For mountain climbers, one imagines that Mt. Everest looms as the ultimate climb to validate one’s ability. For runners, it would be the Boston Marathon, for triathletes the Iron Man? For readers, it’s no reach to say that Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace is the Mt. Everest, Boston Marathon, or Iron Man of reading. Coming… Continue reading Leo Tolstoy the Free Thinker: Yet Another ‘New’ Look at ‘War and Peace’
With a Planned Moon Launch, NASA Must Put Safety First
The U.S. is once again sending people to the moon. The world met the crew of the planned Artemis II mission in early April and celebrated an upcoming 10-day voyage that should both stir nostalgia and fuel a new generation’s love of crewed spaceflight. But after multiple space catastrophes in the past 60 years, Project… Continue reading With a Planned Moon Launch, NASA Must Put Safety First
Help Meet America’s Need for Honest and Independent Journalism
By David DesRosiers, PublisherMay 2023 Honest journalism—nonpartisan, evenhanded, and striving toward objectivity—faces resistance within many corners of the media and other powerful institutions. According to a Pew survey, 55% of journalists believe that every side does not always deserve equal coverage. That portion rises to 63% among younger members of the profession. Major papers of… Continue reading Help Meet America’s Need for Honest and Independent Journalism
The Amazing Story of “Iron Mike” Malloy (Michael Malloy, Mike the Durable, Murder Trust)
Podcast: Download MYS257: Michael Malloy was an Irishman living in NYC in the 1930s who left a mysterious legacy. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss his unbelievable death-defying story that earned him the nickname “Iron Mike” and “Mike the Durable.” Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Watch this episode… Continue reading The Amazing Story of “Iron Mike” Malloy (Michael Malloy, Mike the Durable, Murder Trust)
These Are the Places at Greatest Risk from Extreme Heat
CLIMATEWIRE | A record-shattering heat wave that blistered the Pacific Northwest in 2021 carried an important lesson, scientists say. Places that historically haven’t had to deal with extreme heat may not be prepared when it strikes. That was true across the lush, temperate regions of Oregon, Washington state and British Columbia, where air conditioning was still… Continue reading These Are the Places at Greatest Risk from Extreme Heat
Why Is China Strengthening Its Military? It’s Not All About War
China’s rapid military modernization has spurred considerable fear that the country could provoke a war with the United States. Such fear may owe to an exaggerated view of the importance of war preparation as a driver of the People’s Liberation Army’s buildup. In fact, a broad variety of political and security drivers underpin the military’s… Continue reading Why Is China Strengthening Its Military? It’s Not All About War
Blessed Carlo Acutis and Friendship with Jesus in the Eucharist
This talk was given during the display of the exhibit “The Eucharistic Miracles of the World by Blessed Carlo Acutis” at Saint Mary-Saint Andrew Church, Ellenville, New York on May 3, 2023 Christian friendship is so important and is so often taken for granted. Mutual friends can become part of each other’s lives so much… Continue reading Blessed Carlo Acutis and Friendship with Jesus in the Eucharist
A New Kind of Symmetry Shakes Up Physics
Seiberg and his colleagues imagined the one-dimensional string as being surrounded by a surface, a two-dimensional plane, so that it looked like a line drawn on a sheet of paper. Instead of measuring charge along the string, they described a method for measuring the total charge across the surface surrounding the string. “The really new… Continue reading A New Kind of Symmetry Shakes Up Physics
Juggled Plan for McCarthy-Tsai Meeting Does Taiwan No Favors
Last July, as Beijing stewed about then–U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plans to travel to Taiwan, then–House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he would also lead a delegation to the island if he succeeded Pelosi as speaker. But now that he is speaker, McCarthy is abiding by the advice of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen to… Continue reading Juggled Plan for McCarthy-Tsai Meeting Does Taiwan No Favors
Loving God and Our Neighbor
Love of God The more we love God, the more we will grow in holiness. And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.” (Luke 1:46) Greatest Virtue and Commandment As we grow in the theological virtues, we grow in sanctifying grace. Having covered the virtues of faith and hope in the last chapter, we now… Continue reading Loving God and Our Neighbor