The Mass Is Adoration The Latin term adoratio originally meant a gesture of reverence made toward a worthy person or object, before whom one would bow slightly, touching the object of reverence with one’s right hand, while with one’s left hand wafting a kiss (ad os) toward the recipient of the adoration. We, however, must… Continue reading The Catholic Mass – Bishop Athanasius Schneider
Flying Fish and Aquarium Pets Yield Secrets of Evolution
To escape predators beneath the waves, a flying fish can shoot out of the water and glide long distances because its paired pectoral and pelvic fins, longer and more rigid than those of other fish, act as airfoils. In a quirky triumph of evolution, creatures that were once strictly aquatic transformed into temporarily airborne ones… Continue reading Flying Fish and Aquarium Pets Yield Secrets of Evolution
Ready for Take-Off? The Next Generation of UK Maritime Air Power
On 22 May 2021, the United Kingdom’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG) sailed from Portsmouth and embarked on its maiden operational deployment (CSG 21) led by HMS Queen Elizabeth, which at 65,000 tonnes and 280 metres in length, is the largest warship ever built for the Royal Navy (RN). Escorting this new flagship were two Type… Continue reading Ready for Take-Off? The Next Generation of UK Maritime Air Power
LA Times Columnist Says Mocking Anti-Vaxxers’ Deaths Is “Necessary”
Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Summit News, The Los Angeles Times published an article by columnist Michael Hiltzik which says mocking the deaths of anti-vaxxers is “necessary”. Yes, really. As Chris Menahan notes, the URL of the original article suggests the first headline was even worse and that it was subsequently changed by an editor.… Continue reading LA Times Columnist Says Mocking Anti-Vaxxers’ Deaths Is “Necessary”
Spiritual Direction: My Greatest Joy
Every month I meet individually with various people to discuss their relationship with God. This includes men and women of different ages, vocations, and life experiences. Each one of them has sought spiritual direction because they want greater intimacy with God. Despite this common desire, each person’s relationship with God is as unique as the… Continue reading Spiritual Direction: My Greatest Joy
The Similarities Between Crypto and Stock Trading
There’s endless media stories about how many new and young millionaires the crypto market has created. While crypto isn’t new (it’s been around in some form since 2009 with the advent of Bitcoin), it’s only reached the high level of mainstream appeal since 2020. As such, you can hardly go to a bar and… Continue reading The Similarities Between Crypto and Stock Trading
Draft Text at Climate Talks Pushes Nations to Act Faster
Negotiators at the global climate talks in Scotland tentatively agreed to accelerate the timeline by which countries need to strengthen their promises for carbon reductions, according to a draft of the working text released this morning. The text reflects growing alarm among nations that global goals to slow the pace of climate change are falling… Continue reading Draft Text at Climate Talks Pushes Nations to Act Faster
Hackathon Introduces Undergraduate Students to Public Policy Research
Is there a relationship between historically redlined neighborhoods and COVID-19 vaccination rates? How has the pandemic affected incarcerated people? Why do some communities have less access to health care? Those were among the public policy questions that teams of students from three historically Black colleges and universities tackled as part of Hacking Equity. This virtual… Continue reading Hackathon Introduces Undergraduate Students to Public Policy Research
They Started “Shooting The Generals”
Markets are loudly turmoiling this morning with stocks dumped and pumped, bond yields lower, and crypto hammered as Nomura’s Charlie McElligott warns that mega-tech companies remain the key for the market overall. USTs are again rallying despite the multi-day hawkish parade of Central Banks (well, everybody save the BoJ, lol), as we see a bull-flattening again… Continue reading They Started “Shooting The Generals”
Exorcist Diary: Mentally Tormented by Demons
It is becoming apparent to me that more than a few of those mentally tormented by their sins and failings of the past are actually suffering from demonic obsessions… There is a normal type of real-event OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) where a person obsessively ruminates about a real, or imagined, failing from the past. In the… Continue reading Exorcist Diary: Mentally Tormented by Demons