“The accusations belong to the use of a historical-social analysis of facts for many years by the anticlerical left to attack the church and must be rejected decisively.” Father Lombardi speaking for the Vatican about criticism of the stance taken by the new pope with regard to the Argentinian military dictatorship(New York Times, March 16) …
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So we have a new Pope. He is supposed to be a strong advocate for the poor, and at a time when the rich are getting obscenely richer every day, this is good news. Consistency has been a problem for the Catholic church. There is no point in handing out money and food if you …
To The Guardian So our Prime Minister is resisting very modest EU proposals that bankers’ bonuses should not exceed their annual salary. Teachers, nurses, social workers and carers, who all perform valuable functions, do not normally receive any bonus at all, on top of their modest salaries. Nor do the vast majority of workers, who …
An unexpected meteorite falls out of the sky And assails a town in Russia. Consternation! “They” should track these things. Warn us. Make predictions. Money should be spent! Is no one safe? Thus a group of bored astronomers will study the detritus Of the heavens for two hundred years, Only to see a lone asteroid …
Greek Epicureans believed that enjoyment of life is prevented by two human problems: lack of control over the emotions, and a propensity to think of the future instead of the present, “the now”. Since overcoming these human traits is difficult they dreamt up experiments. One such technique was to imagine yourself on your deathbed, the …
