Sailing the Last Voyage with Newton and Pascal
KairosingersOf One Accord (1978)Texas isn't normally regarded as a "Catholic state," but the Catholic Church has always had a lively presence there. (More about that below.) This group, from Port Arthur (the home of Janis Joplin) and down the road from Beaumont (the home of Johnny and Edgar Winter) produced one of the more interesting …
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One of the great Chinese novels is Dreaming of Red Mansions, written by Tsao Hsueh-Chin and Kao Ngo. Although from a prominent family, Tsao lead a life in poverty and died at the age of 28. Dreaming of Red Mansions was natural. The "mansions" speak for themselves; in Old China red is the colour of …
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Emmanuel was the name of two groups who composed, performed and led worship music in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal during the late 1970's and early 1980's. In the course of events, the two groups (one in Ohio, the other New Mexico) "came together" and their music, to some extent, merged. This page features four albums …
In September 2000 the Vatican issued its encyclical Dominus Iesus to, in its words, "to set forth again the doctrine of the Catholic faith in these areas (on the unicity and salvific universality of Jesus Christ and the Church), pointing out some fundamental questions that remain open to further development, and refuting specific positions that …
Sometimes I think some people in my generation were raised on the moon. They get up and talk about the United States, how in years past we had a good, decent moral country where none of the evils we see now were anywhere to be found. While there's no doubt our civilization isn't what it …
He waited until the end of this diatribe on how stupid Americans are to throw this in: A smart guy named Chesterton once said: "My country, right or wrong is a thing no patriot would ever think of saying... It is like saying 'My mother, drunk or sober.'" My Anglican and Roman Catholic friends know …
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A major part of the season in Palm Beach is the system of charity balls. A socialite can make--or break--his or her reputation on how well or poorly a charity ball is hosted. On the other side, drawing up the lists of invitees is an exercise in diplomacy. For those who are invited, making "the …
This, from David "Spengler" Goldman: Bill Clinton, the last Democratic president, thought in effect, “Let’s get economic growth so I can tax it and pay for all my toys and games.” That was the “New Democrat” approach. Obama knows that if the economy crumbles and he’s the only one left with a checkbook, then everyone …
I made a statement recently that some of my Christian friends may not have appreciated much: I’m one of those people who’d like to see hard science and math education become the “core” education in our schools, as opposed to the arts or social sciences, which is the case now in the Anglophone world in …
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Michael Cohen hasn't thought this issue through very clearly: Today, nearly 50 million Americans lack health care coverage, the average American is often one serious illness away from financial ruin and every year nearly 20,000 Americans die because they don’t have health insurance. Yet last week, when President Barack Obama gave a nationally televised news …
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