Paper Clippings The Blog of The Crossroads Cultural Center

Paper Clippings, more than a classical blog, is a service providing valuable reading material in order to help readers reach a judgment about current affairs. Comments and discussion are more than welcome.

Entries from March 1, 2010 - March 31, 2010

Sunday
Mar282010

More John Allen

The NYTimes gave him an op-ed.
Saturday
Mar272010

More facts

Fr. Raymond J. de Souza has read the documents on the Murphy case that were published by the NYTimes. It turns out the article by Laurie Goodstein was pure fiction, as was also pointed out by an Italian newspaper.
Friday
Mar262010

Anybody cares about facts?

John Allen sets the record straight.
Saturday
Mar202010

More society

David Brooks on the work of Phillip Blond. It sounds very interesting, except that communities cannot just be created through public policy, but require cultural foundations. The idea that everything can be solved "technocratically" is precisely the root of the situation described by Blond.
Wednesday
Mar102010

The end of protestantism

An acute essay by Stanley Hauerwas.
Monday
Mar082010

To be accompanied with love

A story on suicides in Japan.
Sunday
Mar072010

Surprise

It turns out the most important factor in education is the teacher.
Tuesday
Mar022010

Martyrs

Spiegel on anti-Christian persecutions around the world.