A new pope has been elected: Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos Aires in Argentina. He is the first non-European elected to that office in over 1000 years. He will be the 266th person to hold that office. He is taking the name of
A new pope has been elected: Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos Aires in Argentina. He is the first non-European elected to that office in over 1000 years. He will be the 266th person to hold that office. He is taking the name of
Most legislative bodies in this country begin with a prayer, whether by an official chaplain as in the United States Congress or by visiting clergy, who are allowed to pray according to their traditions. But in Maryland, the House of Representatives has the politicians themselves
They aren’t a youth group, but what the cardinals meeting to elect a new pope are having is a lock-in. So explains the BBC, with other little-known facts about what is going on in the Sistine Chapel: 1. It’s a lock-in. Conclave comes from the
G. K. Chesterton’s Father Brown mysteries, about a mild-mannered priest who solves crimes because he understands man’s sinful nature, is being televised on BBC. It’s been so popular that it has been renewed for a second season. Unfortunately, the series isn’t being shown here, not
Last week we were on Spring Break, visiting our daughter, son-in-law, and three grand-daughters in Oklahoma. Here we were privileged to witness one of their family milestones: getting their first dog. A bouncing, excited, affectionate Labrador retriever. It made me recall that Luther was a
Schools are doing their part against guns by punishing children for playing. George Will recounts some of the latest absurdities, while also making a larger point: The government, through our schools, but also in other venues, is becoming our therapist. Joshua Welch — a boy,
Ezra Klein tells about young conservative think-tanker Derek Khanna, who wrote at his bosses’ behest a paper criticizing the heavy-handed use of copyright law to inhibit competition. Conservatives praised the paper, but then pushback from corporate funders caused the think tank to pull the paper
The conclave of 115 cardinals who will elect the pope convenes on Tuesday. They will keep casting ballots until someone gets two-thirds of the vote. Those of us who decry the office can still be interested in the outcome. I think it would be good
A private space venture is seeking a married couple to take a 501-day space flight, a fly-by to Mars and back. The couple should be past child-bearing age–since radiation levels could pose a problem to the reproductive system–and be able to function and get along
It has been said that America is polarized politically, but now an issue has emerged that is uniting conservatives and liberals, rightists and leftists, tea party activists and occupy Wall Street types: Concern about drones. Virtually all of these factions are praising Rand Paul’s filibuster
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