From the Times this morning comes this touching profile of a priest who did so much — and still has more to do: On a recent overcast morning, the Rev. John C. Flynn, an 80-year-old Roman Catholic priest with bright blue eyes and thick white hair, stepped out of his Bronx rectory and into the…

That’s the question that Fr. Kevin O’Rourke, a bioethicist and canon lawyer, attempts to discern in this article from America magazine. It is, to my knowledge, the most comprehensive and detailed overview of the facts surrounding the controversial abortion performed last year at a Catholic hospital in Phoenix. Those who have been following the case…

Not long ago, I blogged about the “invisible mouse” being developed for laptop computers. Well, here’s another gee-whiz moment for techno-geeks: technology that could change typing — and remove the tapping in typing — forever: Back in the 1990s, typing out “hello” on most cellphones required an exhausting 13 taps on the number keys, like…

A lot of people have asked me “So what did you think of ‘Toy Story 3’? Was it really that good?” Yes, it really was.  Really.    But two things stand out. (Warning, spoilers ahead!) The first struck me because I saw the movie on its opening weekend, on the day before Father’s Day, so…

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