Ryan Sayre Patrico

NASA has announced plans to donate its retiring Space Shuttle fleet to “educational institutions, science museums, and other appropriate organizations.” Recipients will just have to foot the bill for the shipping and handling of the shuttles: an estimated 42 million dollars. . . . . Continue Reading »

The much-anticipated Vatican instruction Dignitas Personae was released today on the USCCB website. Here’s an excerpt from the clear and forceful document’s conclusion: In virtue of the Church’s doctrinal and pastoral mission, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has . . . . Continue Reading »

If you haven’t read it already, be sure to check out George Weigel’s short reflection titled “Giving Thanks for America.” Here’s an excerpt: The vagaries of scheduling put me in Europe for the week before the November 4 election. In conversations in both Rome and . . . . Continue Reading »

The exchange “Is Mormonism Christian?” between Bruce D. Porter and Gerald R. McDermott from our October issue generated, needless to say, quite a bit of discussion. And First Things features editor R.R. Reno piqued interest even more when he interviewed Porter and McDermott about their . . . . Continue Reading »

A day after South Korean immigrant Dong Yun Yoon lost his two young daughters, his wife, and his mother-in-law when a military jet crashed into their house in San Diego, the bereaved man prayed for the well-being of the pilot: “Nobody expected such a horrible thing to happen, especially right . . . . Continue Reading »

Remember the outcries late last month when a nineteen-year-old in Florida committed suicide in front of a webcam? “What will this lead to? Where is this headed?” many of us asked. Unfortunately, in Britain, it looks like it’s headed to primetime . . . . . Continue Reading »

As the head of the Russian Orthodox Church is buried today in Moscow, our thoughts and prayers go out to the Eastern Church and her faithful. From the Orthodox service for the dead, Pannikhida : O Thou Who with wisdom profound order all things with love, and Who gives to all what is needful, O only . . . . Continue Reading »

A seventy-year-old woman has given birth in India, becoming the world’s “newest oldest mom”: To Bishnoi [the couple’s fertility doctor], it’s a triumph over ignorant fatalism and prejudice. “The couple said they were facing social stigma for being childless for . . . . Continue Reading »

Eric Gibson of the Wall Street Journal is also worried about the alarming rate at which college tuition is increasing and suspects that much of its rise can be attributed to non-essential spending: Tuition increases have consistently outpaced inflation. Since 1992, inflation has averaged between . . . . Continue Reading »

Such a question may become more and more plausible, as Oxford University Press has removed words associated with Christianity from its Junior Dictionary : Oxford University Press has removed words like “aisle,” “bishop,” “chapel,” “empire,” and . . . . Continue Reading »