After the scary week on Wall Street, Just Thomism gives me some pause with this: It’s humiliating to notice the degree to which I’ve at least taken part in the kind of avarice that is commonplace in American life. I’m buried in a mountain of junk I never needed, I eat kinds of food and… Continue reading

Apropos Darwin’s post today on life and our expectations about it, one of his readers, Jennifer F., points to this funny chart. Happy Friday.

Interesting conference in Rome planned for next March on Evolution to commemorate Darwin’s achievement and discuss the science. Thankfully, according to John Allen, it looks like the Church is definitely distancing itself from “Intelligent” Design. Professor Philip Sloan of Notre Dame, who took part in the Vatican press conference, told me afterwards that he’s seen… Continue reading

I was surprised (and delighted) to see that my first published poem, from a 1991 issue of First Things, is now online. I’d be curious as to Brandon’s opinion, given the excellent verse he posts on a regular basis. Perhaps it’s apropos I stumbled upon it again.

It’s a common cliche that your children surprise you. That said, I’m still trying to wrap my head around the fact that my 5-year-old daughter’s favorite song isn’t the theme from Dora, Max & Ruby, or any other lightweight jingle from the world of kids’ programming. Nope–it’s the Non Nobis as presented by Patrick Doyle… Continue reading