[The following is a slightly edited repeat of a previous post.] Tonight is the beginning of the Jewish holiday Passover. In recent years whenever I’ve attended a Seder, I’ve been impressed by the fact that Passover is a religious holiday … Continue reading →
Together again.
Continue reading →I suppose at this point, realistically speaking, it’s something of all of them. I wouldn’t have even asked the question if Notre Dame hadn’t burned, but now that the rebuilding is being planned, it seems relevant. As commenter “Snow on … Continue reading →
There are many many stories on the Notre Dame fire and the aftermath so far. For example: Some will call it a miracle. According to Notre Dame’s heritage director, only one piece of architecture inside the sacred building has been … Continue reading →
There were some comments recently that were so insightful I thought I’d repost them here, to draw attention to them. The first was in the knitting post. In case you haven’t read that post, it was about a big dust-up … Continue reading →
I have my doubts about this article. The author may be dreaming, or making much too much of some events that have much less significance than he thinks. But it’s certainly interesting, and so I bring it up for discussion. … Continue reading →
The Diocese of Covington has issued a report: The Diocese of Covington proclaimed Wednesday that Covington Catholic High School students recorded on viral videos during a school trip to Washington, D.C., did nothing wrong after releasing a report prepared by … Continue reading →
When you read the transcript of this interview CNN did with Nathan Phillips, it’s good to remember that it occurred last Saturday, when Phillips was enjoying his fifteen-minutes-plus of fame and the longer video hadn’t come to public attention yet. … Continue reading →
It’s not easy to keep up with all of this. But it’s been reported by the Catholic News Agency that Native American (and non-Vietnam-vet) Nathan Phillips and his merry band of drummers had an even busier Washington weekend than had … Continue reading →
We’ve heard a lot about Germany and its immigration woes, but of all the countries of Europe that are having trouble with their unassimilated newcomers, Sweden just might lead the way: While much attention was focused on Germany during the … Continue reading →
As soon as I saw the headline—“Violence Against Gays on the Rise in Europe”—I figured I could guess why that might be occurring. What group is also “on the rise” in Europe, that has a problem with gay people? Yes, … Continue reading →
See UPDATE at end of post. [NOTE: I use the past tense for Khashoggi because the consensus is that he is dead. This is certainly more likely than not. But I am not convinced of it, because it has not … Continue reading →