Second in line On the Square today is theologian Francesca Aran Murphy ‘s reflection on Lenten fasting. A Lent-long abstinence from meat, she submits, is not an exercise in trendy vegetarianism, but an ancient practice rooted in the desire to reset our spiritual sensibilities. Here’s the . . . . Continue Reading »
On the Square today, Meghan Duke draws an intriguing connection between the radical trust required by both the bond of marriage and anticipation of the end-times. Save the date. On May 21, 2011, my brother is getting married. Or Christ will return to the earth to pronounce final judgment. It . . . . Continue Reading »
I had the pleasure of seeing the play Arrah-na-Pogue at New York’s Storm Theatre last night. Monica Weigel wrote a lovely review of it for us yesterday, and I couldn’t agree with her more: Set during the Rebellion of 1798, the play, billed as a “classic Irish comedy,” . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m not against it and might even help pay for it. But as a viewer , not a tax payer. . . . . Continue Reading »
Compared to the tempestuous beginning of upsets, blowouts, and close-calls, Round 2 proved to be rather tame. The powerhouse books trampled their competition without much effort. (The lone surprise—at least for me—was finding Les Miserables besting The Great Gatsby .) [caption . . . . Continue Reading »
I have a new piece out on IVF in the CBC’s newsletter. It deals with IVF—which I don’t oppose assuming proper regulations and reasonable restraints. Alas, that is not what we have—particularly in the USA, where the baby making industry is creating its own mini . . . . Continue Reading »
Admittedly, Mr. Kurzweil is our most out-there techno-optimist . But it does make you think that maybe our worry about “peak oil” and nuclear meltdowns is all just a phase. I’m still not looking for a techno-collapse, although I’m somwhat worried about the various uses to . . . . Continue Reading »
I am going to get in some trouble for this post, as it could bruise some feelings. That isn’t my intent. Rather, it is to show how a supposedly “compassionate” assisted suicide can more than bruise the feelings of other people struggling with terminal and disabling . . . . Continue Reading »
Richard John Neuhaus once defined Neuhaus’ Law as “Where orthodoxy is optional, orthodoxy will sooner or later be proscribed.” Some otherwise bright people have indicated their puzzlement with that axiom but it seems to me, well, axiomatic. Orthodoxy, no matter how politely . . . . Continue Reading »
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