Monthly Archives: November 2003

Not one, not two, but FOUR Responses to Anti-Catholic Letter in the FLS Outstanding! Criticism of Catholics shows writer is not well-informed Attack on Catholic Church just deepens my faith It’s not Catholics who have the problem with sex Is … Continue reading →

Scholar Warns of Attempts to Privatize Religion This is pure gold: Norway’s former Minister for Foreign Affairs warned against the tendency in Europe to consider religion as a private matter, much like a hobby. The former Norwegian Minister and current … Continue reading →

Let Them Sing It For You! Whoever came up with this is brilliant. Type in whatever phrase you want to hear, click “let them sing it”, and you get a cut-and-paste job from songs. BRILLIANT!

Oh What a Beautiful Day. . . Fog everywhere, two working papers to submit, and two presentations to deliver. At least I’m looking forward to the last one on Hobbesian natural law. If I have the foresight, I’ll post the … Continue reading →

U.S. To Agree To International Control of American Troops? This would be a horrific break in U.S. military policy concerning our troops fighting under international norms. Hopefully the UK Independent – liberal as it is – is simply blowing smoke.

St. Mary Victorious Over St. Patricks, 14-7 And so, on the frozen tundra of Holy Cross Academy, the qualitative St. Mary CYO handed most certain defeat to a numerous and well-prepared St. Patrick’s CYO. Thus the rivalry begins and will … Continue reading →

FREDBOWL 2003! That’s right. Football. St. Patrick at St. Mary. 11:00am at Holy Cross Academy. Yours truly coaching St. Mary. Two go in, one comes out!

Teens Turn Legal Plant Into Dangerous Drug Oh, now finally folks are paying attention! It seems as if the tea-drinking craze was actually spurred on by something. . . why, we can make hallucinagenic tea! The drug, which is ostensibly … Continue reading →

Scientists Create an Arificial Virus Not only did they create an artificial virus, they created one that reproduces in a span of two weeks: Venter’s team used their new technique to synthesise the genome of a bacteriophage, a harmless virus … Continue reading →

USCCB Statement on Homosexual Unions Included is the text on the United States Council of Catholic Bishops statement on homosexual unions, as taken from Newsday: Issued by USCCB, November 12, 2003 Copyright © 2003, United States Catholic Conference, Inc. All … Continue reading →