Mary Rose Somarriba

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Adding to the high number of personal attacks Gov. Palin has received since she was announced as Sen. McCain’s pick—and not just standard allegations of inexperience or discrepancies in her record, but personal jabs such as those that have been made against her as a woman and mother . . . . Continue Reading »

I think it’s understandable for Joseph to be hungry for more —but, as FT’s Denise Vaccaro notes, the one we really need to hear from on abortion is the head of this ticket John McCain. He’s the one who would be leading this country and nominating justices to the Supreme . . . . Continue Reading »

It’s common to assert that faith-based schools are more successful than public schools¯at least, in inner cities¯in educating students. Sure, their teachers get paid less and often have fewer credentials, and they receive much less federal funding. So what is it that has apparently . . . . Continue Reading »

This news comes from Natalie Stilwell, a graduate student in moral theology in northern Virginia: Yesterday I came across a striking article from the science news site LiveScience: ” The Pill Makes Women Pick Bad Mates .” The results of a study headed by evolutionary psychologist . . . . Continue Reading »

Ryan has a point. Ever since online companies have attempted to improve upon reference books by making them up-to-the-minute online resources, they risk the quality of the information it’s their job to supply, while trying to keep their info-hungry readers satisfied. This is particularly a . . . . Continue Reading »

In today’s New York Times , we read: ” Obama’s View on Abortion May Divide Catholics “: Sixteen years ago, the Democratic Party refused to allow Robert P. Casey Sr., then the governor of Pennsylvania, to speak at its national convention because his anti-abortion views, . . . . Continue Reading »

“I think of this as similar to my yoga class, only much, much more satisfying,” business executive Gary Goldstein told the New York Times . He’s one of a number of Jewish New Yorkers considered to be “very significant people” who enjoys periodic visits from a rabbi . . . . Continue Reading »

Randy Pausch, famous for his “last lecture,” has died . Mr. Pausch was diagnosed with incurable pancreatic cancer in September 2006. His popular last lecture at Carnegie Mellon in September 2007 garnered international attention and was viewed by millions on the Internet. In it, Mr. . . . . Continue Reading »

After making an emergency landing in the Philippines, passengers of the Quanta flight from Hong Kong to Melbourne today described their experience of the plane’s in-flight accident thus: “There was an almighty crack,” and, “There was a big bang.” Thankfully . . . . Continue Reading »