Blogwatch

by Sally Thomas

I think we’ve found a kindred spirit in Bad Vestments.I mean, so to speak. I don’t know who this tree-wearing lady might be. Keep up the good bad work. . . . . Continue Reading »

5 Aug 2009 0

When I Think of The Feminine —

by Sally Thomas

Darn if I don’t think of hair in the bathtub. from Womenspirit.com[Rating: 3 out of 100]P.S. Don’t tell me that rating is generous. Don’t tell me it’s mean. I spun the wheel, and that’s what it landed on. . . . . Continue Reading »

5 Aug 2009 0

Don’t Wait for Obama to Fail!

by David P. Goldman

In the absence of a clear policy alternative (or even a muddy alternative) to Obama, conservatives have taken to their rocking chairs, waiting for Obama to fail so that a repentant populace will come back to them. The fact that Obama’s approval rating fell slightly below the 50% mark in one of . . . . Continue Reading »

5 Aug 2009 0

“Health-Care Overhaul Creates Dilemma for Some Catholics”

by Ryan Sayre Patrico

Emphasis on some : This spring in Massachusetts, a Catholic hospital system announced a joint venture with a secular company to provide insurance to the poor under the state’s universal health-care program. The venture fulfilled one pillar of Catholic social teaching—caring for the . . . . Continue Reading »

5 Aug 2009 0

Ron Paul: Matchmaker?

by Ryan Sayre Patrico

Who would have thought. . . . . Continue Reading »

5 Aug 2009 0

Lead Us Not Into Restraint Bias

by Joe Carter

New research from the Kellogg School of Management finds that people often fall into temptation because they overestimate the restraint they actually possess : The study, led by Loran Nordgren, senior lecturer of management and organizations at the Kellogg School, examined how an individual’s . . . . Continue Reading »

5 Aug 2009 0

Running Out of Digits

by Ryan Sayre Patrico

From the Scientific American , via 3QuarksDaily , an article on “how to count to a zillion without falling off the end of the number line”: Last year the National Debt Clock in New York City ran out of digits. The billboard-size electronic counter, mounted on a wall near Times Square, . . . . Continue Reading »

5 Aug 2009 0

Speaking of Crosses

by Sally Thomas

Some weeks ago, my friend Debbie and I were looking for cross images. She had a specific goal in mind: she and her daughters were making a processional canopy for Father to use at Corpus Christi, and she wanted the image of a Greek Cross to trace onto the fabric, so that the girls could embroider . . . . Continue Reading »

5 Aug 2009 0

Cross-Functional Furnishings

by Joe Carter

Imagine a house in which every item is either cross-shaped or decorated with crosses. That’s the task First Things’ editor and amateur interior designer Joseph Bottum has taken upon himself in choosing the decor for Sally Thomas’ house . It’s surprising—and profoundly . . . . Continue Reading »

5 Aug 2009 0

What Hast Thou Found of All Thy Household Stuff?

by Joseph Bottum

Let’s see. In our ongoing effort to redecorate Sally Thomas’ house, we have eschewed any concern with taste, color sense, or price. Cruciform alone matters: Everything must be either cross-shaped or decorated with crosses, to fulfill this decorator’s commission.So, thus far, . . . . Continue Reading »

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