My father is a very calm imperturbable man We speak just about every morning and his voice only rises when reporting that the Red Sox lost to the Yankees He rarely calls in the evening but he did so last night He had gone to Mass at St Joseph rsquo s Living Center in Windham Connecticut the

Rarely in recent memory has a novel so captivated me mdash even hooked me mdash as Abraham Verghese rsquo s Cutting for Stone I knew the book was getting to me when I began to violate my almost stereotypical routine for reading novels Normally I read a novel each day seriatim for thirty minut

In the summer time we all scream for ice cream as the childhood rhyme goes nbsp But occasionally there are other reasons to scream especially for those who front rock and roll bands The New York Times nbsp recently reported nbsp that a new nbsp album called ldquo Favorite Recorded Scream rdqu

The always-worth-listening-to David Gibson has a fine piece over at Politics Daily on the passing of the Senate s lion nbsp It is tempting to view Ted Kennedy s passing as the end of an era both politically and culturally but also religiously -- the end of a reform-minded socially oriented Cath

Cardinal Sean O Malley OFM Cap the Archbishop of Boston has issued the following statement upon the death of Senator Ted Kennedy Today we mourn the passing of Senator Edward M Kennedy and we extend our heartfelt prayers and sincere condolences to his wife Victoria and their children Kara Ed

The phone rang at 6 03 a m My editors at the Tablet wanted to know if I could write something quickly about the legacy of Sen Ted Kennedy who died this morning The request is not that different from being asked to give a synopsis of World War II or the Pauline Epistles in a couple of hours and