burns has a helpful FAQ on . . . . Continue Reading »
A sign of the times: From the San Francisco Chronicle’s “Public Eavesdropping” feature in Leah Garchik’s column:“The doctor takes an egg from the mom, pokes a hole in it, puts a seed from the dad inside the egg and puts the embryo back in the mom.”- Fourth-grader . . . . Continue Reading »
Russell E. Saltzman on trying to understand the universe without reference to God : Scientists started doing science as if God did not exist long ago, at least back to Descartes, and the habit is well established. He thought mathematics and physics could tease out more about God than any jumped-up . . . . Continue Reading »
The Varieties of Nihilistic Experience, Part II Anthony Distefano, Catholic Phoenix Elusive God Particle: Found Steve O’Connor, Belfast Telegraph Romney’s Ceasefire on Obamacare? Bryon York, The Examiner The New Context for the Contraceptive Mandate Br. Thomas More Garrett, . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . both died very recently. I pretty much don’t enjoy reading Cropsey’s elusive writing much. His famous statement about America being the stage on which modern thought is played out in popular consciousness always struck me as quite the exaggeration. But it’s likely the . . . . Continue Reading »
Lately, I have been pondering the increasing use of medicinal means to achieve what are essentially non “medical” ends, by which I mean, using the knowledge of medicine to promote lifestyle agendas and fulfill what I am calling “consumerist” desires. I think . . . . Continue Reading »
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