To the many readers who have been wondering about a Mass for Richard John Neuhaus as we near the anniversary of his death : A memorial Mass will be held on Friday, January 8 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Cathedral at 460 Madison Avenue in New York City. Celebrant: Archbishop Celestino . . . . Continue Reading »
PhilPapers recently surveyed professional philosophers and philosophy graduate students on their philosophical views. The results have caused me to lower my high estimation of academic philosophers. When the majority of the field rejects theism, virtue ethics, non-physicalism, and objective . . . . Continue Reading »
Since it’s debut in 2005, NBC’s The Office has been one of the smartest, funniest shows on television. Although it’s easy to dismiss as a frivolous series about low-level corporate drones, the show has managed over six seasons to provide an unusually astute study of modern life. At . . . . Continue Reading »
She is the ultimate grandmother, the grandmother of God. Most of us know our time will pass, but she became lost in the glare of history the moment she held a baby girl and named her “Mary.” Anne is the model for all of us who have a small role in making a place for greater people.The . . . . Continue Reading »
Scream in abject fear! Run around in circles! Store up food that lasts for 25 years! We only have ten years to save the planet! From the story:The world has just ten years to bring greenhouse gas emissions under control before the damage they cause become irreversible, the Met . . . . Continue Reading »
Recently I noted textual differences between the MT and LXX text in Isaiah. One other difference noted in our reading recently was in 1 Chronicles (translated as Supplements in the LXX) 21. From the ESV (a MT based translation):Now the angel of the Lord had commanded Gad to say to David that David . . . . Continue Reading »
Ok. I’ve got some questions about Christmas. Think of this as a little survey.1. Do you find yourself talking (teaching/preaching) of the atonement more, less, or about the same during the Christmas season?2. Do you find a greater, lesser, or unchanged emphasis on . . . . Continue Reading »
On the afternoon of December 8—the Feast of the Immaculate Conception—Pope Benedict XVI made the traditional papal visit to Rome’s Piazza di Spagna to honor the Blessed Mother at the foot of the plaza’s Colonna dell’Immacolata. There, in the pope’s words, “Mary . . . . Continue Reading »
Megan McArdle expresses a sentiment many people share when it comes to weighing the importance of Climategate to the larger questions about climate change: I am thoroughly unimpressed with the belief that global warming scientists have been engaging in some kind of massive conspiracy to conceal the . . . . Continue Reading »
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