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  So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him. — 1 Samuel 17:50   DIANA MCCAULAY’S SWEEPING historical novel Huracan, published last...

I am preparing a review of one of this eminent historian's books for an issue of the Catholic Review of Books down the road. I am attaching here two reflections on history by the late historian so they are not lost to me when or if the webpages where...

Newman Hall, 1889 The Second Petition "Your Kingdom Come" "Three weighty, instructive, monitory words. The first, 'Your,' lifts the thoughts upward—bids us think of God, and lose ourselves in Him. The second, 'Kingdom,' reminds us of a great...

Thomson (Justice of the Peace, JP5) ‘Bimmer,’ not ‘Beemer,’ is BMW’s nickname The craft beer dinner experience at The Kitchen, Part 3 Big Apple retreats to Connecticut Restaurant Week in Albuquerque: Special events with tequila and wine MMA technique...

JUNE 10 In History 1190: During the Third Crusade Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Saleph River while leading an army to Jerusalem.  The German emperor was one of three monarchs leading the crusade.  The other two were Phillip Augustus of France...