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Monthly Archives: February 2021
“Hunter and the Dog Star” is the latest album from Edie Brickell and New Bohemians. … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
A tip of the hat to my Saint Laika colleague, Tim, for coming up with the joke behind this cartoon. … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Psychokillers who live in countries where the ownership of guns is not generally allowed, have to improvise. … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
The Twenty-Third of February 155: Polycarp, the bishop of Smyrna, is martyred. Reportedly a disciple of the Apostle John, at age eighty-six he was taken to be burned at the stake. “You try to frighten me with fire that burns for … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
There are many things about COVID-19 that are not certain but two facts definitely are. The number of cases and deaths shot up when children went back to school last September and, at this moment, the highest number of transmissions … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
The Vatican is taking Pope Francis’ pro-vaccine stance very seriously: Any Vatican employee who refuses to get a coronavirus shot without a valid medical reason risks being fired. An eighth of February decree signed by the governor of the Vatican … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
The Seventeenth of February 661: Finan, bishop of Lindisfarne, who throughout his life sought to preserve Celtic customs against Roman influence, dies. Three years later, at the Synod of Whitby, Celtic Christians agreed to abide by Roman traditions. ***** 1858: Waldensians, ancient … [CLICK TO READ MORE]