I posted part’s one and two of this ongoing debate/exchange, which is being hosted on the evangelical website, Christianity Today. The exchange is between atheist writer Christpoher Hitchens and evangelical minister Douglas Wilson. Here are links to the first two parts, here Tom Faranda’s Folly: "Is Christianity Good for the World?" and here Tom Faranda’s … Read more
A few days ago I posted the beginnings of a debate between atheist writer Christopher Hitchens and evangelical minister Douglas Wilson. Tom Faranda’s Folly: "Is Christianity Good for the World?" The second part of the debate is now posted, with Hitchens giving a surprisingly short response to Wilson, who then asks Hitchens some telling questions. … Read more
I came across a fellow named Ed Viesturs while reading a copy of Outside magazine in the waiting room of Tim’s orthopedist. In the magazine he was interviewed, along with several other super-experienced mountain climbers, regarding what’s currently going on with expeditions to Mt. Everest. The magazine was from last fall, shortly after the tenth … Read more
This past Sunday Joe and I drove just north of Cold Spring for a climb up Sugarloaf Mountain. “Mountain” might be stretching it a bit, since it’s only 900 feet above sea level. But what the heck, that’s what they call it. Sugarloaf (not to be mis-identified with Sugar Loaf hill, south of Cold Spring) … Read more
Well, I found this interesting, having just finished an autobiography yesterday about Ed Viesturs, the first American to climb all 14 of the Himalayan 8,000 meter + mountains, without the aid of oxygen. The quest took him 18 years. Top News- Buddha Paintings Found in Nepalese Cave – AOL News A mural with 55 panels … Read more
I saw Dr. Klimek this morning, as per my posting yesterday, and then had a CAT scan in the early afternoon, in anticipation of my meeting next week with Dr. Zelenetz, the lymphoma guru. The good word is – my white cell counts are up, and without any neulasta booster. Last week my WBC count … Read more
This short book is sub-titled "Meditations Upon Returning". It is written by former Lutheran minister now Catholic convert-priest Richard John Neuhaus. Neuhaus is the editor of the interfaith Journal First Things, and a prolific author and commentator. I read it during Lent. Neuhaus spends the first part of the book musing on life and death, … Read more
At last (for Tim), after six weeks his cast is off. Dr. Purcell cut it off today (three hours late) and we celebrated with alaskan king crab for supper. And tomorrow Tim gets new shoes (part of the deal.) Here’s the foot, the cast, and the crab dinner (it was excellent!). Here’s the “back” part … Read more
Heeeere’s Dave (and Sue)!! This was in the Westchester daily paper, The Journal News – Catholic radio brings church to new medium The channel would try to appeal to devout Catholics, lapsed Catholics, non-Catholics and maybe even a few closet Catholics who subscribed to Sirius so they could listen to Howard Stern. "You won’t find … Read more
My mother Jeanne turned 81 yesterday. Phil and Jim both visited her over the weekend and she came to our house for her birthday. Here she is with two of her eight grandchildren. At the beginning of June she’ll be going to her 60th college reunion at Mt. St. Vincent’s, with her roommate Dolores Cammarata, … Read more