Argentine President Cristina Kirchner knows how to choose a sore subject: "The sovereign claim to the Malvinas Islands is inalienable," she said in a speech marking the 26th anniversary of Argentina's ill-fated invasion of the islands, located 480 kilometers (300 miles) off shore. The April 2, 1982 invasion prompted then British prime minister Margaret Thatcher …
Choose Life
This week's podcast takes us to inner city Chicago, where Peter Scholtes put together one of the most interesting (if not the most polished) productions of early post-Vatican II Catholic Music. The song featured is Choose Life, with a decidedly "African" sound. It comes from the album They'll Know We are Christians By Our Love, …
It Does Matter Where You Go to College
Bowdoin's admissions director hasn't figured out what's really happening out there: “I know why it matters so much, and I also don’t understand why it matters so much,” said William M. Shain, dean of admissions and financial aid at Bowdoin. “Where we went to college does not set us up for success or keep us …
Why People Shouldn’t Become Orthodox
Every now and then, I get inquires (especially from Anglicans) on whether they should become Orthodox. My usual response is to refer them to this, the Life of the Archpriest Avvakum by Himself. I've missed it on this one: the Mystificator from Romania has 275 reasons why one shouldn't become Orthodox. The remaining time, amounting …
Positive Infinity 