Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Today I listened to the memorial service. I knew from beforehand that President Barack Obama had sworn not to speak the name of him who carried out the massacre in Colorado. But, I think that Gov. John Hickenlooper said it most clearly, “I […]

In 1999, in the Orthodox Observer, the Rev. Dr. Frank Marangos wrote the following prescient statement as part of his review of a movie (some of his references are to a movie current back then): The recent school-yard gun massacres and bombings are proof of what happens when absolutes are diluted and spirituality is distorted […]

Below is a three minute clip from Fermilab that gives a “simple” explanation of a Higgs boson. The film was made before the discovery of the boson, but will at least give you a small idea of what is being talked about. Mind you, the clip already assumes that you know something of science. If […]

Yesterday a friend, Fr. Peter Gillquist was buried. I was not able to go to his funeral. He was a great writer. In his honor I am posting a video that was recorded of a talk he gave back in 2001. It is an hour long so if you watch it, make sure to set […]

I know Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick. I can highly recommend him as both a speaker, author, and podcaster. He wrote a post recently that I would like to recommend. It says in a much more scholarly way than I have what the problem is with the current approaches to history. Look at the quote below […]

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Yesterday the Supreme Court of the United States of America voted to uphold the Affordable Care Act. The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops has not issued a press release yet. But, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has. So, what have they […]

On Monday the Supreme Court decided a case in which several sections of the Arizona immigrant law were struck and one section upheld. However, in reading the decision, it is important to note some of the language that is used. For instance, look at the following sentence from the ruling: Among other things, federal law […]

The paragraph below is posted in the website of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: The fourteen days from June 21—the vigil of the Feasts of St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More—to July 4, Independence Day, are dedicated to this “fortnight for freedom”—a great hymn of prayer for our country. Our liturgical calendar […]

Just saying!