It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing. —Gospel of John, chapter six The Spirit hath done much for our salvation, by means of the flesh. —St. Augustine In the words of His disciples, Jesus’ teaching in the Bread of Life discourse is “a hard saying; who . . . . Continue Reading »
A new study reveals a correlation between living within commuting distance of Manhattan and self-reported levels of happiness. The tri-state area—New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey—ranked, #51, #50, and #49 on the list of most unhappiest states. (Washington, D.C. was also included in . . . . Continue Reading »
Monday’s Wall Street Journal ran an interesting review of a newly published biography of John S. Service by Jonathan Mirsky. Drummed out of the State Department during the McCarthy period, Service was long viewed as a victim of irrational anti-communism, and he was rewarded by the liberal . . . . Continue Reading »
I am thinking a lot this Christmas about the fact that for many people, more than would ever be willing to admit openly, there is very little, “merry” about Christmas. They are caught up in personal troubles and situations that are causing them intense pain and anguish of heart and mind, . . . . Continue Reading »
The Senate Obamacare bill seeks to stifle freedom by preventing further legislation that might change the terms of what it seeks to impose on our country. From a blog over at the Weekly Standard:Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) pointed out some rather astounding language in the Senate health care . . . . Continue Reading »
The artificial market in carbon dioxide imposed on Europe by global warming hysterics, plunged after the Copenhagen debacle. From the story:Carbon prices plunged yesterday in the aftermath of the Copenhagen conference on climate change, dealing a blow to the credibility of the European Union’s . . . . Continue Reading »
It is unthinkable that in a free country like the UK, that girls are subjected to genital mutilation. From the story:Hundreds of British schoolgirls are facing the terrifying prospect of female genital mutilation (FGM) over the Christmas holidays as experts warn the practice continues to flourish . . . . Continue Reading »
Mr Turk makes an interesting point in the conversation about ecumenical conversations, although I’m not entirely sure it’s the point he wants to make. A week or so ago he offered that those of other denominations, specifically the Roman and Easter churches were right with God only if . . . . Continue Reading »
New Yorker Ada Calhoun has a secret so perverse, so shocking, that it will scandalize her liberal cohorts : Why am I so paranoid? I’m not cheating on my husband, committing crimes or doing drugs. But those are battles my cosmopolitan, progressive friends would understand. Many of them had to . . . . Continue Reading »
Here is an excerpt from a short piece I wrote for the now defunct Culture 11 last December and that has been generously reprinted by our friends over at The New Atlantis . It’s impossible to ignore all the characteristic signposts of the Christmas season—wherever you go the familiar . . . . Continue Reading »
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