Jul
31
Sunt Lacrimae Rerum
July 31, 2006 | Leave a Comment
The first funeral I ever attended was my father’s. I was seven years old and the full magnitude of what I was witnessing didn’t really sink in until thirty years later.
Not so today: I was immediately and profoundly struck–right in the depth of my being–upon viewing the lifeless body of a baby in the vestibule [...]
Jul
31
In Vino Veritas
July 31, 2006 | Leave a Comment
Speaking of anti-semites, Mel Gibson has shown that the fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree. Like his father, he will now be remembered for saying crazy things about the Jews. When The Passion of the Christ was in release he was careful to deny charges of anti-semitism, but it’s strange how truthful we become [...]
