How do you analyze a photograph? By looking at it and drawing a first impression; then, by trying to see what sentiment it causes and then analyzing the reason for this feeling. Observing this photo of the Almansa Castle in Spain, we must make a distinction between two wonderfully harmonic but clearly … Read more
Once upon a time there was a huge island of trash floating in the Pacific. Only an island? No, a subcontinent! To believe the environmental movement, it spanned about 270,000 to 5.8 million square miles, i.e., one or two times the size of the U.S. (cf. Wikipedia, Great Pacific garbage patch). But … Read more
With civilized countries looking to depart from traditional methods of healthcare, and some forcibly implementing a socialist alternative, a quick look at how things are going in socialist Venezuela might give a taste of things to come. According to El Universal, 14,700 doctors have fled Venezuela seeking a just compensation elsewhere and … Read more
Medieval men had a marvelous devotion to the Magi Kings. While this devotion is based on the Gospels, they developed it with such strength that it lives on even today. In addition to a few shepherds, Providence willed that the Child Jesus receive the visit of three wise men who, according to … Read more