From time to time I’ll chance upon his face in this newspaper, smiling smugly from a column ““ his 500 words of fame.
Author Archives: Jordan Manalastas
_Apocalyptic thinking remains wishful, unfulfilled_
On the night of Oct. 21, 1844, the northeast United States and thereabouts were all astir. A considerable group of Baptists, inspired by the mathematical prowess of a farmer named William Miller, had come to believe that Christ would come in glory and triumph the next day.
_Bible a cornerstone of our culture_
These bright spring weeks are the best time of year to be a lapsed Catholic. To this day, few things bring me greater pleasure than those sneaky bites of meat on Lenten Fridays.
_”˜Useless’ fields of study are not without value_
It is not often that the artist is called upon to defend himself and his craft.
Such an occasion arose last week, when in the heat of all the hoopla surrounding the North v.
_House bill removing federal funding from Planned Parenthood funds GOP’s moral hypocrisy_
Predictably, the charlatans and clowns of the 112th Congress have proved themselves the textbook example of what is wrong with America today.
Consider the latest target to incur the wrath of the Republican-dominated House.
Be a meaningful, not dutiful, humanitarian
A question came to mind near the sixth hour of my last (and final) Dance Marathon and lingered till the hellish 26th.
Did I care for those sick children?
_Amy Chua’s unconventional parenting methods are misunderstood_
There is a little quip I have heard somewhere or another about all stereotypes being steeped in truth.