Tuesday, December 03, 2013

The "Subdidiarity" Conundrum

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by  Edd Doerr Pope Francis's recent critique of Reaganonomics has caused many conservative Catholics to squirm a bit. Conservative NY ...

Of Apes and Embryos

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by Edd Doerr Dec 3, 2013: NY Times, Wash Post and other papers today report on two interesting lawsuits. The ACLU has filed suit against t...
Monday, December 02, 2013

Messages in the Film Gravity??

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by Gary Berg-Cross This weekend I saw the 3D action-thriller movie  Gravity . It's filled with visual wonder but I think offers mo...
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Friday, November 29, 2013

Sean Carroll's argument for atheism

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By Mathew Goldstein The video of Sean Carroll's Oxford-Cambridge lecture titled "God is not a good theory" is almost one...
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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Thanks Again Natural World (and friends)

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by Gary Berg-Cross Thanksgiving is here again which is another chance to reflection on the idea of giving thanks.   We do it far and ...
Sunday, November 24, 2013

Searching for the Real Hannah Arendt -Her Life & Thoughts, a movie version

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by Gary Berg-Cross During a recent trip to Europe a friend recommended German director Margarethe von Trotta's new film Hannah Ar...
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Saturday, November 23, 2013

James A. Michener

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by Edd Doerr James Michener (1907-1997) was one of our finest and most prolific writers. His last book, This Noble Land: My Vision for Ame...
Friday, November 22, 2013

JFK on Church and State

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by Edd Doerr On this  50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy we all have a variety of thoughts on the truncated career o...