Of Many Things

The careers of scholars usually last longer than those of stock car racers. Two 90-year-old Jesuits living halfway around the world from each other demonstrated this last year by publishing new books.

To be exact, the books were copyrighted in 2006 but actually appeared some months later. Since America is sponsored by Jesuits, it may be allowed to call attention to two items not likely to be displayed on the book racks in airports.

The publishers in these cases do not have household names. One is the This article appears in January 21 2008.