David Mills

Even with the state of the economy, the effects of secularism, the problems Christians themselves cause, etc., we are still blessed to have a lot of worthy enterprises doing very helpful and interesting work, covering a wide range of perspectives. One of these is the Roman Forum , which next summer . . . . Continue Reading »

In her column on Tuesday, Is the Church Suppressing God’s Will? , Elizabeth Scalia took on the latest effort by the editors of the  National Catholic Reporter to argue for one of what seem to be their two favorite innovations, the ordination of women (the other being the goodness of . . . . Continue Reading »

Loki, his name was, which was kind of worrisome, given how many teeth he had, climbed into my lap, leaned against me, and laid his head on my shoulder, wanting only to cuddle. We sat there together, quite happily, until we (our second daughter and I) had to leave. We almost brought him home from . . . . Continue Reading »

Musically oriented readers in the New York area may be interested in The Music and Faith of Arvo Pärt , a ten-week course being offered at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Seminary in Yonkers. The course, says the teacher, theology professor Peter Bouteneff, “will uncover the . . . . Continue Reading »

“His recently published last testament has stunned the Vatican” and “rocked the ecclesiastical establishment,” declares the English writer Jonathan Aitken, writing of Cardinal Carlo Martini’s last interview. It’s the standard line in secular reporting, when a liberal Catholic has said something the secular reporter wants him to have said… . Continue Reading »

“Transhumanism is a philosophical doctrine that aims to continuously improve humanity,” says new Italian MP Giuseppe Vatinno, interviewed in New Scientist . “Ultimately, it aims to free humanity from its biological limitations, overcoming natural evolution to make us more than human.” Which . . . . Continue Reading »

“I think subconsciously,” writes Scott Farver in an article in Education Week  on how he dressed when he began teaching in an elementary school, ”I was trying to go for the I-just-returned-from-Peace-Corps-and-don’t-want-(or-know-how)-to-dress-professional . . . . Continue Reading »

“Openly embracing the kind of structures of educational pluralism [Ashley] Berner advocates would help maintain the public financial commitment to education,” writes professor of — this may surprise you — education Gary Houchens on his weblog School Leader , “but would . . . . Continue Reading »

Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be lawyers, as Willie Nelson might have sung. At least if the mamas want their children to have jobs when they graduate and not just a huge debt. Many law schools have apparently not been scrupulous in keeping their student bodies at a level . . . . Continue Reading »

How Often Do You Get Bitten? tells the story of a young man who (as a friend put it) seems to have found his vocation in a way most people never do, and it’s a vocation he can be proud of. Sean Casey, who founded and runs . . . wait for it . . . Sean Casey Animal Rescue in Windsor Terrace, a . . . . Continue Reading »