Ryan Sayre Patrico

Congratulations are in order for our outstanding managing editor, Mary Rose Rybak, who is in Washington DC today receiving the “Susan B. Anthony List Young Leader Award.” According to Susan B. Anthony List : The awards are presented to a group of young women who embody the pro-life . . . . Continue Reading »

With the economy struggling as it is, it’s no surprise to hear that the market for art is down as well. But one segment of the art scene is actually thriving . Believe it or not, medieval armor is big business: Thanks to shifting tastes and fortunes, armor is again migrating from the foyers . . . . Continue Reading »

Over at the Times of London, Philip Delves Broughton lets out a long rant about his fellow Harvard MBA’s: If Robespierre were to ascend from hell and seek out today’s guillotine fodder, he might start with a list of those with three incriminating initials beside their names: MBA. The . . . . Continue Reading »

Trouble is brewing in New York: Roman Catholic and Orthodox Jewish officials in New York are mounting an intense lobbying effort to block a bill before the State Legislature that would temporarily lift the statute of limitations for lawsuits alleging the sexual abuse of children. A perennial . . . . Continue Reading »

Oh the virtual humanity. The economy in Second Life—the online world where users, known as avatars, can spend actual money on real estate and clothing— is in turmoil : “I am quite amazed that lots of businesses in Second Life still push for higher prices when so many people in the . . . . Continue Reading »

That’s just one of the findings of the American Religious Identification Survey from Trinity College that was published yesterday: A wide-ranging study on American religious life found that the Roman Catholic population has been shifting out of the Northeast to the Southwest, the percentage . . . . Continue Reading »

This is the kind of thing opponents of in vitro fertilization need to bring to light when debating the ethical ramifications of IVF. We need to point out how dehumanizing the process actually is. In this case, human embryos are created and compared to a mathematical model. If they don’t . . . . Continue Reading »

In the run-up to Obama’s announcement overturning Bush’s restrictions on federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research, the media’s chosen narrative is hardly surprising: It’s the triumph of science over politics. Bush’s decision to ban federal funding of embryonic . . . . Continue Reading »

That’s what Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said today in Brussels, adding “don’t waste it when it can have a very positive impact on climate change and energy security.” A good crisis. I don’t think they agree. . . . . Continue Reading »

In a fine article at the Wall Street Journal about the emphasis Archbishop Dolan is placing on increasing vocations, Christopher Willcox writes: Advocates for married priests and the ordination of women have not gone away, and they have made it an article of their particular faith that celibacy and . . . . Continue Reading »