If you’ve searched for a theology journal using the library’s “Find Articles by >Title of Journal” link recently, you know that there’s a problem. Instead of being directed to the journal, you’ve been sent to a log-in page and asked for a password. The ATLA database is still available online here, through OhioLINK. Only the search by journal title is not working.
We’re working on the problem and expect to have it fixed soon. If you have any questions or need help in the meantime, please ask us.
Is there a lack of vocations in this country? Fr. Philip Powell says no, not at all:
There is no vocations crisis in this country. None. There is a crisis of courage. God has called all the men we need to serve His Church as priests. More than enough. There is never a lack of abundant blessings from our Father. There is, however, a lack of generous acceptance of His abundance.
Here’s the link to his sermon, No Time for Fear, and podcast. Not to be missed.
With election day fast approaching, Archbishop Charles Chaput gives us this timely reminder that Catholics should not leave their values at home when they vote:
When people claim they’re Catholic but do nothing in the public square to advance the Christian understanding of each human person’s dignity, they’re deceiving themselves and other people — but they’re not fooling God…
We need to drill it into our heads that defending the sanctity of the human person and serving the common good can’t be separated. Stuffing our Catholic faith in a closet when we enter the public square or join a public debate isn’t good manners, and it isn’t political courtesy. It’s cowardice. And we’ll be judged for that cowardice by the God who created us.
The Franciscan Film Society presents “Hart’s War” this Friday, October 27, in the Anathan Theatre. The film will start at 8:00 PM and a panel discussion will follow. Franciscan’s own Dr. Robert Doyle was a consultant on this film.
Please be aware that this movie is rated R for violence, language and fleeting nudity (A-III, Adults).
Time to turn back the clock this Sunday morning, October 29th.
The Chicago Manual of Style has an online Quick Guide that features examples of the most commonly used citations. While it doesn’t have all of the information that the larger print version has, it’s a handy resource when you’re away from the library. A link to this site can be found on the library’s “Reference Information” page under “General Information.” The entire Manual of Style is available in print at the circulation desk.
Patients who were in a persistent vegetative state for years have been regaining consciousness when given Ambien (zolpidem). The drug, typically prescribed as a sleeping aid, has the opposite effect on comatose patients, according to a report in the Guardian.
“The results were so unbelievable that I got other colleagues to check my finding,” says (Dr. Ralf) Clauss, who now works at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford. “We did scans before and after we gave Louis zolpidem. Areas that appeared black and dead beforehand began to light up with activity afterwards. I was dumbfounded – and I still am.”
….(Dr. Clive) Holroyd remains perplexed. “There is a measurement of the depths of coma called the Glasgow scale, with three being the worst and 15 being normal,” he says. “Riaan was six, but within 10 minutes of taking the pill he is up to nine. It’s simply unbelievable. And the mind-boggling thing about this is that it’s done with a sleeping pill.”
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Yahoo News reports that Oriana Fallaci, noted journalist and self-described atheist, willed her books and papers to the Pontifical Lateranese University in Rome. In the summer of 2005 she met privately with the Pope to discuss militant Islam and its threat to western civilization. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal after that meeting, Fallaci stated, “I am an atheist, and if an atheist and a pope think the same things, there must be something true.”
Fallaci is best known for her books, The Rage and the Pride and The Force of Reason, scathing essays on Islamic terrorism and European submission that earned her death threats. At the time of her death from cancer she was on trial in Italy for defaming Islam.
Both of her books are available at the John Paul II Library.
The Rage and the Pride – PN5246 F35 A3 2002
The Force of Reason – D1053 F35 2006
Here’s your chance to be part of a Guinness World Record attempt and help the local food bank at the same time. Sodexho Food Services and Franciscan University will attempt to break the world record for the amount of canned goods collected for charity in one day. The record currently stands at 156,889.34 pounds. Canned goods will be accepted tomorrow, Wednesday October 18, from 6:00 am to midnight at Heavenly Grounds, the Pub at JC and Antonian Dining Hall. Donations will be given to the Urban Mission in Steubenville. For more information, call Pat at Sodexho Food Services, x6323.
Why don’t woodpeckers get headaches? How many times would you have to take a group photograph in order to be sure that everyone’s eyes were open? And does temperature affect the ultrasonic velocity in cheddar cheese?
Who knows and who cares? The IgNobel prize committee cares about improbable research and awards a prize each year to the scientists who conducted actual research on unlikely topics.
Among this year’s winners is Howard Stapleton of Wales who invented an “electromechanical teenager repellant” that makes an annoying noise that is audible to teenagers but not adults. To atone for this he also used the same technology to make ringtones that can be heard by teens but not their teachers.
But you didn’t hear it from me.
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