Received in an email:
One of my [our] most beloved spiritual fathers and mentors, Benedictine Father Stanley Jaki, died quietly in the company of friends, from complications following an previous major cardiac event, on 7 April 2009, at Clinica de la Conception in Madrid, Spain where he was visiting friends following a lecture series in Rome for the Master in Faith and Science of the Pontificio Ateneo Regina Apostolorum.
Father Jaki was first anf foremost a faithful priest and a physicist, and had served as Distinguished Professor of Physics at Seton Hall University, New Jersey, since 1975. He was one of the premier contemporary minds in the fields of philosophy of science and theology, as well as "on issues where the two disciplines meet and diverge". He was the writer of innumerable books, articles and essays covering everything from the metaphysics of the Eucharist, to the primacy of the Apostle Peter, to exactly where and how Charles Darwin went woefully wrong. In short, Father Jaki was one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th century and his contributions to Catholic thought and culture will be difficult to quantify.
Recommended, though heavy, reading: Catholic Essays.
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The Maximus Group sent a new movie for me to review, Come What May.
If college student Caleb Hogan argues what he truly believes, he stands to lose the most important competition of his life–and the support of his mother. If he softens his stance, he might win the coveted title...but lose the heart of his teammate Rachel in the process.
Come What May is a vivid reminder that choosing what's right is never easy...but it's always worth the cost.
It's a nice story, and the pro-life arguments are woven nicely into the screenplay. I like to think I'm well-versed in the abortion debate, but I learned a few things from this movie. The movie ain't LA Confidential or Batman Begins, but that's not the point. It's a Christian outreach film that illustrates that living in the post-Christian world is neither intellectually nor morally easy . . . but it can be done.
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After watching this video about the Monday night celebration at Chapel Hill, I decided to surf for information about UNC. I found this interesting nugget: The title of oldest public university in the United States is claimed by four universities: the University of Georgia, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The College of William & Mary, and the College of Charleston. And this nugget: The original eight "public ivies": College of William & Mary (Williamsburg, Virginia), Miami University (Oxford, Ohio), University of California, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Texas at Austin, University of Vermont (Burlington), University of Virginia (Charlottesville).
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The Bow (go to second 52):
Well, it's definitely a bow, but I can't say I'm freaked out by it.
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