As a parent, of the sort that reads or writes for First Things , you probably know anxiety all too well — and perhaps to an extent that seems to contradict what you say you believe about life and Providence. In today’s “On the Square” article, The Anxious Parent , I reflect . . . . Continue Reading »
There are few modern foreign warriors that U.S Marines consider their equals, much less hold in awed esteem. But at the top of that short list are the Gurkhas.Gurkhas are best known for their legendary exploits of bravery and tenacity while serving in the Indian Army’s Gorkha regiments and the . . . . Continue Reading »
This latest report on the benefits of marriage won’t be a surprise to First Things readers. But it’s encouraging to see that the findings of family researchers in America are being confirmed by Europeans: Marriage cheers you up, improves your diet and helps you live longer, . . . . Continue Reading »
A few months ago I wrote about how the Isle of Wight planned on giving the morning after pill to 13 year old girls. Well, a recent UK study indicates that such policies result in teenage children contracting STDs, but not reducing pregnancies. From the story:A government . . . . Continue Reading »
I have no idea if this is true, but if it is—there should be a Congressional inquiry. Powerline—a skeptical blog. to be sure—is reporting that NASA has changed its data, taking out adjustments for the “urban island effect.” and consequently, making the apparent . . . . Continue Reading »
That’s something the other critics aren’t telling you. Still, it’s not much fun actually to watch, despite its twisted sex scenes that leave almost nothing to the imagination. If you want to talk about something else, then how about the country’s lessened hostility to . . . . Continue Reading »
We are told that Obamacare will save money by basing cost/benefit (rationing) decisions, made by centralized bureaucrats, using “evidence based medicine.” The idea—and it is all the rage—is that our ubiquitous medical studies will be able to show the cost controllers which . . . . Continue Reading »
I think Medicare Part D is a big success. It brought a long-desired prescription drug benefit to Medicare for the first time, at less cost than if the government had paid for it—and indeed, for less money than its own projected budget (last time I checked). It is very popular with . . . . Continue Reading »
“Is there anything that man didn’t do?” Christopher Kaczor’s mother asked him after hearing his report of Ralph McInerny’s funeral Mass, and that is the theme of almost everything written about him after his death one year ago. But the admirable thing about the man . . . . Continue Reading »
In 1864, Scottish theologian Robert Candlish gave a series of lectures in Edinburgh on the theology of the Fatherhood of God. As he ended those lectures, he said “I do so with the feeling that, however inadequately I have handled my great theme, I have at least thrown out some suggestive . . . . Continue Reading »
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