Should you listen to an academic or …? An article by John Fonte published in the June/July 2024 issue of IMPRIMIS, coming out of Hillsdale College, was called “National Conservatism, Freedom Conservatism, and Americanism.” Fonte is a smart guy – degrees in history and a writer for many publications. And while he parses the conservative …
When a friend told me that the Book of Ruth as “one of the best short stories ever told,” I asked myself: did I miss something? I read it before, of course, and I also recalled Stuart Whitman was in the movie in the 1960s I liked to watch about this story. But “one of …
I had agreed to submit my paper to Dr. Murphy as the other professional medievalist on the DePaul faculty because Dr. Kelly found it impossible to “provide an objective grade.” This is his evaluation, including the scanned original at the end with some editorial comments. Note the mis-spelling of my name in his title. Always …
One week after I received Dr. Kelly’s comments, I returned to class with my own envelope. Inside was my original paper, and the following 6-page rebuttal to her charges. Before class began, walked up to her desk and handed her the envelope, saying “I don’t think you’ll be too happy with this.” The transcribed from …
These are the scanned pages of Dr. Kelly’s comments on my paper for your review. Her handwriting is legible, and it’s probably better your read it for yourself if you are interested. You can imagine perhaps what I was feeling as I read them while she taught that class and leveled her charges against me. …
This Sunday’s gospel was Luke 17: 5 – 10, and the homily around it was pathetic. Somehow, the Deacon tried to tie in global warming into the story’s meaning. Fabrication pure and simple. This repeated problem of misinterpretation of scripture or bending it to suit your needs is one of the main reasons that the …
