Timberrrrrr! GWH may be on its last leg if this is verified. Apparently NASA measurements show that more heat escapes into space than the computer models predicted, meaning that any warming that occurs from greenhouse gasses will be much slower than “the consensus” thought, . . . . Continue Reading »
A brilliant article by The Atlantic ‘s Jonathan Rauch: Caring for Your Introvert . Here, for example, is just one of his insights: Are introverts arrogant? Hardly. I suppose this common misconception has to do with our being more intelligent, more reflective, more independent, more . . . . Continue Reading »
Archbishop Charles Chaput has written two useful meditations ( “A Principled Charity” and “Catholic Charity in Secular America” ) for our On the Square page on the nature of Christian charitable practice in general and the organization Catholic Charities, USA in particular. . . . . Continue Reading »
With the Harry Potter movie series now finished, we’re getting the last round of extensive discussions of the series. The Catholic writer Michael O’Brien has been very hard on the books, a position he explains in an interview with LifeSite News . Some of it’s a bit much, as when he says . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s something you might not know: If a cheese expert tells you that NASA once called him up to ask, “Why are the Russians sending parmigiano-reggiano into space with their cosmonauts?” all kinds of Cold War embellishments will leap to mind and you will have a very hard time . . . . Continue Reading »
In an age in which emotional narratives often trump facts, the polar bear became the icon of global warming hysteria. After a report about four drowned polar bears seen far out at sea, they were put on the USA threatened list—even though there has been no demonstrated diminution in . . . . Continue Reading »
Theologians working in the key of Hans Urs von Balthasar or, more recently, David Bentley Hart have come to a renewed appreciation of the deep links between truth and beauty. Because I have great sympathies for this line of thought, I am often self-conscious of how mainline Protestant traditions - . . . . Continue Reading »
My friend Ray Pennings has written an insightful op-ed piece in The Globe and Mail that is worth reading: Don’t blame religion for Anders Breivik. An excerpt:The crimes of which Anders Breivik stands accused don’t show how religion can inspire evil. Quite the contrary: They are proof . . . . Continue Reading »
The UK’s National Health Service continues its collapse. Now, things have gotten so tight that surgeries are being rationed. From the story:Hip replacements, cataract surgery and tonsil removal are among operations now being rationed in a bid to save the NHS money. Two-thirds of health . . . . Continue Reading »
I started reading Philip Mason’s memoir because I wanted to hear his stories about the Indian Civil Service between 1928 and independence. But before the book gets to Mason’s India years, there is a chapter on his schooldays, mostly portraits of the masters he knew at Stancliffe: the . . . . Continue Reading »
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