Ryan Sayre Patrico

Over at the Wall Street Journal , Ian Johnson has written an interesting article on the ranking of countries competing in the Olympics. Not surprisingly, figuring out who is actually winning is no easy task: Despite all the high-tech clocks, cameras and sensors, the Olympics still can’t give . . . . Continue Reading »

Google, the everything-and-anything internet company that makes earning money look like a cakewalk, was accused this week of removing Georgia and Armenia from its searchable “Google Maps” site after an armed conflict broke out in the region. Google has issued a statement saying that it . . . . Continue Reading »

“I hope some athletes have compelling personal stories that can be set to delicate piano music.” That’s what Steven Colbert said on his show before the start of the Olympics last Friday, and it’s funny, because, well, it’s true. And many viewers, myself included, watch . . . . Continue Reading »

The book Faith at the Edge: A New Generation of Catholic Writers reflects on Life, Love, Sex and Other Mysteries landed on my desk last week, and I’ve hardly put it down since. The book is a collection of short essays, some only a few pages long, which were originally written for the online . . . . Continue Reading »

Here at First Things we all seem to have a special place in our hearts for Flannery O’Connor. Her stories and letters powerfully illustrate some of life’s most profound truths. From reflections on the frailty and brevity of our time here on earth, to anecdotes on the transforming power . . . . Continue Reading »

Speaking of Obama , as I was walking to the grocery store last night, I noticed a fashionably dressed elderly woman wearing a shirt that read: “Obama is the New America.” The New America? What exactly are we voting for in November? A new energy policy or a new foreign policy, or a new . . . . Continue Reading »

Here at the office we just received an advance copy of the upcoming Salt + Light Television production entitled, Road of Hope: The Spiritual Journey of Cardinal Nguyen Van Thuan . The cardinal’s life was a powerful testimony to faith and fidelity, and now a larger audience will get the chance . . . . Continue Reading »

In the spirit of today’s feast, some words from Benedict XVI, in an Angelus address on March 13th, 2006: When one has the grace to sense a strong experience of God, it is as though seeing something similar to what the disciples experienced during the Transfiguration: For a moment they . . . . Continue Reading »

With a freshly printed diploma hanging on the wall, I find myself at a new job in a new city. Everything is original, unknown, exciting. But as much as these novel sights and sounds draw my mind to the present and to the future, I am also reminded of the past. A new chapter begins as another ends, . . . . Continue Reading »

Here’s some good news to brighten up your Monday: LarkNews.com , a Christian satire website in the mock-news tradition of The Onion , has posted new articles for the month of August. My favorites among the latest headlines include “MySpace gives pastor ‘prophetic’ . . . . Continue Reading »