Jay Anderson

Perhaps Notre Dame President John Jenkins has decided to finally get around to having Notre Dame put its money where its mouth is in regard to the university’s alleged commitment to promoting the sanctity of life. From the South Bend Tribune : SOUTH BEND — In the aftermath of the . . . . Continue Reading »

. . . meet ” The Elders ”. (Hat tip: Notes on the Culture Wars and LES FEMMES - THE TRUTH ) When it comes to secret societies of the wealthy and powerful elites bent on one-world government, I prefer The Pentavirate: So I Married An Axe Murderer (Colonel Sanders scene) . . . . Continue Reading »

Despite the title, the purpose of this post is not to engage in the ongoing discussion regarding “roots” music and “localism”, etc. Instead, I hope to offer some alternatives to those who seek something different than the usual musical fare offered on the 4th of July. Here . . . . Continue Reading »

Or something like that . “Pope Greets Hope”? Apparently, Pope Benedict only thought he knew something about hope. Then he met the very embodiment of that particular theological virtue. . . . . Continue Reading »

In many ways, I share Joe’s antipathy toward James Joyce’s Ulysses . But I must confess to having something of a love-hate relationship with Joyce’s novel, which relates in tedious detail a day in the life of the city of Dublin and its environs. On the one . . . . Continue Reading »

(Hat tip: Dale Price ) A post at Hot Air reports on a study indicating that sex-selective methods of birth control are becoming more prevalent in the U.S., resulting in the birth of fewer girls. No doubt one of the reasons behind the introduction of the Susan B. Anthony and Fredrick Douglas . . . . Continue Reading »

A week from today, I am traveling to my home state of Texas to visit my best friend who lives in San Antonio. While I’m there, we’ll be going to see one of my favorite singer-songwriters, Robert Earl Keen , in concert. Substantial cult following notwithstanding, Robert Earl Keen is not . . . . Continue Reading »

See this interesting post at The American Catholic: ” Supreme Court Justices and Religion ”. To ask some questions is to answer them, and via Commonweal , I see that UCLA history professor emeritus Joyce Appleby has penned a lovely exercise in . . . . Continue Reading »