Even though Boston College is already on its second head coach since the departure of Tom O’Brien, one can only help but think that BC got the better of this divorce as O’Brien is now the head man of the ACC cellar-dwellers, North Carolina State. It was a sweet scene seeing Tom O’Brien’s surly face [...]
Many Catholics enjoy attending daily Mass, but often a hectic schedule prevents them from getting to a church. CatholicTV, America’s Catholic Television Network, realized this problem and has taken steps to make the daily commute “holier.” The CatholicTV App for the iPhone or iPod Touch, released in July 2009, now enables Catholics to “Carry your [...]
American Spirit. Marlboro Light, Marlboro Red. Winston. Camel. Davidoff. Parisienne Orange, Parisienne Yellow. Gauloises. Smoking is bad. I am almost absolutely positively sure that 100% of college students have heard this phrase repeatedly throughout their 20-somewhat years of life. But what exactly does this mean and what does smoking do to you? “It relaxes me [...]
What’s wrong with the right? The answer to this question is one that continues to daunt the Republican leadership and many of the Party faithful across America today. Much to the detriment of our nation, attempts to answer the question have been somewhat hidden from public view. What we continue to hear are the voices [...]
A little-noticed event transpired recently. BC invited indigenous poet Bobby González who refers to Christopher Columbus’ 1492 expedition to America as the “American Holocaust.” As González spoke, community members sat and watched, absorbed every word, and left enlightened. Why wouldn’t they? They now know the truth about Columbus, that he was a racist, genocidal, bloodthirsty [...]
“Sometimes people use statistics like a drunk uses a light bulb, for support and not illumination. That’s why he would be so proud of Michael’s speech – not only did he use illuminating statistics, he wasn’t even that drunk.” Spoken by Ryan Malone at the Fulton Debating Society’s healthcare debate this past Thursday, the words [...]
In the mood for something “Gorey”? John J. Burns Library is featuring a special collection of the works of American author/ illustrator Edward Gorey (1925—2000) during this Halloween season. The collection will be on display in the Burns Reading Room through November 7. The Gorey Greene Halloween Books are the second in a series of [...]
The Vatican has announced the upcoming publication of an Apostolic Constitution which creates a structure under which former Anglicans could enter into full communion with the Catholic Church. It creates a canonical model to retain the “distinctive Anglican spiritual and liturgical patrimony,” for groups and individuals who desire “full and visible unity with the Bishop [...]
Pope Benedict XVI recently embarked on a three-day pilgrimage to the Czech Republic, where citizens have become progressively dispassionate towards religion since the overthrowal of the communist regime, which brutally persecuted the Roman Catholic Church. Benedict felt that Prague was a significant landmark to urge the world to follow the ethical principles of Christianity because, [...]
Dean Cycon, owner of Dean’s Beans – an organic, fair-trade, kosher coffee roaster in Orange, Massachusetts – and author of Javatrekker: Dispatches from the World of Fair Trade Coffee, recently visited Boston College to share his insight on sustainable business as a vehicle for social change. Recounting his journey from lawyer to coffee connoisseur, Cycon [...]
