Lincoln saw his first telegraph key only three years before he ran for president, in a hotel lobby while riding circuit in Pekin, Ill. Always fascinated with technology, he peppered the operator with questions. In the spirit of Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter, but entirely non-fictional! The First Wired President
Every five years or so, by tradition, the bishops of a given country make ad limina visits to Rome. Centuries old, the practice is a way of maintaining communion with the universal Church. It also offers the pope a chance to comment on the state of the Church in that country. The bishops of the United States are just finishing up their visits, broken up into five batches, which makes it a convenient time to tally up all five of Benedict XVI’s addresses to them.
Wonderful post in this graduation month of May; it definitely reflects my experience of these past ten years as I look back and see where our BAC majors have gone. What can you do with a degree in theology?
Fr. Thomas Williams (no relation) on Catholic social teaching; good interview! A Higher Office
Still don’t think reinforcing Amazon’s monopsony is the thing to do. Confused By the eBook Lawsuit? So Is Everyone else.
Very useful discussion, especially given how loosely people use the term “fundamentalist.” What Distinguishes ‘Evangelical’ from ‘Fundamentalist’?
I’ve often wondered this same thing. There has to be a systematic theological argument out there for the ongoing significance of the LXX, expanding on Augustine and taking into account that it remains authoritative for the Eastern Church. NT Studies and the Septuagint
Here is wisdom. Forget fancy formatting: Why plain text is best
Another one for my students, too often taught to slavishly avoid the passive even when their style or arguments would be improved by it. The Pleasures and Perils of the Passive
Priceless for the opening illustration alone. Downton Abbey is the Edwardian Battlestar Galactica