From the September issue of Magnificat : The miniature is part of a manuscript, a psalter/hymnal destined for the liturgical use of monks, which dates back to the 1040s and belonged to the monastery of Saint-Germain-des-Prés before its acquisition in 1795 by the National Library of . . . . Continue Reading »
Ryan Sayre Patrico noted yesterday how he heard the news of his two friends’ deaths last week on Facebook: “The horrible news was announced almost immediately on the popular social-networking website, sandwiched between two other people declaring that their weekend hadn’t lived up . . . . Continue Reading »
People are losing trust in medicine. This is a very bad thing. And doctors are taking note. From a column by a surgeon named Pauline Chen published in the New York Times: “I don’t rely on the doctor anymore. These days, you have to look out for yourself.”Those words, and the smell . . . . Continue Reading »
Thomas Jefferson and I apparently think alike. A couple of weeks ago I argued that Sarah Palin was offering a much-needed challenge to the over-educated “wonks” who think themselves entitled to rule. In the Weekly Standard , the great Reagan biographer Steven Hayward writes that . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s an awful story about a Colorado newspaper that, in the race to be the first on a story, stationed a reporter at the funeral of a three-year-old girl and had him post details of the event live on the Internet: In what some are saying is the result of the newspaper’s undying desire . . . . Continue Reading »
Terry Mattingly at GetReligion.org calls our attention to this report from a Christian news source, of Christian martyrdom in Saudi Arabia : Reports are coming in of increasing persecution of Christian believers in the Saudi Arabia. A Saudi man recently cut the tongue of his daughter and burned her . . . . Continue Reading »
If children are encouraged to act and dress like adults, then why can’t adults act like children ? . . . . Continue Reading »
In my experience, the modern elite university is an intellectual wasteland. Most students are just trying to get job security, and insofar as they can be said to have ethical or philosophical views, they are uncritical “preference” utilitarians of a decidedly scientistic cast of mind. . . . . Continue Reading »
I know it’s the middle of Pentecost/Ordinary Time, but I’ve been itching for some spice to the liturgical season. Yesterday I noticed that I was humming “Sing ye to the Lord,” a marvelous piece of English choral music by Sir Edward Bairstow. Here’s a recording from . . . . Continue Reading »
Rita Marker is primarily responsible for dragging me kicking and screaming from pursuing Naderite endeavors to fighting against euthanasia and assisted suicide. I have worked with her closely for 15 years and have seen her dedication and intelligence first hand. If any single person can be credited, . . . . Continue Reading »
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