Apollo 14 Astronaut Edgar Mitchell's Exploration of Inner Space
Forty years ago this weekend, on Feb. 5 and 6, 1971, Edgar Mitchell walked on the moon, one of only 12 men to ever do so. The Apollo 14 astronaut trained as an engineer and has a Ph.D. in aeronautics from MIT. As a U.S. Navy fighter pilot, he saw combat during the Korean War. On his return journey from the moon, he had a profound spiritual experience that started him on a new journey in life. By the time he splashed down in the Pacific, the scientist had met the mystical, and was intrigued. He has since dedicated his life to developing a scientific understanding of that most ineffable human ...
Bloody Sunday: Saville Inquiry's Report Confirms British Army Responsibility
The word "sorry" has never cost so much. On Jan. 30, 1972, British paratroopers opened fire on unarmed civilians in a civil rights march in Derry, Northern Ireland. Fourteen were killed; seven were teenagers. Only now, in 2010, have the events of that winter's day finally been put to rest with the publication of the Saville Inquiry's Report. The inquiry was set in motion by Tony Blair in 1998. After 12 years, 30 million words of testimony and £191 million, it tells us what everyone here in Ireland already knew: "On balance," it says, the British soldiers fired first, on unarmed civilians. ...
Sinéad O'Connor: Pop Star Mom Is An Unlikely Prophet for a Scandalized Church
DUBLIN -- They say that God has a sense of humor. Some might be surprised, or even amused, by the idea that Sinéad O'Connor is now a powerful voice for renewal in the scandal-hit Catholic Church. Although she is often imagined to be hostile to Catholicism, she in fact holds a deep affection for the faith: "I think the essence of Catholicism is beautiful. . . . What I would love to see is for Catholicism to survive this, so that true Catholicism can shine." In the early 1990s the stark, ethereal beauty of her voice enchanted the world, catapulting her to fame. But she came crashing down ...
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