Hugh’s News: Bladensburg’s Mencken
BY HUGH TURLEY — John T. Flynn was a contemporary of the noted “Sage of Baltimore,” H.L. Mencken. In 1882, Flynn was…
Hugh’s News: A rural education
BY HUGH TURLEY — What follows is a true story, recounted to me by a mutual acquaintance of the man I call…
Hugh’s News: A bad choice for Augusta National
BY HUGH TURLEY — Last month, the Augusta National Golf Club ended a 75-year tradition as an all-male club, admitting former Secretary…
Hugh’s News: Reflecting on war poetry
BY HUGH TURLEY — In 1963, addressing Amherst College, President John F. Kennedy said, “When power corrupts, poetry cleanses, for art establishes…
Hugh’s News: A resident evil
BY HUGH TURLEY — In a 1931 essay titled “A Plea for Intolerance,” Bishop Fulton J. Sheen argued that America was suffering…
Hugh’s News: Grocery store outsmarts itself
BY HUGH TURLEY — Volunteerism has a proper place in society. But it’s not the grocery-store checkout line. At many branches, Giant…
Hugh’s News: More misinformation from the mainstream media
BY HUGH TURLEY — Noted Catholic thinker Thomas Merton once wrote, “[I]n addition to the sheer volume of information, there is the…
Hugh’s News: Presidential election choices?
BY HUGH TURLEY — The U.S. presidential election resembles the recent presidential race in Yemen. On February 21, Yemen elected President Abdurabu…
Hugh’s News: A feast, followed by a fast
BY HUGH TURLEY — One day this month, chances are you will see a few people with black smudges on their foreheads….
Hugh’s News: Citizens as sovereigns
BY HUGH TURLEY — The United States leads the world with the highest percentage of its population in prison. Maybe it’s time to…