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Daily Archives: 14 May 2013
On My Bookshelf: Are We Being Watched?
I just finished Paul Murdin’s 2013 book, Are We Being Watched? The subtitle gives it away as a science book, not conspiracy theory: The Search for Life in the Cosmos. An astronomer pens a book that amasses planetary science, geology, … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, On My Bookshelf, Science
Tagged astronomy, life in the universe, Mars, popular science
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Satellite Imagination: Pioneer’s Near Miss
In 1961, UCLA grad student Michael Minovitch (image here) figured out the gravity assist maneuver for space travel. The young mathematician, working for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), crunched some numbers. And the numbers showed that if a rocket was aimed … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, Satellite Imagination
Tagged Jupiter, NASA, Saturn, space exploration
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Another Day of Easter
A lovely quote from Gerard Manley Hopkins: Let him easter in us, be a dayspring to the dimness of us, be a crimson-cresseted east.
The Anti-Abortion Domino Effect
I’ve hesitated commenting on Cardinal O’Malley’s self-disinvite from BC’s commencement. He seems to be a smart guy. I don’t know why a supercardinal would resort to the tired old strategy of boycotting a college’s honorary speaker. In the past, on … Continue reading
Posted in bishops, Politics
Tagged Boston College, Cardinal O'Malley, Enda Kenny, pro-life
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Pacem In Terris 55-56: Essentials of the Common Good
The “common good” may seem a bit nebulous. After all, many in the neo-aristocracy promote a twisted version of this, namely that what’s good for the rich, is always good for the non-rich. Pope John would seem to shatter that … Continue reading
Canterbury Cathedral
I was reading of the needful situation at Canterbury Cathedral. It’s not going to shut down, though. Spokesperson Christopher Robinson: The Germans didn’t force us to close Canterbury Cathedral during the Second World War. So there’s no chance it will … Continue reading
Posted in Church News
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