Sailing the Last Voyage with Newton and Pascal
Oh yes, it is: Imagine turning your car’s steering wheel, or giving it a gentle tug, and having it break away from the steering column. Now you’re speeding along holding the suddenly useless wheel. It sounds like a vision from a cartoon, or every driver’s nightmare. And it happened to at least one driver of a …
Continue reading "It's British Leyland Time at General Motors"
A voice called, "Call out!" I asked, "What should I call out?" "Call out: All people are like grass, and all their beauty is like a flower in the field. Grass dries up, and flowers wither when the LORD'S breath blows on them. Yes, people are like grass. Grass dries up, and flowers wither, but …
While researching for another project, I came across this article in an 1896 issue of the National Magazine about vested choirs, which is now a well-established tradition on both sides of the Anglican/Episcopal world. It's hard to conceive of now, but even in Episcopal churches vested choirs were controversial. However, fashion changed, and this article …
It's the only logical conclusion: Obama needled one questioner who asked about gas prices, now averaging close to $3.70 a gallon nationwide, and suggested that the gentleman consider getting rid of his gas-guzzling vehicle. “If you’re complaining about the price of gas and you’re only getting 8 miles a gallon, you know,” Obama said laughingly. …
Continue reading "Barack Obama's Energy Policy: Get on the Bus, Gus"
In the midst of the excitement about the discovery of the small lead books that date from the earliest days of Christianity, this of note: Philip Davies, Emeritus Professor of Old Testament Studies at Sheffield University, says the most powerful evidence for a Christian origin lies in plates cast into a picture map of the …
Continue reading "Tertullian was Right About the Shape of the Cross"
Jeanne Geidel and the New Horizon: Living Force (1979) By the late 1970's, Catholic liturgical music was becoming dominated by the products of North American Liturgy Resources (now a part of OCP.) But there still were a few brave souls who ventured out to produce some interesting music for liturgy and just some great Catholic …
Continue reading "Jeanne Geidel and the New Horizon: Living Force"
I've been digging through the old family archives and came up with this gem of a photograph: It was probably taken around the turn of the last century at the Civil War monument in Washington Park in Michigan City, Indiana. At the top is my great-grandfather, George Warrington. At the bottom, with his tongue stuck …
Continue reading "The Old Time Family Outing: Not Quite What We Romanticised"
Retired Indian diplomat M K Bhadrakumar makes an important point in the midst of the idiotic blather over this tragedy: Following the Friday Prayer, a crowd that was leaving the famous Blue Mosque found another set of religious leaders in a Toyota Corolla fitted out with loudspeakers urging people to join them at the burning …
Continue reading "There's More to the Afghan Killings Than Terry Jones Buring the Qur'an"
As they passed by early in the morning, they noticed that the fig-tree was withered up from the very roots. Then Peter recollected what had occurred. “Look, Rabbi,” he exclaimed, “the fig-tree which you doomed is withered up!” “Have faith in God!” replied Jesus. “I tell you that if any one should say to this …
While everyone else struggles with same sex blessings. we have this: The Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea grounds keeper Keith Reisley has seen as many as 10 raccoons on the grounds recently. My Southern readers (and some of the closet redneck relatives I have up North) doubtless have ideas on how to deal with a problem …
Positive Infinity 