An order of Benedictine nuns near Avignon have just signed a record deal with Universal Music—the same label that brought you Lady GaGa and U2—for an album of Gregorian Chant. The nuns are from the Abbaye de Notre-Dame de l’Annonciation in Le Barroux and their congregation was . . . . Continue Reading »
Perhaps readers of Evangel also read On the Square, but if not, permit me to direct your attention to a wonderful article by Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver, which, but for a few sentences here and there, could easily have been written by an evangelical Christian of the Reformed persuasion: Fire . . . . Continue Reading »
A recent poll found that forty percent of evangelical leaders said they “socially drink alcohol.” Science has now discovered why the other sixty percent are teetotalers: they’re busy praying.A recent study supports an interesting approach to curbing alcohol consumption: regular . . . . Continue Reading »
If Pakistan’s intelligence service continues to plot terrorist attacks with the Taliban in Afghanistan, as the mass of documents released yesterday by Wikileaks allege, who is responsible for covering this up for so many years? The answer, I argue in this morning’s Asia Times Online, is . . . . Continue Reading »
The Public Religion Research Institute recently released a poll examining religous-based attitudes about same-sex marriage among Californians. The findings are disappointing, though not particularly surprising. Here are some excerpts from the summary of poll findings : •If another vote similar . . . . Continue Reading »
After reading David B. Hart’s essay on baseball, A Perfect Game , Adam Omelianchuk attended a game—and remembered the game is less than perfect than described : There was much to be thankful for and Hart’s mediations swept over me as if the perfect Platonic Forms were bleeding . . . . Continue Reading »
This is potentially insidious. Not the despairing man with ALS who wants to be killed for his organs, but the apparent reaction of an organ non profit representative who seems to support the idea. From the story:A west Cherokee County man wants to end his life so he might be able to . . . . Continue Reading »
The mystery novelist P. D. James is often described as a Christian, but a Daily Telegraph profile says of her: On that delicate subject [death], James breezily says, she doesn’t know whether there is an afterlife or not. ‘But no doubt I’ll find out one way or the other.’ Though . . . . Continue Reading »
This is beyond comprehension. Plans are apparently afoot to gut NHS services and more strictly ration care. From the story:An investigation by The Sunday Telegraph has uncovered widespread cuts planned across the NHS, many of which have already been agreed by senior health service officials. . . . . Continue Reading »
A recent poll found that forty percent of evangelical leaders said they ” socially drink alcohol .” Science has now discovered why the other sixty percent are teetotalers: they’re busy praying . A recent study supports an interesting approach to curbing alcohol consumption: . . . . Continue Reading »
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