Eighteen million acres burned. One billion animals dead. Cities and towns overwhelmed by smoke and flame. This is just a glimpse into the havoc currently being wreaked by Australia's bushfire season.
Australia currently faces a wildfire system that is, by most metrics, the most extreme and disastrous it has ever...
"Impeachment" is a word that gets thrown around a lot lately. Recently, news broke that the US House of Representatives will pursue an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. When people hear the term, they typically think of Watergate, the scandal that led to the resignation of Richard Nixon....
After enduring an accelerated government class for two harsh weeks during summer school, 35 rising Jesuit seniors embarked on a week-long trip to Washington, D.C., to further expand their understanding of American government. Accompanied by Mrs. Ochs, Mrs. Segal, and Mr. Host, these students participated in a program known...
Led by fears of scientifically-disproven vaccine-caused autism, and a general belief in "medical freedom," the anti-vaccine movement has been on the rise in recent years in the United States.
In 2015, more than nine million children throughout the U.S. were not fully vaccinated. In 2017, 1.2% of infants had never...
On May 4, 2019, the city of Dallas will hold its municipal elections, in which voters will elect members of the 14-person City Council as well as the Mayor. Incumbent Mayor Mike Rawlings is not running for a third term, and the race to succeed him is shaping up...
Each year, the Catholic Church celebrates the season of Lent for forty days between Ash Wednesday and Easter. For Christians, the Lenten season is a time for prayer, introspection, almsgiving, and penance. Most notably, many Christians engage in fasting on various days throughout the period, including abstinence from meat....
Murder rates are at an all-time, worldwide high. The average citizen has lost more than 20 pounds in the last two years. Diseases spread quickly as food and medicine are in severe shortage. One in five people are out of work, and makeshift slums crowd the streets. The government...
On February 5, 2019, President Donald J. Trump gave his second State of the Union speech. His speech was delivered not long after he and Congress came to a deal to end the government shutdown, which caused the event to be postponed from its earlier date. The President also...
Every fall, following the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, millions of Jews around the world observe the Sukkot holiday. The Sukkot, or Feast of Tabernacles in Hebrew, commemorates both the harvest feast in Ancient Israel as well as the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. In...
