The NHS crisis keeps getting worse. Now, because doctors don’t want to work “anti social hours” and due to work regulations, some hospitals are in danger of imploding during weekends. From the Telegraph story:Patients’ lives are at risk in NHS hospital wards that are . . . . Continue Reading »
The Thomistic Institute at the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception with support from the Chiaroscuro Foundation offers its Fall 2012 lecture series. The series begins next Friday, September 21 at 2:00pm with a lecture by Russell Hittinger on “The Catholic Magisterium and . . . . Continue Reading »
Our friend Samuel Levine and the Touro Law Center’s Jewish Law Institute (which he directs) is offering its Fall 2012 Distinguished Lecture, “A Comparative Look at Jewish Law and Civil Procedure,” given by Rabbi Yona Reiss. An experienced attorney, Rabbi Reiss is dean of the . . . . Continue Reading »
George Weigel on the future of the pro-life cause : “It’s the economy, stupid!”—James Carville’s memorable note-to-self during the 1992 presidential race—will be the determining factor in the 2012 campaign, according to the common wisdom. That may be true. But as . . . . Continue Reading »
Here is a delightful example of St. Thomas’ sense of humor, from Questions on Whatever (Quaestiones Quodlibetales), Question 12, Article 20: Whether truth is stronger than either wine, the king or woman. Objections: It seems that wine (is stronger than the others) because it affects . . . . Continue Reading »
First Things is pleased to welcome our newest blog: Dr. Boli’s Celebrated Magazine . The blog, a light but frequently learned literary exercise, casts a wry eye on contemporary events in the language of a 19th century broadsheet man. Its editor, the fictional character H. Albertus Boli, . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m still trying to come to terms with my feelings (mostly angry) regarding the vicious attacks on American diplomatic posts in Benghazi and Cairo. Like the author of the American embassy’s twitter feed , I certainly deplore gratuitous insults directed at any religion. But I would have . . . . Continue Reading »
For years we were pounded with the importance of routine screening to catch cancer and other serious diseases early when they are most treatable. Now, we are often being told not to screen because of the risk of false positives. Latest example has the experts recommending against routine . . . . Continue Reading »
Walter Russell Mead , arguably the most astute blogger around, thinks that very current events will cause the president’s campaign to implode. I think it’s too early to tell. . . . . Continue Reading »
9/11 and the End of Tolerance Tomas Halik, Religion & Ethics New Theologian, May I Have a Word? Matt Smethurst, The Gospel Coalition Talking Religious Freedom with the Son of a Christero Kathryn Jean Lopez, Patheos Asian Tigers and Megachurches Philip Jenkins, RealClearReligion Deacons in . . . . Continue Reading »
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