For those of you who waded through all that muck, and have now got the likes of Morlocks in your head, here’s a musical palatte cleanser for you: Anne Sofie von Otter singing a brief Berlioz song . For a more thorough cleansing, here’s the first movement of my favorite Sibelius piece, . . . . Continue Reading »
Br. Raphael Forbing, OP offers a reflection on the role of “the heart” in the spiritual life, a concept which can be both familiar and elusive. As he writes in a post at Dominicana : Our attachments to the people, things, and activities we love can cause us great pain and . . . . Continue Reading »
They keep getting it wrong. If being human isn’t what gives us the duty to practice responsible environmental practices, what does? Nothing. But the global warming hysterics and others attack HE as somehow supporting the rape of the planet.Here’s an example from . . . . Continue Reading »
Ben Stevens on how the LGBT movement ignores the the fundamental realities of modernity : If you have paid any attention at all to the current and ever-livelier dialogue between the LGBT movement and the Christian community, you have no doubt heard the question being asked of Christians everywhere: . . . . Continue Reading »
It is time to come out of the closet, dispel stereotypes, and continue fighting oppressive legislative inequality. Same-sex marriage is important, but on March 24th, atheists, agnostics, and secular humanists throughout the country will gather on the mall in Washington D.C. to celebrate what . . . . Continue Reading »
James Panero has a post up at Arma Virumque (the New Criterion ‘s blog), in which he highlights “What I Know,” an exhibition in Manhattan that seeks to bring the best of New York’s latest generation of artists under one roof. Paneo calls it a “landmark” . . . . Continue Reading »
So much for people liking Obamacare the more they learn about what is in it. Majorities still oppose the law and 2/3 want it tossed by the Supreme Court. From the ABC story:Two-thirds of Americans say the U.S. Supreme Court should throw out either the individual mandate in the federal . . . . Continue Reading »
Rowan Williams: A Good Man, An Impossible Task The Guardian The Battle for Britain’s Soul Begins Cole Morton, The Telegraph Ernest Shackleton’s Lenten Lessons Justin Bell , National Catholic Register Whit Stillman and the Song of the Preppy Chip Brown, New York Times . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Sorry to have been silent for a while. I’ll say stuff about the status of the Science of Virtues and all that soon. Meanwhile, you do need to pray for Jean Elshtain. She suffered a “silent” heart attack that did her heart significant damage. She’s in good spirits and did . . . . Continue Reading »
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