Feb
17
Best Non-Catholic Blog
February 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment
Brian Leiter, Academic Thug. You have to know Leiter to appreciate what a fabulous blog this really is. If you don’t know Leiter, count yourself lucky.
Feb
17
Tending the Garden
February 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment
A thoughtful, and thought-provoking, post at Flos Carmeli on the modalities affected by the pursuits in which we engage. I was particularly drawn to this bit:
Being Christian means that all of our actions are drawn into the Christian realm. Everything we do affects the community of the body of Christ. Our sinfulness, our oversights, affect [...]
Feb
17
Also Not Nominated
February 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment
I was a little surprised to find that Cardinal Schönborn has a website and blog now, just as the quondam Cardinal Ratzinger had/has one. The difference is that Chris Blosser’s monument to our Holy Father was initiated years ago, while this one appears to have been started only last December. Right around the time that [...]
Feb
17
Out of the Loop
February 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment
You know your blog has a small readership when a moribund one (Ad Limina Apostolorum) gets nominated for a Catholic Blog Award but yours doesn’t. I didn’t even make it into the “Most Bizarre Blog” category, where I would have thought I had a major advantage, given my general overall bizarreness.
On the other hand, I [...]
Feb
17
On Mischaracterizations
February 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment
Michael Gazzaniga has written extensively on the neurosciences, and for those of us who study philosophy of mind and cognitive science his is a well-known and widely respected voice. That’s why his recent OpEd piece in the New York Times comes as something of a disappointment. There he writes that President Bush’s statement in the [...]
Feb
17
Science and Education Redux
February 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment
As usual, the Vatican agrees with me on intelligent design. The original story was in the 17 January edition of L’Osservatore Romano, but it’s hard to read if you don’t know Italian. So listen to the related story at NPR.
