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Nota in Brevis
The Elizabethan World Picture
A reader wrote in recently:
As a companion to the biography of Robert Southwell, another little book nicely rounds out the philosophical underpinnings of that period, called The Elizabethan World Picture, by EMW Tillyard. In it,...
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If the physician presumes to take into consideration in his work whether a life has value or not, the consequences are boundless and the physician becomes the most dangerous man in the state. (Dr....
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Emily at 24 and Euthanasia
This video is not easy to watch, so be forewarned. However, it does signify in a visceral, personal way why we should not kill people - not least, the mentally ill; that people don't really...
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Compassionate Killing: Lessons Learned From Nurses in the Nazi Era
We posted this documentary in the article on the barbarism of Bill C-7, but thought it important enough to stand on its own. Fascinating, if sombre and evocative, how subtly those dedicated to healing...
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Martyrs’ Shrine Nostalgia
On a note of fond nostalgia, a former student has written a reflection of his time here, going on pilgrimage to Martyrs' Shrine in Midland.
From his introduction:
Perhaps it is nostalgia that has me think...
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The great reason for this transfiguration was to remove the scandal of the cross from the hearts of his disciples, and to prevent the humiliation of his voluntary suffering from disturbing the faith of...
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Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities (François-Marie Arouet, or Voltaire, +1722)
