That is the question in today’s film industry. “Avatar” was a huge hit, with ground-breaking technological innovations that brought 3-D filmmaking back to life. But now scores of movie makers are rushing to convert movies already in the can to 3-D. That’s what happened with
Joseph Bottum, editor of First Things, points out that the cases of the pedophile priests come from the 1970s, when theological liberalism was rampant in Catholicism. He says that the lack of recent cases reflect a more conservative church and a generation of more faithful
David Koyzis has a fascinating post on that question. Other languages call the festival of Christ’s resurrection some version of the Aramaic word for “Passover,” namely, “Pascha.” This is a good Biblical term. But the Germans call it “Ostern” and the English call it “Eastern.”
George Will has a great column on the unwritten rules of baseball: With the Twins seven runs ahead in the bottom of the eighth, with two outs and no one on and a 3-0 count, Hunter had swung hard at a pitch. According to baseball’s
No reports of major damage or casualties, but an earthquake hit Baja California, near the Mexico border. The quake was felt throughout southern California. It registered 6.9 on the Richter scale. The one that devastated Haiti was 7.0. See Strong 6.9 quake jolts Baja California,
Johann Gerhard, a 17th century pastor and theologian, has written some of the most profound meditations that I have found. This is from his Sacred Meditations VII. , “Concerning the fruit of the Lord’s passion”: He has been judged in order to free us from
The latest thing in baseball is to emphasize defense. And to help make that happen, baseball statisticians have figured out a way to quantify a player’s defensive performance, coming up with the counterpart to batting average called “Ultimate Zone Rating.” Here is how it is
Economics columnist Robert J. Samuelson is no Republican shill, nor can he even be called a conservative; but he has strong words about President Obama’s handling of the economy. Samuelson argues that the current administration’s approach to the ballooning federal deficit–which it responds to with
There is historical evidence to suggest that the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem really was erected on the site of Christ’s Empty Tomb. Go here for a series of panoramic 360-degree virtual tours of both the exterior and the interior of the church.
Easter by Edmund Spenser (1552-1599) MOST glorious Lord of Lyfe! that, on this day, Didst make Thy triumph over death and sin; And, having harrowed hell, didst bring away Captivity thence captive, us to win: This joyous day, deare Lord, with joy begin; And grant
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