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In The Tablet, Robert Mickens on indulgences and Benedict’s revival of them Benedict has proclaimed three occasions for plenary indulgences during these past ten months: World Youth Day, the 40th anniversary of the conclusion of Vatican II, and most recently, the World Day of the Sick. Mickens gives some background, particularly on the Conciliar (as…

Those religious types. Too bad they’re such a drain on civilization and the only thing standing between the present moment and the utopia of a truly enlightened society. Never mind no one’s helping post-Katrina recovery more than they are: Katrina ravaged Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, leaving roughly $125 billion in damage in its wake and nearly…

I really can’t. I can’t imagine living in an area in which a school helps sponsor "Glove Affairs" for young people my daughter’s age, "parties" in which favors like condoms are distributed and "education" happens. Post corrected to reflect the fact that the school in question is a private school. But still! But in LA….…

…if you’re drinking coffee. Eve Ensler, author of the VMonologues, on the struggles in creating her most recent play: The Good Body, which took Ensler three years to write, was more personal to her because it was about her stomach. Well. I know that the power of art lies in the particular, but… Eve! I…
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