Miscellaneous

"The liturgy of Advent helps us to understand fully the value and meaning of the mystery of Christmas. It is not just about commemorating the historical event, which occurred some 2,000 years ago in a little village of Judea. Instead, it is necessary to understand that the whole

Background: When I was the editor of Gilbert Magazine [http://www.chesterton.org/explore-the-acs/gilbertmagazine/], I was responsible for the "Tremendous Trifles" column. It was occasionally hard to find a sufficient amount of interesting GKC material to fill the page, so John Peterson sent me a

"A close friend of mine said his doctor gave him less than two weeks to live. But it turns out his doctor's a Mayan. He says that to everybody." "The Mayans have predicted the world is supposed to end on December 21. If the world

Today the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the European Union. The peace prize is awarded in Oslo. When someone told me, I said, "Norway?" He said, "Yes, way." Craig Ferguson

Background: When I was the editor of Gilbert Magazine [http://www.chesterton.org/explore-the-acs/gilbertmagazine/], I was responsible for the "Tremendous Trifles" column. It was occasionally hard to find a sufficient amount of interesting GKC material to fill the page, so John Peterson sent me a

Bullets The Hobbit nears . . . and do the critics. Hobbit director Peter Jackson defends fast frame rate [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20676605]. It's filmed at 48 frames per second, instead of the normal 24. I'm curious to see the effect. I hope it

Miscellany Whew. I hope this week goes better than last week, which may have been the hardest of the past couple of years. I'm glad John Peterson gave me those GKC shorts to use when life is too busy for blogging. Anyone enjoying them? * * * * * * * I reported last week

Background: When I was the editor of Gilbert Magazine [http://www.chesterton.org/explore-the-acs/gilbertmagazine/], I was responsible for the "Tremendous Trifles" column. It was occasionally hard to find a sufficient amount of interesting GKC material to fill the page, so John Peterson sent me a

"A new survey found that “Sophia” and “Aiden” were the most popular baby names this year. The least popular baby name was Kim Jong Sandusky."

Random Joseph Epstein Quotes "In my youth one could go into a drugstore and confidently ask for a package of Luckies and nervously whisper one's request for condoms; now things are precisely reversed." In a Cardboard Belt! "The first condition of humor is its un-