A World of Speculation

Talkin’ dog

I’ve been working to learn to speak dog most of my life. Most of my dogs have done better at learning my language than I have at learning theirs, but over time, I’ve gotten better at it.For instance, if you want to tell a dog that you’re friendly,...

The Grammar Pledge

It always goes this way. Someone mentions a grammar problem — in this case a novel, whose author is an English professor at a Seattle university, that is afflicted with dangling modifiers and even has an “it’s” used as the possessive. These...

I’m seeing someone else

I’ve posted my first post on the Conciliar Press blog, The Orthodox Way, titled “‘Closed Communion’ or ‘Communion as identity.'” Catchy, don’t you think? That’s my Monday blog.

Note to Fourth Estate

Very important distinction about the Second Estate: A UPI story about the recent synod of Catholic bishops in Rome attempts to clarify the issue of priestly celibacy: The Orthodox Church allows priests to marry, but those who do are not eligible to become bishops. OK,...